Newest US Senate Land Sale Amendment

[Oak]

Train station.

Careful...

 

[Forkyfinder]

I don't live in one of the western states with "R" Senators, but I hunt Wyoming's public lands every year, so I just emailed the Chamber of Commerce and WYOGA, two groups of influence whose constituents do vote in WY and rely heavily on public lands for their revenue.

Write your congressmen too - just cause you dont live here doesnt mean its not yours.

I will never make it to Utah for a hunt, and likely wont make it for much recreation. Doesnt change the fact that its mine, yours, and every other Americans.

 

[Oak]

Which one of you in Helena did this?

 

[David Gough]

A staff member for Senator Cortez Masto actually picked up. Senator Rosen's office was too busy and made me leave a voicemail.

 

[SmokedTrout]

I notified Daines and Sheehey of my displeasure with this amendment. And will do so again as often as necessary

 

[longbow51]

Which one of you in Helena did this?

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If we could avoid inflammatory language and just state calmly the reasons we oppose the bill we would be more effective. This kind of stuff encourages tribalism and gets us nowhere.

 

[Jnasa]

I have written both of my Idaho Senators. I’ve gotten positive replies from Senator Crapo and it sounds like he doesn’t support it. I’ll continue to write.

I haven’t received a response from Senator Risch. I emailed him again this morning though.

 

[SAJ-99]

I've reached out to all my congressmen. Got a couple fluff responses so we will see.

For this Not Being a Drill, and maybe it is a tired subject, it's weird and troubling to me that I don't see a peep about it from RMEF, MDF, WSF, and other big hitters. Maybe they are waiting for it to move further along, or maybe they are working behind the scenes, but if the assumption that constituents reaching out to their congressfolk could make a difference is true, I'd think they would be leveraging the voices of their membership. Maybe I am missing something, but is this or is this not a big damn deal?

I think that is the point. We have to react with enthusiasm against it every time it comes up. The one time we don't, we lose. We only have to lose once and it is gone forever. Guys like Lee are betting on "the boy who cried wolf" playing out.

Think if the Repubs had 60 members in the Senate and reconciliation didn't matter. I guarantee Sheehy falls in line. Daines would have done so previously, but he has been digging his trench on public lands so long that now it might be too hard to reposition. But with a super majority the RNC would push him into retirement.

 

[Forkyfinder]

Which one of you in Helena did this?

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Not sure - but im inspired to do something similar to the east.

But id point out that its not going to amount to shit for revenue anyway - maybe we could just skip sending missles to eastern europe or israel for a day or two.

If selling public land erased the defecit - i wouldnt agree with the logic - but there'd be a point of relevance. Its not being sold for the budget - its being sold to benefit special interests. The same special interest that got their asses handed to them in the 10th and hopefully soon the supreme court.

Its no coincidence that "landlocked" portions are now prioritized for sale.

 

[Forkyfinder]

I think that is the point. We have to react with enthusiasm against it every time it comes up. The one time we don't, we lose. We only have to lose once and it is gone forever. Guys like Lee are betting on "the boy who cried wolf" playing out.

Think if the Repubs had 60 members in the Senate and reconciliation didn't matter. I guarantee Sheehy falls in line. Daines would have done so previously, but he has been digging his trench on public lands so long that now it might be too hard to reposition. But with a super majority the RNC would push him into retirement.

Are you sure this isnt just Mike Lee's wet dream?

Its been a focus of his smooth brain - not sure ive seen the love for it besides Utah.

 

[Straight Arrow]

If we could avoid inflammatory language and just state calmly the reasons we oppose the bill we would be more effective. This kind of stuff encourages tribalism and gets us nowhere.

Only wish I could agree. Recent messages to Sens Daines and Sheehy clearly expressed specific issues and concerns ... only to be responded to with form letters which were not on topic and did not address any specifics.

 

[Treeshark]

Its no coincidence that "landlocked" portions are now prioritized for sale.

I certainly am not rooting for it to happen, but that would be kind of humorous after all the rooster-walking on here recently regarding the landlocked issue…

 

[Forkyfinder]

I certainly am not rooting for it to happen, but that would be kind of humorous after all the rooster walking on here recently…

Forgive me - im missing the humor.

 

[Treeshark]

Forgive me - im missing the humor.

 

[SAJ-99]

Are you sure this isnt just Mike Lee's wet dream?

Its been a focus of his smooth brain - not sure ive seen the love for it besides Utah.

There were quite a few states ready to jump in without hesitation on Utah's SCOTUS petition last fall. I think there is a lot of willful blindness on the subject from people who vote for the R. As long as they are willing to keep sending emails to reps every time this crap comes up, I guess I can live with that fact.

https://idahocapitalsun.com/2024/10/28/12-states-get-behind-utahs-lawsuit-to-take-over-millions-of-acres-of-federally-controlled-land/#:~:text=In%20total%2C%2011%20briefs%20have,Wyoming%20and%20the%20Arizona%20Legislature.

 

[El Jason]

I certainly am not rooting for it to happen, but that would be kind of humorous after all the rooster-walking on here recently regarding the landlocked issue…

Please stop.

 

[elkduds]

I've reached out to all my congressmen. Got a couple fluff responses so we will see.

For this Not Being a Drill, and maybe it is a tired subject, it's weird and troubling to me that I don't see a peep about it from RMEF, MDF, WSF, and other big hitters. Maybe they are waiting for it to move further along, or maybe they are working behind the scenes, but if the assumption that constituents reaching out to their congressfolk could make a difference is true, I'd think they would be leveraging the voices of their membership. Maybe I am missing something, but is this or is this not a big damn deal?

This issue must not get lost in the smokescreen of Iran/Israel, or any other Trumpian chaos du jour.

Every day my inbox has multiple oppositions to PLT in Senate from BHA, Nature Conservancy, Wilderness Society, TRCP, Sierra Club, CO Senators Bennet and Hickenlooper, and others.

 

[Forkyfinder]

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Your bitterness for not getting tags, is beneath you and is honestly disappointing.

 

[Carnage2011]

I think that is the point. We have to react with enthusiasm against it every time it comes up. The one time we don't, we lose. We only have to lose once and it is gone forever. Guys like Lee are betting on "the boy who cried wolf" playing out.

Think if the Repubs had 60 members in the Senate and reconciliation didn't matter. I guarantee Sheehy falls in line. Daines would have done so previously, but he has been digging his trench on public lands so long that now it might be too hard to reposition. But with a super majority the RNC would push him into retirement.

At this point I have more faith in Sheehy than Daines. I lost most of that trust when he f*cked us over on the Crazy Mountain exchange.

 

[SAJ-99]

At this point I have more faith in Sheehy than Daines. I lost most of that trust when he f*cked us over on the Crazy Mountain exchange.

Blind faith? New senators, regardless of party, are mostly taking orders especially on something of this size and importance. The longer someone is in office, the better they get at f*cking you and telling you it is for your own good.