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Scuba

(53,475 posts) Fri Jul 10, 2015, 06:02 PM Jul 2015

A well-right-of-center colleague just sent me an email, subject "Go Obama!"

It has a single link...

http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/nevada/done-deal-obama-create-basin-and-range-monument

A done deal, Obama to create Basin and Range monument

WASHINGTON — A vast sweep of rural Nevada marked by lonely desert valleys, craggy mountain ranges and both ancient and modern art will become the newest addition to the nation’s inventory of protected landscapes today.

President Barack Obama will sign a proclamation designating the Basin and Range National Monument on 704,000 acres — 1,100 square miles — of Lincoln and Nye counties, the White House announced Thursday night.

It will be the second monument created in Nevada within eight months and will join 21 others in the West and more than 100 around the country.

Using his authority under the Antiquities Act of 1906, Obama today also will sign proclamations creating the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument in Northern California and the Waco Mammoth National Monument in a fossil-rich area of central Texas.

I believe the Republicans efforts to limit the creation of new parks, and sell off our existing national parks, will hurt them next November.

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A well-right-of-center colleague just sent me an email, subject "Go Obama!" (Original Post) Scuba Jul 2015 OP

I hope you are correct..nt Stuart G Jul 2015 #1

Another example of why allowing individual human beings to own land is absurd. randys1 Jul 2015 #2

Another thing: you can't "peaceably assemble" on private land. arcane1 Jul 2015 #3

Great point randys1 Jul 2015 #4

I first heard of this phenomenon in Naomi Klein's "No Logo" arcane1 Jul 2015 #5

If an individual cannot own land that means no private homes Fumesucker Jul 2015 #9

Now if we could get some funding to Wellstone ruled Jul 2015 #6

Another victory: in their haste to support a symbol of racism the House GOP gave up on their hate of clean Fred Sanders Jul 2015 #7

The Bundy's must be going crazy... Historic NY Jul 2015 #8

Stuart G

(38,427 posts)

1. I hope you are correct..nt

Reply to Scuba (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 06:05 PM

Jul 2015

randys1

(16,286 posts)

2. Another example of why allowing individual human beings to own land is absurd.

Reply to Scuba (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 06:09 PM

Jul 2015

I will repeat this a few million more times until people get it.

If teaparty gained control of all government, all national parks would be sold, all federal land would be sold, including Waikiki Beach and Yellowstone, etc.

As to Waikiki this may be state land, not sure, but same theory applies if teaparty took over states also.

We are literally a couple elections away from ALL of our cherished land owned by the Walton family and Koch bros, etal.

NOBODY other than the 50 family members of the Walton family will EVER step foot on Waikiki Beach again, or Yellowstone natl park.

Get it?

OR< these vile filthy wastes of space turn these amazing places into disneylandish parks.

think it thru people

arcane1

(38,613 posts)

3. Another thing: you can't "peaceably assemble" on private land.

Reply to randys1 (Reply #2)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 06:15 PM

Jul 2015

Not just parks, but also things like public town squares are being sold off to private interests, and we're granted "permission" to talk in them, but they control what activities can take place there.

randys1

(16,286 posts)

4. Great point

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Fri Jul 10, 2015, 06:17 PM

Jul 2015

arcane1

(38,613 posts)

5. I first heard of this phenomenon in Naomi Klein's "No Logo"

Reply to randys1 (Reply #4)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 06:18 PM

Jul 2015

It's been a trend for some time now

Fumesucker

(45,851 posts)

9. If an individual cannot own land that means no private homes

Reply to randys1 (Reply #2)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 09:16 PM

Jul 2015

Would you really want President Trump or President Cruz controlling all land in the USA?

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

6. Now if we could get some funding to

Reply to Scuba (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 06:23 PM

Jul 2015

improve access to this area. It is rugged to say the least,but,wow when is comes to vistas and mineral and fossils. Doubt if you could find a single quart of water in the whole area. If you like hiking,this is the real deal. And you are about a hour and half or so from Death Valley. Hope we see some type of Camp Grounds in the near future.

Fred Sanders

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7. Another victory: in their haste to support a symbol of racism the House GOP gave up on their hate of clean

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Fri Jul 10, 2015, 08:48 PM

Jul 2015

air and water by failing to pass a $730 million cut to the EPA that looked like a done deal.

Historic NY

(37,449 posts)

8. The Bundy's must be going crazy...

Reply to Scuba (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 09:11 PM

Jul 2015

gearing up another armed incident with the Federal authorities.

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