National land grab alarming to anglers, hunters, sportsmen and women
4 hours ago • Guest column by LAND TAWNEY
... It’s easy to find fault in federal land management. Outdoorsmen share many of those frustrations and are working to improve responsive management. But there is no reason to throw the public lands baby out with the bathwater. The alternative is worse.
People should see the “state control” mantra for what it is: a smokescreen. State budgets are already stretched to the breaking point and states are not eager to pick up the costs that are part-and-parcel of managing these lands. Firefighting costs alone would crush state budgets.
States would face only one resolution: sell the land.
Public land liquidation would be a wholesale disaster for the American outdoor family. For all its warts, federal land management guarantees that every American has a voice in how that land is managed and they have an equal right to set foot on it ...
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..should be forced to give up the "D" after their names.
I've never seen a 3rd Way/DLC "Democrat" who didn't want to Privatize everything.
[font color=firebrick][center]"There are forces within the Democratic Party who want us to sound like kinder, gentler Republicans.
I want a party that will STAND UP for Working Americans."
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They may buy it simply because they can or because they can enlarge their craving for privacy. Some would be able to host canned hunts. Others were turn beautiful landscapes into McMansions where only they can enjoy the view. Instead of hearing birds singing it will be the sound of chain saws you will hear.
