Transfer of Federal Lands to the States
I am wondering how many RVers are aware of the movement to transfer federal lands to the states? Many western states are pushing this initiative. In Wyoming (my home state) nearly 25 million acres w...
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LenSatic wrote:highplainsdrifter wrote:LenSatic wrote:
Does the U.S. Constitution matter anymore?
The U.S. Constitution limits the Federal Government obtaining land only by sale per approval of a State Legislature and the use of that land is limited only for "Forts, Magazines, Arsenals, dock yards and other needful buildings." It can also own "territories" up to and until statehood is granted then title transfers to the state except in the above mentioned instances. Yet, 84 percent of Nevada is owned by the Federal Government. Is Nevada truly a sovereign state or is it still a territory?
I, for one, am not willing to surrender my freedom as a citizen for my freedom to camp for free.
LS
I am posting a link to a legal opinion regarding federal landownership. It concludes federal landownership is constitutional. I suggest you read it carefully.
https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL34273.pdf
A link to the Federation of American Scientists? Seriously?
I referenced the Constitution in my comment. That is the one word that is missing in that article. It's no question that the Government has given itself permission to do what it is not authorized to do, but that doesn't make it right. Nobody quibbled because the oversight agencies were benign and the citizens saw it as beneficial. That seems to be changing now.
LS
The link is to a report published by the Congressional Research Service. They are a highly credible organization. Here is a link to their website. They are not the Federation of American Scientists. The report clearly verifies federal authority to own land. There is absolutely no question about that!
https://www.loc.gov/crsinfo/
