Another criminal idiot in the National Parks
Damages salt flat at Badwater He drove across the salt flat at Badwater in DVNP, got stuck and abandoned the van. Faces $5000 fine and 6 months in jail
Forum Discussion
agesilaus wrote:shelbyfv wrote:
Western property, with the exception of Texas was all owned by the Federal government (all of us) prior to granting the privilege of statehood. Folks who live in Western states have no more right to determine the use of Federal land in their states than citizens who live in other parts of the country. This is well established.
All current states other than the original 13 were owned by the US government at one point or another. Is 80 percent of TN now owned by the feds? Or any other state east of the Mississippi? Your point makes little sense especially considering the 10th Amendment. I see nothing in the US Constitution that permits the government to own land. If you do let me know where it is.
That's the wrong perspective. The PUBLIC owns the land. Without public land, Yosemite would be Disney and be out of reach to many people who can now access it with a tent a low daily fee. Hunting would be confined to those who can pay $5,000 for a ranch and a guide. Public land allows the average citizen to access the beauty of the nation.
I'm for private land owners being able to use their land within reason and the public to have access to land as well. It's not either or, it's balance.
