Another criminal idiot in the National Parks

NJRVer wrote:

agesilaus wrote:
What percent of Maryland is owned by the Federal Government, darned little is my guess. You don't even have a major park, not that there is room for one. Some western states are over 80 percent Fed and they have a real cause for unhappiness.

I think you answered your own question.

How much room is left in any of the states east of the Mississippi?

Would you really want the land out west to be one giant suburb like my home state of NJ?

Or, are you really ok with a few select wealthy individuals owning what's left of Utah, and letting them do with it as they see fit since it would be "their" land?

Just think if the gov't had "sold" Yellowstone or the Grand Canyon.
There would probably be every fast food franchise in existence in them along with strip malls, etc.

I have a number of firearms and reloading equipment and no place, really to shoot or hunt any more.
Access to trout waters is getting very limited.
Some State Forest Lands were encircled Developers and no no access, their own exclusive untaxed hunting and fishing property, unless you have a helicopter and can repel.
Every time I and others bring it up we get the same old arguments of needing to increase the tax base and sling off State and Federal Lands
But to who? Their business contributors. Right now they are trying to privatize a very popular large state park for a group of Concessionaires, out of Ohio, I think I understood.
The transfer of already public lands into another classification that might permanently preserve their status for American Citizens is a good move in my book.
I intend this next year to spend some time with Friends up there and hopefully keep the lobbyists away and see if we can gain some real ground for hunters, fishermen, RVers and everyone needing a break and relaxation from the ant colony