Administration Plan to Lock Up 13M Acres of Federal Land

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A leaked partial document produced by the Bureau of Land Management and obtained by Fox News suggests the Obama administration is considering a plan to lock up 13 million acres of land -- and the Department of Interior is refusing to answer questions.



First, a little background: The federal government owns about one-third of the land in the United States -- most of it in western states. For example, 84 percent of Nevada is owned by Uncle Sam.



But the government leases large parcels of federal land for all sorts of things -- grazing, mining, exploration, recreation.



Those commercial activities create jobs and tax revenue for the states. Tax revenues from commercial activity on federal lands often pays for local schools. However, with the single stroke of his pen, President Obama can use the Antiquities of Act of 1906 to turn federal land into National Monuments.

That would effectively lock up the land from any kind of private use or development.



The plan may actually be more than 13 million acres. Republican members of the House have asked for the rest of the memo, but the Department of the Interior is refusing to hand it over.



Rep. Doc Hastings, R-Wash., said he is worried.



"When the administration is, for lack of a better word, stiffing us -- you know that causes concern," Hastings said during a hallway interview on Capitol Hill. "We do have responsibilities to our constituents to make sure that when there is a huge change on federal lands in their area, that they are part of that process. We are afraid that that process is going to be taken away from them and that's why we're asking for these documents."

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[quote name="Stu Grimson"]So I don't get it... is this good or bad?[/quote]





Federal government taking up to 13 million acres of land and qualifying it as

national monument effectively makes that land unavailable to be developed

in any way. The states get nothing for giving up the land AND lose potential

revenue because it can never be developed.



Let's see if we can a list of everthing Obama and his cronies have taken over

or at the very least have their hand in running it;

Automotive industry

Banking industry

Mortgage industry

Healthcare

College Loans completely

Trying for Oil Industry (Cap and Trade)

Trying for Financial Industry



And now millions upon millions of acres of land.......

Have I missed anything?
 

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[quote name="IceHogsFan"]
[quote name="Stu Grimson"]So I don't get it... is this good or bad?[/quote]





Federal government taking up to 13 million acres of land and qualifying it as

national monument effectively makes that land unavailable to be developed

in any way. The states get nothing for giving up the land AND lose potential

revenue because it can never be developed.



Let's see if we can a list of everthing Obama and his cronies have taken over

or at the very least have their hand in running it;

Automotive industry

Banking industry

Mortgage industry

Healthcare

College Loans completely

Trying for Oil Industry (Cap and Trade)

Trying for Financial Industry



And now millions upon millions of acres of land.......

Have I missed anything?[/quote]



You forgot Freedom and the Soul of the Country.
 

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[quote name="Tater"]
[quote name="IceHogsFan"]
[quote name="Stu Grimson"]So I don't get it... is this good or bad?[/quote]





Federal government taking up to 13 million acres of land and qualifying it as

national monument effectively makes that land unavailable to be developed

in any way. The states get nothing for giving up the land AND lose potential

revenue because it can never be developed.



Let's see if we can a list of everthing Obama and his cronies have taken over

or at the very least have their hand in running it;

Automotive industry

Banking industry

Mortgage industry

Healthcare

College Loans completely

Trying for Oil Industry (Cap and Trade)

Trying for Financial Industry



And now millions upon millions of acres of land.......

Have I missed anything?[/quote]



You forgot Freedom and the Soul of the Country.[/quote]



Bush Jr, Bush Sr. Clinton, Regan, Carter, Ford, Nixon, Johnson, Kennedy, Eisenhower, Truman, Roosevelt, and all the others had an equal hand in that.



My question, then is what land become national monuments? Some places like the channeled scablands, I could see, but if it's just...land, why?



And anyone else read the title of this and thought that the land would only cost a box of paddle-ball toys?
 

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it's for those FEMA camps where they will round up all dissenters, so watch out IHF, obamas death squad is going to get you.
 

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[quote name="roshinaya"]it's for those FEMA camps where they will round up all dissenters, so watch out IHF, obamas death squad is going to get you.[/quote]



I have family in the FBI and ATF.



They are going to contact me when my name pops up in the black book.
 

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[quote name="LordKOTL"]



And anyone else read the title of this and thought that the land would only cost a box of paddle-ball toys?[/quote]



Are you mad? They'll never go for that. But then again, they might, little red devils. May I?



Here, pass these out to the boys in lieu of pay, Johnny, Patsy, and one for Ms. Stien, my beloved secretary.....
 

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[quote name="jakobeast"]
[quote name="LordKOTL"]



And anyone else read the title of this and thought that the land would only cost a box of paddle-ball toys?[/quote]



Are you mad? They'll never go for that. But then again, they might, little red devils. May I?



Here, pass these out to the boys in lieu of pay, Johnny, Patsy, and one for Ms. Stien, my beloved secretary.....[/quote]

Thank you Jako, you've resored my faith in humanitie's penchant for fine humor...



BTW, why do I always get a warped one?
 

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[quote name="IceHogsFan"]
[quote name="Stu Grimson"]So I don't get it... is this good or bad?[/quote]





Federal government taking up to 13 million acres of land and qualifying it as

national monument effectively makes that land unavailable to be developed

in any way. The states get nothing for giving up the land AND lose potential

revenue because it can never be developed.




Let's see if we can a list of everthing Obama and his cronies have taken over

or at the very least have their hand in running it;

Automotive industry

Banking industry

Mortgage industry

Healthcare

College Loans completely

Trying for Oil Industry (Cap and Trade)

Trying for Financial Industry



And now millions upon millions of acres of land.......

Have I missed anything?[/quote]



if i read that right the land belongs to the federal government. So isnt it theirs to do with what they wish? If i owned a piece of land i wouldnt want anyone telling me what I can and cant do with it.



your making it sound like Obama swooped in on a horse and took some poor little states land and planted a hope n' change flag.
 

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[quote name="jakobeast"]Are you mad? They'll never go for that. But then again, they might, little red devils. May I?



Here, pass these out to the boys in lieu of pay, Johnny, Patsy, and one for Ms. Stien, my beloved secretary.....[/quote]Very well done, Sir!



A bit of needed levity in yet another, "Obama is the debil!!!!" thread.
 

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[quote name="TSD"]
[quote name="IceHogsFan"]

Federal government taking up to 13 million acres of land and qualifying it as

national monument effectively makes that land unavailable to be developed

in any way. The states get nothing for giving up the land AND lose potential

revenue because it can never be developed.


[/quote]



if i read that right the land belongs to the federal government. So isnt it theirs to do with what they wish? If i owned a piece of land i wouldnt want anyone telling me what I can and cant do with it.



your making it sound like Obama swooped in on a horse and took some poor little states land and planted a hope n' change flag.[/quote]

You read it correctly. All land under the BLM is Federal land.
 

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