I hope Trump isn’t so overwhelmed with other (needful) stuff that this gets forgotten. We need justice for the Hammonds & Bundys & then we need to look at moving the feds off of lands that were only to be held in trust for eventual release to the states.
Imagine how many federal agencies can be eliminated with that one necessary act?!
As a candidate, the President said he would ‘look at’ turning federal lands over to states, but he wouldn’t just wave his hands and do it so to speak.
The press went and made it look like candidate Trump was against turning federal lands over to states. Well, he is and he isn’t.
Some states are also corrupt. For example, Nevada is corrupt with Reid and his sons and a lot of corrupt people they are associated with. So it would not be good to just willy-nilly sign federal lands over to the State of Nevada.
In some cases, it does make sense to turn federal lands over to states, but not all.
President Trump wants to look at it on a case-by-case basis.
President Trump is smart. Conservatives need to be smart like him.
The solution to the problem is made on a case-by-case basis.
One solution in the case of the Hammonds & Bundys is to look at forming land stewardship charters headed by knowledgeable and experienced citizens.
The Hammonds & Bundys know those lands better than anyone. Let Congress with President Trump help form and then recognize a ‘Rancher & Farmer Charter’ with bylaws recognized by federal and state governments that puts stewardship in the hands of citizens with responsibilities for maintenance, safety, and public access. The citizens who are put in leadership can be elected to terms by fellow charter members.
This is not privatizing. The land is not to be sold.
The lands can still be on title to governments but the charter recognition by Congress ensures the lands are never abused or sold as part of some crony corrupt deal.
The recognized charter can ensure that those who use the land as part of their adjacent lands for herding, grazing, transportation, fire prevention, and so on may continue to do so but they must also ensure friendly access to the public for hiking, camping, horseback riding, just like a national park. When the charter members determine that controlled fires are necessary for brush management, they would be responsible by the charter bylaws to inform the state to post notices to the public of restricted access while the fires are ongoing.
It’s not difficult. That’s why President Trump said he could resolve the whole issue with a simple phone call.