Neil Kornze (Dingy’s minion at the BLM) beat a hasty retreat on Jan 20.....
During the Refuge Standoff, Candidate Trump said many things, all good and perfectly crafted in terms of reasoning and common sense.
One of the things was that as President, he would not automatically give federal lands back to states because he wasn’t agreeing with what the States would do with the land. Many took issue with this position but I saw it as the perfect response.
Giving lands to States allows such corrupt families as the Reid Family to sell the lands or lease them in terms that enrich them. In other words, States can be just as corrupt.
Hence, the notion that Congress could establish Stewardship Charters for Farmers and Ranchers, respecting public use, would allow those lands to be in the best hands.
Families like the Bundy’s and the Hammond’s know these lands better than anyone. They should have a say in how they are used and managed.
And to prevent families in the future from positioning themselves to enrich themselves, the Charters could have bylaws requiring elections of a Board and Executives, self-regulating with term limits and arm’s length representations.