“If the U.S. owns the land, they get to make the rules about who uses it and how it is used.”
The Constitution lays out very specific purposes for the land that the fed gov is allowed to own. This area under contest does not qualify in any way, shape or form with any one of those specific purposes.
I’m starting to wonder about you.
Semper Fi, Mac.
The land in question was purchased from Mexico for $15 million 16 years before Nevada became a state. It is "territory or other property belonging to the United States" under Article IV Section 3. Nevada disclaimed the land when it became a state. The isn't a States' Rights issue.