One of the patriots there, standing against the BLM was someone with Native heritage who suggested he would not allow the FedGov to push him on to the reservation a second time.
Did anyone talk about RS 2477 ? A simple and straightforward law. It is a right-of-way across public lands and not just for roads.
2. Congress specifically and clearly reaffirmed the validity and intent of RS 2477 in 1976. Because RS 2477 became law in 1866, anti-access extremists argue that it is now somehow inconsistent with modern public land management policy. Congress explicitly reaffirmed all RS 2477 grants previously made.
3. Congress specifically by-passed the Executive Branch of the Federal Government in making RS 2477 grants. Under our Constitution, Congress has the exclusive power to manage and dispose of public lands and property (Article IV, Section 3 ).
4. The RS 2477 right-of-way grant is a property right. Therefore, it enjoys the same constitutional and legal protections as any other property. Legally, when the grant was made, the federal government’s interest in the land underlying the right-of-way became the “servient estate” and the interest of the right-of-way grantee became the “dominant estate.”
11. No federal agency has the authority to close an RS 2477 road for any reason, period.
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