[BenLurkin]

Territorys and the people in them can form states to self govern — but until they do, it is a Federal territory.

[tophat9000]

Yes and therefore a territory is not federal private property..so are you saying 80+% of the land is Nevada is Federal private property? ..that it was bought from Mexico to be Federal private property? ..how is it different then the Louisiana Purchase? or Florida?...why is it other States and there citizens given the land inside their territory but not Nevada and its citizens

The states and its citizens are to be equal to other states and its citizens so why did some states get the majority of the land in them and other did not?

Two federal land purchases, one from France the other from Mexico..

A State form in each, Nebraska and Nevada.

One State and it citizen own 80 + % of it self and one is 80+% owned by the Fed..why?

How can you say the two states and there citizens were treated equal by the Federal

The land is not private Federal property. .it is land held is common by all US citizens for the benefit of US citizens

...the key is common ownership not private government ownership..

Common ownership and common right to public grazing land and water is a long understood concept...many a public place in older big cities began as common public grazing land...the Commons in Boston for one.

The common citizens had a common RIGHT to its use for its intended use.

But more, in these Federal territory once they became States there was a promise for common federal land in the territory to covert to common State and County ownership not the other way and convert to private Federal land..BLM is treating this as if it were 100% Federal private property...