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To: Gaffer

First place to look is the US Constitution to see what it says with respect to Land the federal authority government can own. It does in two parts - one is for acquiring land and territories in Art 4, section 3 clause 2. The other is for Federal ownership of land within a State. That’s found in Article 1, Section 8, Paragraph 17. To Wit:

“To exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten miles square) as may, by cession of particular states, and the acceptance of Congress, become the seat of the government of the United States, and to exercise like authority over all places purchased by the consent of the legislature of the state in which the same shall be, for the erection of forts, magazines, arsenals, dockyards, and other needful buildings;”

Nevada is not a Territory, its a State. As such its Sovereign and owns all land within its borders. Accordingly, the only authority the Federal Government has to own land inside a State is “for the erection of forts, magazines, arsenals, dockyards, and other needful buildings;” with “consent of the legislature of the state in which the same shall be,”.

It’s pretty black and white.


15 posted on 05/05/2014 9:25:05 AM PDT by Mechanicos (When did we amend the Constitution for a 2nd Federal Prohibition?)
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To: Mechanicos

They are tyrants flaunting the laws and Constitution of this country. They do this because establishment RINO Republicans like Graham, McCain, Boehner, Cantor, and McConnell eagerly let them.

‘Republicans’ may keep the House and win the Senate; it will not be because of a vote from me. I am only going to vote for a real conservative, or I’ll not vote at all.


16 posted on 05/05/2014 9:32:34 AM PDT by Gaffer (Comprehensive Immigration Reform is just another name for Comprehensive Capitulation)
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To: Mechanicos

When the Constitution was ratified the only way the federal government could get land was by buying it from the states. Starting with the Louisiana Purchase that went out the window and the federal government became the owner of millions of acres of land. The Mexican War gave it millions more, and the purchase of Alaska still additional millions. Under Article IV the feds can manage and dispose of it as they see fit.


26 posted on 05/05/2014 10:45:06 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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