Posted on 02/11/2016 12:17:51 AM PST by Nextrush
“An Act for the admission of Oregon into the Union”
11 Stat. 383
So, what am I supposed to be seeing? The Constitution states that only the legislature from a state can LET the Federal government use state land. What is your point?
Read the law by which Oregon was admitted to the Union. In particular Section 4
Yep. Aptly put...
It sets aside land for public schools, state universities, state public buildings, salt springs.... Instead of the guessing games, why don’t YOU tell me what you think it says?
What are you driving at? The Federal government giving land in Oregon to American Indians?
The federal government owns the land
Show me where it says that. Explicitly, that the Fed owns Oregon. Quote it.
If there was a warrant for his arrest why was it not already served in Nevada. This smells like Gestapo
It was federal territory prior to becoming a state.
Where's your quote?
Federal territory which becomes a state is subject to the law by which that state joins the union.
Pursuant to “An Act for the admission of Oregon into the Union” 11 Stat. 383 Oregon was given concurrent jurisdiction over navigable waterways, they were given one representative until the next census and apportionment, they were granted certain sections of every township provided that Oregon use those sections for schools, that a certain portion of public land be used for public buildings, and so forth.
Notable are provisions of Section 4
Section 4. Certain propositions offered to people of Oregon for acceptance or rejection. That the following propositions be, and the same are hereby, offered to the said people of Oregon for their free acceptance or rejection, which, if accepted, shall be obligatory on the United States and upon the said State of Oregon, to wit: [] Fifth, That five per centum of the net proceeds of sales of all public lands lying within said State which shall be sold by Congress after the admission of said State into the Union, after deducting all the expenses incident to the same, shall be paid to said State, for the purpose of making public roads and internal improvements, as the legislature shall direct: Provided, That the foregoing propositions, hereinbefore offered, are on the condition that the people of Oregon shall provide by an ordinance, irrevocable without the consent of the United States, that said State shall never interfere with the primary disposal of the soil within the same by the United States, or with any regulations Congress may find necessary for securing the title in said soil to bona fide purchasers thereof; and that in no case shall non-resident proprietors be taxed higher than residents.
The federal government owned Oregon Territory, retained ownership when Oregon was accepted into the Union, and the Federal government has since disposed of the land therein. Presently the federal government owns a little more than 50% of the land in Oregon.
What that says is that the land was to be sold. IS your contention that because the Feds decided to KEEP the land, despite both the Constitution and the State being accepted into the Union, that it is still “rightfully” the Feds?
“You are required to sell this.”
“Nah... Gonna keep it...”
“That’s breach of contract dumbass...”
“So? Whatcha gonna do about it? We gots the FBI to kill you if you don’t comply...”
*crickets*
Actually the land belonged to several American Indian tribes, given to them by the Federal government as per the Klamath Indian treaty of 1864. So, no, the Fed doesn't own them. Both the Indians and the Federal government have sold and settled some of the land and given it private property rights. You need to look up Klamath Falls. A lot has happened since 1859.
Exactly! The Federal government was selling land to settlers and there were Indian reservations. Some people just can’t keep up. ;-)
I have not said what should be, but what is.
Uh, no. You're ignoring what it actually says.
net proceeds of sales of all public lands lying within said State which shall be sold by Congress after the admission of said State into the Union
or with any regulations Congress may find necessary for securing the title in said soil to bona fide purchasers thereof
What it is, is yet another Federal over reach. An expansion of power far beyond their legal limits.
And people like you running cover for them, whether you are doing it deliberately or not...
That is a fragment without context. Here it is in context:
that said State shall never interfere with the primary disposal of the soil within the same by the United States, or with any regulations Congress may find necessary for securing the title in said soil to bona fide purchasers thereof;Oregon can not interfere with the federal government's sale of land, nor can Oregon interfere with any regulation Congress imposes to convey title to the purchaser.
So far the federal government has sold less than half of the land in Oregon.
You keep licking those boots. Your Master may give you a crumb.
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