Montana First State to Ban Federal Government Land Purchases

Sierra Times ^ | 05/08/2003 | Montana Legislative Staff

[AdamSelene235]

Hell, it looks like the Feds already own half of it.

[Mister Baredog]

Representative Chris Harris (D) – Bozeman, blasted Maedje’s amendment on the floor of the House arguing that “Iraq could buy this land. North Korea could buy this land, but our own red white and blue federal government can’t buy this land. This is wrong.”

This is a great start, now how do we get the rest of the west back, they own most of it.

[Mister Baredog]

This map should be required study! The easterners seem pretty happy about our plight out here in the west, maybe the govt should try for a better balance around the country, right?

[lilylangtree]

Can just the imagine the hue and cry that environmentalists like Robert Redford, Sierra Club, Wilderness Society, etal, will make when they won't be able to set aside any more state land for feds to control.

[Mr. Jeeves]

This is a great start, now how do we get the rest of the west back

We can't - it's what is backing up the value of Treasury securities and the US dollar. The Feds need western land as indirect collateral to keep foreign investments flowing, or the markets will go south in a hurry. Besides, the environmentalists are hoping the Feds will donate the whole package to the UN as a biosphere reserve some day - selling it off would ruin their plans and make a lot of them vote Green instead of Democrat.

[Slyfox]

You know, the Federal government would probably make a lot of money selling the land back to us.

[Slyfox]

It looks like nobody owns land in Alaska 'cept for the government.

[Pontiac]

Land Rights Bump.

[wjcsux]

It looks like nobody owns land in Alaska 'cept for the government.
Check out NV.

[LasVegasMac]

they own most of it.

No kidding, look at my home state - NV.

Just color me yellow!!!

LVM

[T. P. Pole]

Wow, how does Iowa do it? Looks like only indian reservations, and not much at that.

[AdamSelene235]

You know, the Federal government would probably make a lot of money selling the land back to us.

They create the money in the first place. They can make as much as they wish.

[vpintheak]

Almost right on the Alaska thing. Private land ownership in Alaska is 1/2 of 1 percent. (.005) Pretty sad since its the biggest state in the Union huh? Rhode Island makes more off it's shore line than Alaska.

[Leatherneck_MT]

Keep doing things like this and start rolling back Fed Lands and you will change it. The only thing that scares me is if they (The Feds) decide to get heavy handed. People out here won't take that and you will most likely see bloodshed before it's all over.

[philetus]

"The only thing that scares me is if they (The Feds) decide to get heavy handed."

No if about it.The FED will get heavy handed.

Watch for them to start cutting off federal money to Montana for starters.

[c-b 1]

You know, the Federal government would probably make a lot of money selling the land back to us.

Yes they would, but that isn't going to happen, they can't sell the collateral on the National Debt.

[c-b 1]

Hell, it looks like the Feds already own half of it.

You think that is bad? The Feds own over 90% of the land in the county I live in. Lots of it is Military, which is authorized by the Constitution, but there is a vast amount controled by the Bureau of Land Management.

[Iowa Granny]

Wow, how does Iowa do it?

There is some Corp of Engineers land that isn't showing up. We do not have an Indian Reservation. I think our Indians are a Sovereign Nation and own their own land.

[Paleo Conservative]

Besides, the environmentalists are hoping the Feds will donate the whole package to the UN as a biosphere reserve some day - selling it off would ruin their plans and make a lot of them vote Green instead of Democrat.

And what's the downside to that? More Republicans get elected to Congress when lefties vote Green instead of RAT.