Feds could seize Calif. parks if closed by budget (threaten to seize 6 state parks if closed)

ap on Sac bee ^ | 7/1/09 | AP

[NormsRevenge]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The California governor's office says federal officials are threatening to seize six state parks if they are closed to help balance the state's budget.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed closing 220 state parks.

But the National Park Service warned in a letter to Schwarzenegger that six of those parks are on former federal land that could revert to the U.S. government if they are not kept open as parks.

[fightinJAG]

Now that makes a lot of sense. Not.

[TexasFreeper2009]

Here is a link to a map of all federally owned land.

http://www.esf.edu/es/felleman/Gov%20Land%20Map.jpg.jpe

According to one source I just looked up. “The Federal Government owns nearly 650 million acres of land - almost 30 percent of the land area of the United States”

[Freedom_Is_Not_Free]

Wrong. Carol Browner wants to shut them down permanently. The Feds will take every acre of State land they can get their hands on and turn it over to the UN and seal all entrances. This is coming.

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

With the exception of Texas

Texas isn't so much an exception as an anomaly. Since Texas acquired all its land itself, in its war of independence from Mexico, there was no federal land for the federal government to keep when it was annexed and became a state. There is a clause in the annexation agreement that stipulates that the unoccupied lands belonging to Texas would remain with Texas.

[Carry_Okie]

Wildlands Project in action.

This is what the Global Agenda 21 really looks like.

[Carry_Okie]

Texas isn't so much an exception as an anomaly. Since Texas acquired all its land itself, in its war of independence from Mexico, there was no federal land for the federal government to keep when it was annexed and became a state.

California went through a similar step in that it declared its independence from Mexico prior to annexation.

[Lou Budvis]

The NPS does hit you with a fee, but you can buy an “Adventure Pass” for a year. I think it would equal about what the fees are. The parks are the only thing I would miss.

[KrisKrinkle]

“With the exception of Texas.”

Have you got something against Hawaii? Or the original thirteen states?

[Cinnamon Girl]

I don’t go to any of those parks so I don’t care. ;)

[BP2]

Yep, let the Feds claim the lands, then move all of the Illegal Aliens there.

That gets the illegals out of state jurisdiction, and state benefits, many benefits of which are federally-mandated.

It kills two burdens with stone.

[rhombus]

Revert to the feds? California would be better off selling them off... maybe they could use them for nuclear power plants. Bwahahahaha!

[patriot preacher]

Ain’t that all a part of the PLAN?!

[thesearethetimes...]

I don’t know about that... I think they want anything and everything they can get their hands on.
Remember Rahm’s Rule about never wasting a good crisis : /

Tatt

[wolfcreek]

Hey, if they're divvying up parts of California, I'll take Yosemite.

[Jewbacca]

Figured Hawaii was similar, but didn’t think about the first 13.

[DoughtyOne]

Somehow I doubt the budget of the 220 state parks was doubled over the last ten years.  So my question is, why are they designated to take the brunt of the budget shortfall?

Shouldn't the cuts now be limited to the agencies that saw their budgets skyrocket in fact double or more over the last ten years?

I guess that's just too logical for big government.


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[mojitojoe]

Parks next, then harbors, ports and coastlines. It’s clear what they want to do. We own the bottom of the ocean 8 feet out from where the water begins. That was owned by the state, deeded over back in the 50’s. When we purchased the home is is now ours. Obviously we paid more than some due to that. Granted, we don’t own the water, but nobody can anchor or touch the bottom which means they can’t bottom fish, take lobster, spear, etc. They can’t even stand on the bottom. It is private property. Hell will freeze over before those scumbags try to take it without paying dearly, as I did, for it.

[KrisKrinkle]

No harm.

[a fool in paradise]

Now the feds are going to Nationalize the states.

[a fool in paradise]

At least POTUS doubles as the Ice Cream Czar...