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To: tophat9000

Not sure what you mean by “Federal private property”, but the question is who holds title, and how it is held.

If the Bundys or their predecessors in interest held title to the land in “fee simple” at the time Congress created the Nevada territory, then the land could not have been Federalized. Thus all the old families in New Orleans continued to own their property (to which they previously acquired title under French law) after the Louisiana purchase.

As to why Nevada let the Federal government retain 80% of the land as Federal land — you’d have to look into the motives of the men who formed the first state government.

I have a sneaking suspicion that they were open range cattlemen who wanted to continue their existing arrangements for grazing etc. — never anticipating that the Federal government would change from a protector into a monster.


39 posted on 04/23/2014 1:59:09 PM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: BenLurkin
Again Federal private property is simple..

Camp David is Federally own private property ..

A military base like Fort Knox is Federally owned private property.

It is not going to ever form a State

and you as a citizen are not going to have access unless invited.

Vs Federal territory.

Guam is a territory own by the United States..

There is land there own by private citizens. .there is land own in private by the Federal, like military bases...

And there is public land and assets.. public road, beaches, water supplies, ect. held in common for the citizens common use..

Its own by the Federal because it a Federal territory but it is not privately own by the Federal..

else BLM could kick you off a public beach or road as if it was private property.

Its like the old story about German law..
...if it is not explicitly allowed its always forbid..

That how federal private property works..if your not explicitly allowed on a military base you are forbidden.

In contrast to the German law the American law was ...
if not explicitly forbidden, its always allowed.

That how public property works
Your allowed, its your right to use as a citizen and if your being denied its..the government, not you, need to justify why your being denied your common historical right you had before

43 posted on 04/23/2014 4:07:33 PM PDT by tophat9000 (Are we headed to a Cracker Slacker War?)
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