“The reason the Fed controls western lands is because it purchased it before they were states, i.e. expansion. It’s a bit of a paradox when you think about it, however, I belive that ultimately states rights should prevail under the constitution after the formation of statehood. Additionally along those lines the Fed does not have authority to grab lands from states and make them “national” parks (a la captain progressive Teddy). There should only be state parks.”
I agree, however when they became States the Feds Pleged to sell all the land. This became an issue when Feds started taking land off the market for the aforementioned parks and finaly all of it off the market all together in the 1970’s.
If they put the land back on the market instead of hording it for all eternity then there would not be an issue here.
I agree with you on State parks thou. Washington should perhaps never have gotten into the business of running its own parks. The Constitution Gives Congress the ability to take land with the consent of States for Forts arcnels and other military bases. This is a far different thing for a far diffrent propose than what they down do in hording the lands of the west over which they never obtained Sovereign consent & cession for such uses.
Legally speaking Washington Simply owns the title, but Washington’s corrupt self-serving Injustice system have expanded that title authority into full blown sovereign authority not only over the land but all its neighbors. This is the real reason westerns are justifiably ticked off.
Washington is becoming increasing aggressive and abusive with their power grabs threatening the livelihood and freedom of the people of the area. The western states are rationally coming to the conclusion that Washington has become too much of a bully and increasingly bad neighbor to keep around.
Again if Washington would simply sell the land as they had originally promised, this wouldn’t be an intolerable problem. But the Economic future and livelihood of the western states are now increasingly in jeperity by Washington’s ever more boligerate land management additudes.
Last year corruption in Washington led to an armed invasion of Nevada, instead of a simple arrest, whats going to happen this year or in two decades from now?
Exactly.