Posted on 08/31/2015 12:25:31 PM PDT by Jim W N
Ohio lawmakers reacted angrily Sunday to the White House's announcement that President Obama would formally rename Alaska's Mt. McKinley — North America's highest peak — "Denali" during his trip to The Last Frontier this week.
"Mount McKinley ... has held the name of our nation's 25th President for over 100 years," Rep. Bob Gibbs, R-Ohio, said in a statement. "This landmark is a testament to his countless years of service to our country." Gibbs also described Obama's action as "constitutional overreach," saying that an act of Congress was required to rename the mountain, because a law formally naming it after Ohio's William McKinley was passed in 1917.
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First of all, "national parks" are an unconstitutional federal land-grab from the states, regardless of how benign or benevolent such act may seem at the time. The only valid federal ownership of state land is described in Article I, Section 8, Clause 17 of the U.S. Constitution which says:
“[Congress shall have Power…] to exercise like Authority over all Places purchased by the Consent of the Legislature of the State in which the Same shall be, for the Erection of Forts, Magazines, Arsenals, dock-Yards, and other needful Buildings;--”
National parks were not purchased upon consent by state legislatures for the use of “Forts, Magazines, Arsenals, dock-Yards, and other needful Buildings”, so national parks are unconstitutional federal acts. The states can make state parks according to the consent of the people and legislature of that state.
Secondly, because national parks constitute unconstitutional federal commandeering of state land, the state may reject and nullify such an act. Unconstitutional federal acts are by definition acts of tyranny - it’s just that some acts of federal tyranny begin with a happy face. Sates have the right and the duty to stand against such acts.
Here, Alaska can declare, on sound constitutional principle, that Denali was not purchased upon consent by the Alaskan state legislature for the use of “Forts, Magazines, Arsenals, dock-Yards, and other needful Buildings” and can, therefore, take back this land. If Alaska actually paid money to the feds for this land originally (I doubt it) then Alaska can pay back the equivalent or reasonable amount now. Most likely, the feds didn’t pay for Denali in which case Alaska can simply assume control of the land upon notification to the feds (NOT permission from the feds).
Laying that groundwork would make the next step of throwing out Obama’s act of renaming Mt. McKinley an easy one. Most likely Alaska would simply make this a state park. Either way, it is ALASKA, NOT Obama, who can name the mountain whatever it wants.
The 'Rats punked you guys again.
And you can take that to any court in the land, and get pointed and laughed at.
Does the POTUS have the authority rename mountain peaks all on his own?
If Ohio wants a Mt. McKinley then find a mountain in Ohio and name it so.
It turns out that this is something Alaska has wanted for quite a while... whether this is a legal means to do so is a whole 'nother matter.
Gee, I’m surprised he didn’t name it Mt. Obama.
Just another “New Jersey Salute” to the eyes of the wussy Republicans who have let him have his way for the last 7 years. What did they expect...hugs and kisses?
Hopefully on his way up he finds it at 10000 ft at 575 mph.
You don’t take to a court and you don’t ask permission from the feds. That’s the whole point.
Let’s try again.
What is the only legal bulwark of freedom in America against federal tyranny?
Answer: the Constitution which protects your freedom.
What do the feds, the Left, the Dems and the Republocrats hate more than anything else in this country?
Answer: the Constitution which protects your freedom.
When are freedom lovers in each state going to stand up and say ENOUGH and begin rebelling through their state legislatures against federal nullification of the Constitution?
Answer: If you don’t have an answer to this, and you care more about being “laughed at” than your own freedom, then you’re a candidate to be a POW of the Left.
Does the POS have the authority rename mountain peaks all on his own?Fixed.
I see Mt. Obamas in the cow pasture every day.
Don’t need feds permission, sorry.
The feds have nullified the Constitution. Time to nullify the feds.
Nope.
The ONLY authority POTUS has is enumerated in the Constitution.
Do what Lincoln said: read the Constitution. It is your only legal bulwark of freedom against the tyranny of the feds.
“Gee, I’m surprised he didn’t name it Mt. Obama.”
It’s ok. All the history books will be sure to mention that it was given its name BY the Fraud.
Much better put. And more appropriate.
I guess when can be thankful this self centered narcissistic egomaniac hasn’t named the entire country after himself...yet.
It isn’t so much the fact that he changes the name, it is the arrogance and gall with which he does it.
He is the MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE...I CAN CHANGE ANYTHING I WANT.
Makes me nauseous.
The secretary of the interior does, if the Board of Geographic Names does not act in a “reasonable time.” The administration contend since it has been 40 years since the state of Alaska first requested the change the board has not acted in a timely manner.
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