Face it, Donald Trump is a good businessman, but not a great fan of our Constitution or an extraordinary thinker.
Tragic
I think he’s not conversant with the issues involved. He needs to read Professor Rob Natelson’s explanation of the constitution and the federal government’s responsibilities. That might not change his mind, but I suspect it would.
Our federal government has invested heavily in making Americans think that they’re permitted to own land other than described in the constitution. We grow up hearing of great national parks, monuments, etc., and that gets ingrained in them.
I went through a huge amount of study to understand where this actually comes down constitutionally. FReepers are really an unusually well-educated group of people. Others haven’t had the benefit of our research and discussion.
Does he know any other descriptive word than “great”?
“Al: I'd like to talk about public land. Seventy percent of hunters in the West hunt on public lands managed by the federal government. Right now, there is a lot of discussion about the federal government transferring those lands to states and the divesting of that land. Is that something you would support as President?
DT: I do not like the idea because I want to keep the lands great, and you do not know what the state is going to do. I mean, are they going to sell if they get into a little bit of trouble? And I don't think it is something that should be sold. We have to be great stewards of this land. This is magnificent land. And we have to be great stewards of this land. And the hunters do such a great job - I mean, the hunters and the fishermen and all of the different people that use that land. So I have been hearing more and more about that. And it is just like the erosion of the Second Amendment. I mean, every day you hear Hillary Clinton wants to essentially wipe out the Second Amendment. We have to protect the Second Amendment, and we have to protect our lands.”
He flip flops like a freshly caught fish.
“I want to keep the lands great.”
What a complete buffoon.
Hank
I think the Donald is seriously unhinged.
“First up, the GOP front-runner came out against letting states control public lands now run by the federal government saying...”
Holy hallelujah!
This is Trump’s populist side coming out. Not a good thing.
The good thing is that Mammon-worshipping so-called conservatives might get up off their fat, useless asses and start paying attention to property rights on the local, state and federal level.
I can’t tell you how many times property owners walked into the county office and bitched about high property taxes, zoning squabbles and unelected county land commissions ruling against their property interests.
I’d tell them that they ought to show up on occasion to a county board meeting. If Trump’s stupid statements can motivate idiot conservatives to get involved in local and state property issues, he has done a great service.
TRUMP/CRUZ...Dream Team! NOTHING LESS!
At least he is consistent. He believes everything in the country belongs to the government, and the government is free to do whatever it wants with all property and individuals.