Federal Lands sell-off bill is DEAD !!
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Power to the People!!
UPDATE: Rep. Jason Chaffetz announced in a post on Instagram that he is withdrawing the land selloff bill. The news follows many comments and calls to Congress from our supporters and other conservationists. Thank you!
https://wilderness.org/blog/update-public-rejects-bill-would-have-sold-3...
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Power to the People!!<<<<
Power to the People!!<<<<
That's the spirit!
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Excellent!
Excellent!
However, no time to get complacent. There will be other attempts.
Eternal vigilance and all that.
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Right on!
Right on!
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Good news!
Good news!
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It is fucking crazy that it
It is fucking crazy that it would have even been considered. Strange times is an understatement...
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I think the proponents of
I think the proponents of this bill have the mindset that these Federal lands are being improperly "held" by the government. Like. the gov.t possesses it. Hopefully they learned that it's the Peoples' land, not the Fed,s land.
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good stuff, keep it comin
good stuff, keep it comin
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Don't get too comfy. Bear
Don't get too comfy. Bear Ears and Grand Staircase in jeopardy. There was a hearing today.
Please note the comments of Mike Noel, who may be appointed head of the BLM.
http://www.sltrib.com/news/4891373-155/utahs-grand-staircase-monument-bo...
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This is classic abuser
This is classic abuser tactics. Hit you, apologize, then hit you harder next time when you're desensitized and expecting it. It's coming.
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Today's story on the hearing.
Today's story on yesterday's hearing. http://www.sltrib.com/news/4897239-155/bears-ears-supporters-pack-hearin...
Greg Hughes is a Trump confidant who sponsored the resolution. It's a rarity in the Utah House for the speaker to do that. When Trump sees his name on it.....
From the story:
Dark skies and skunks are hardly unique to Cedar Mesa, noted House Speaker Greg Hughes, R-Draper, on Thursday while pitching HCR11 to the Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environmental Quality Standing Committee, which passed the measure. At least 300 people, mostly monument supporters, packed two Senate hearing rooms to voice opposition to Hughes' resolution calling on President Donald Trump to rescind the monument designation.
"If you can see that kind of vague description encumbering over a million acres of land, if that can happen there, it can happen anywhere," Hughes said.
To monument supporters like Vance Rollins, however, Cedar Mesa, Elk Ridge, Indian Creek and Grand Gulch are so stunning as to defy description, vague or otherwise.
"This couldn't happen anywhere else. There isn't anywhere else like this area," he said when he took the microphone to fill his 75 seconds allotted to public speakers. Rollins told the panel about out-of-state visitors he takes to these places west of Blanding.
"They were jealous of what we had. I want to see that type of thing preserved," Rollins said. "There is nothing wrong with trying to preserve starry skies. Try seeing some stars on the way home tonight."
His not-too-subtle reference to the air pollution that has been hanging over the Wasatch Front triggered applause and cheers.
The disruption prompted the committee chairwoman, Sen. Margaret Dayton, R-Orem, to cut off public comment even though several more people were queued up to speak. Many were already displeased that the House had passed the bill earlier this week without giving the public a chance to weigh in.