Trump administration sues California over state law on federal land transfers

[DonViejo]

Source: Politico



The new lawsuit intensifies a legal war between feds and the Golden State.

By JOSH GERSTEIN 04/02/2018 03:25 PM EDT Updated 04/02/2018 03:57 PM EDT

The legal war between the Trump administration and the state of California expanded Monday as the Justice Department sued to block a new state law that limits transfers of federal lands.

The suit, filed in federal court in Sacramento on Monday, contends that the state law is unconstitutional because it interferes with Congress’ right to control the sale of federal property.

California’s Legislature adopted the law last October at the urging of environmentalists concerned that the Trump administration was readying plans to sell off federal land for real estate development, mining or drilling.

The new suit was filed by the Justice Department less than a month after the federal government sued California over three other state laws widely viewed as enacting “sanctuary” policies aimed at blocking aggressive immigration enforcement by the Trump administration.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/04/02/trump-administration-sues-california-over-state-law-on-federal-land-transfers-495648

[TygrBright]

1. States' Rights! States' Rights!! States' Rights!!! n/t

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

5. So long as the states are helping large corporations.

[Gothmog]

2. Another lawsuit for trump to lose

[TranssexualKaren]

3. Really!!!

I thought Republicans wanted to sell off all federal land. Now they’re whining because someone else is doing it for reasons which aren’t completely evil?!?!

[MichMan]

6. No, they are suing because California law blocks the feds from transferring federal land

[TryLogic]

4. I'm sure Putin is happy to see this fight.

In Putin's wildest dreams, he would love to see the US split up as payback for the breakup of the USSR. Get Texas to secede, the west coast could secede, the deep south, etc. Trump, racism, Tea Party, NRA Second Amendment nuts, etc. The Russians are working on it with help from some American oligarchs, neo Nazis, and even religious groups. Oh yes, and Rupert Murdoch's propaganda channel.

[roamer65]

7. Nullification works.

Do it CA.

[lark]

8. Just proving again that repugs have no moral values other than self-profit and power grabs.

States rights has been rw'ers mantra forever, since before the civil war, but only when it suits them. Then it's federal rights are supreme.