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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsElection Divides GOP On Whether To Seize And Sell America’s Public Lands
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/11/07/3590195/election-divides-gop-public-lands/Proposals to seize and sell federal land are not only fundamentally unconstitutional, but also would cost state taxpayers millions of dollars, and in many cases, force the sale of public lands to the highest bidder.
Land grabs are also deeply unpopular among voters. Recent public opinion research, conducted by a bipartisan polling team, found that the majority of Western voters firmly oppose proposals to transfer Americas national forests and public lands to state ownership.
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For the Republican Party, the growing internal debate over whether Americas public lands should be seized and sold represents a choice between the conservation values of Republican President Theodore Roosevelt and the power of a special interest-driven agenda. Former Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar observed in August that the RNCs endorsement of land grabs would cause Teddy Roosevelt to turn over in his grave.
With the debate escalating over whether public lands should be seized or sold, candidates who dodged the issue but won on Tuesday will likely soon have to say whether they are with the party of Teddy Roosevelt or Cliven Bundy.
Land grabs are also deeply unpopular among voters. Recent public opinion research, conducted by a bipartisan polling team, found that the majority of Western voters firmly oppose proposals to transfer Americas national forests and public lands to state ownership.
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For the Republican Party, the growing internal debate over whether Americas public lands should be seized and sold represents a choice between the conservation values of Republican President Theodore Roosevelt and the power of a special interest-driven agenda. Former Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar observed in August that the RNCs endorsement of land grabs would cause Teddy Roosevelt to turn over in his grave.
With the debate escalating over whether public lands should be seized or sold, candidates who dodged the issue but won on Tuesday will likely soon have to say whether they are with the party of Teddy Roosevelt or Cliven Bundy.
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Election Divides GOP On Whether To Seize And Sell America’s Public Lands (Original Post)
ashling
Nov 2014
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CaliforniaPeggy
(149,641 posts)1. I believe this belongs in GD...
ashling
(25,771 posts)2. Since Tuesday,
everything's all turned around
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,641 posts)3. How right you are!