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[Zak]

You guys are funny.
Locking off public lands to the public is the goal.
Makes it much easier to justify selling it off to the highest bidder.
Always, always follow the money.

Nice counterpoint to the selling off of public lands:

Wyoming governor approves $100 million sale of state land to join Grand Teton National Park

Wyoming will sell a 1-square-mile parcel of pristine, state-owned land bordering Grand Teton National Park to the U.S. government for $100 million.

www.seattletimes.com

 

[Northern]

Nice counterpoint to the selling off of public lands:

Wyoming governor approves $100 million sale of state land to join Grand Teton National Park

Wyoming will sell a 1-square-mile parcel of pristine, state-owned land bordering Grand Teton National Park to the U.S. government for $100 million.

www.seattletimes.com

Kind of. This aticle is behind a paywall, but from another I found:

"The State Board of Land and Investments, which is made up by the same members as the state land board, also ruled in November that proceeds from the Kelly Parcel sale shall be used for the potential purchase of federal lands identified in the Powder River Basin for mineral production.

 

[Dustin Chromers]

The Constitution's Property Clause gives Congress the power to dispose of and make rules regarding federal property, including public lands. Supreme Court historically has described Congress’s authority under the Property Clause as “plenary” and “without limitations.”

To summarize: Congress is well within its Constitutional rights to both delegate the rule making process on access to public lands, and even prohibit it outright, should they deem to do so.

As a Constitutional Scholar () one would think you'd know this...

Stay golden Pony boy.

 

[Fourbtgait]

I guess we will soon know how this will play out