White House land grab By Sen. Jim DeMint
The Bear on Mar 09 2010 at 8:03 am | Filed under: Economy, Energy Policy, Politics, State's Rights
Proposal to seize land would favor animals over Americans
You’d think the Obama administration is busy enough controlling the banks, insurance companies and automakers, but thanks to whistleblowers at the Department of the Interior, we now learn they’re planning to increase their control over energy-rich land in the West.
A secret administration memo has surfaced revealing plans for the federal government to seize more than 10 million acres from Montana to New Mexico, halting job- creating activities like ranching, forestry, mining and energy development. Worse, this land grab would dry up tax revenue that’s essential for funding schools, firehouses and community centers.
President Obama could enact the plans in this memo with just the stroke of a pen, without any input from the communities affected by it.
At a time when our national unemployment rate is 9.7 percent, it is unbelievable anyone would be looking to stop job-creating energy enterprises, yet that’s exactly what’s happening.
The document lists 14 properties that, according to the document, “might be good candidates” for Mr. Obama to nab through presidential proclamation.
Read more from Washington Times
SideBear: What the Obama administration is really doing with this proposed ‘Land Grab’ is using for a backdoor entry into restricting exploration for natural resources (oil, coal and natural gas).
The areas that they are looking just by coincidence (if you buy that one) are some of the richest areas in the continental United States that have untapped natural resources. Once these lands get under the control of the Dept. of Interior development will never happen.
And by the way, isn’t illegal for the government to “TAKE” private property? You bet it is, but when did that ever stop the government before.
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