An Obama administration directive designed to preserve more public lands as wilderness is stirring anger in the West, where ranchers, sportsmen and energy companies say they could lose access to acreage they count on for their recreation and livelihood. – WSJ
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How Obama is locking up our land, continued
Michelle Malkin – The Obama War on the West continues. GOP Rep. Rob Bishop of Utah has released the complete Bureau of Lands Management memo outlining a stealth federal land lock-up plan covering an area the size of Colorado and Wyoming combined. Via the Colorado Farm Bureau:
Obama’s land grab leaves out congress
Congressman Bishop (R-UT) sounded the alarm on the Obama Administration’s federal land grab. The US already owns one out of every three acres in America. The Obama Administration wants more.
Proposal to seize land would favor animals over Americans -typical leftist thought in Obama administration
by Sen. Jim DeMint
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.