so, for those who think that state ownership of Public Lands is the answer to all of our ills,
here's a little video:
http://americanlandscouncil.org/myportfolio/video-the-4-whys/ The guy makes some fairly compelling arguments for states fighting to wrest land away from the Feds.
Problem is, it's not to help ranchers, fishermen, hunters, campers. It's so that the states can rape the
mineral/oil deposits for their own coffers. Who will control these dollars? The urban population centers,
where most of the votes dwell...
Harry Reid has lots of company out there.
As fucked up as the Department of Interior is, I'm glad to have them at least giving the appearance
of promoting multiple use.