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BLM document reveals big change in federal land management
By Sarah Dallof

SALT LAKE CITY -- KSL 5 News has obtained a document that outlines a huge change in how the federal government wants to manage federal land in Utah, and one Utah congressman says it makes him furious.
Congressman Rob Bishop's office also recently received the document. Bishop said he's angry because it would put virtually all land management power in the hands of the White House.

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Now, an outside source provided KSL with the entire document, and it does suggest a dramatically new philosophy for managing federal land.
The Bureau of Land Management's document is stamped with "Internal Draft. Not for release." Titled "Treasured Landscapes," it lays out what some consider a sweeping and detailed plan for the next 25 years.
It took Bishop months to get the document, which lays out the context for the snippets released a few months ago.
"They have clearly been dragging their feet, and they don't want to let us know what they're trying to do," Bishop says.
He is especially concerned about portions of the document that recommend using the Antiquities Act "should the legislative process not prove fruitful." The act gives the president power to designate a national monument with no public or legislative input.
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BLM document reveals big change in federal land management | KSL.com
 
Hmmmmm... secret document?... only obtained by some obscure news channel? Reveals power grab by the white house?
I detect the strong odor of BS...
 
Yeah I know,it's better to stick ones head in the sand when it's your party in power....
 
Buck Ewer said:
Hmmmmm... secret document?... only obtained by some obscure news channel? Reveals power grab by the white house?
I detect the strong odor of BS...
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If you would actually read what was written,nowhere does it say the document was "secret" and the U.S. Department of the Interior released a statement about the document ;)
 
Strucky said:
BLM document reveals big change in federal land management
By Sarah Dallof

SALT LAKE CITY -- KSL 5 News has obtained a document that outlines a huge change in how the federal government wants to manage federal land in Utah, and one Utah congressman says it makes him furious.
Congressman Rob Bishop's office also recently received the document. Bishop said he's angry because it would put virtually all land management power in the hands of the White House.

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Now, an outside source provided KSL with the entire document, and it does suggest a dramatically new philosophy for managing federal land.
The Bureau of Land Management's document is stamped with "Internal Draft. Not for release." Titled "Treasured Landscapes," it lays out what some consider a sweeping and detailed plan for the next 25 years.
It took Bishop months to get the document, which lays out the context for the snippets released a few months ago.
"They have clearly been dragging their feet, and they don't want to let us know what they're trying to do," Bishop says.
He is especially concerned about portions of the document that recommend using the Antiquities Act "should the legislative process not prove fruitful." The act gives the president power to designate a national monument with no public or legislative input.
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BLM document reveals big change in federal land management | KSL.com
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I do not really know, what the impact would be. Maybe you would like to elucidate?
 
joG said:
I do not really know, what the impact would be. Maybe you would like to elucidate?
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I think it's pretty well laid out what could happen in the article :)
 
This crap is getting out of control.
 
Strucky said:
I think it's pretty well laid out what could happen in the article :)
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I didn't watch the flick, but I did not find the article too disturbing. Maybe there is executive over-grab here and then it is good to put a check on it. And you are already stating such activity. Good show.
 
US Conservative said:
secrets and power grabs are this presidents modus operandi.

We both know its probably true.
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It seems to me a relatively good idea for the federal government to have control over the land it is responsible for administering. Perhaps this paranoid Tea Party mindset has been heightened by the silly Bundy mess, or the tin foil needs to be replaced....I simply do not know or understand where this conspiracy theory light movement has come from.

These rather vague ideas always seem to revolve around what "Could" happen, and are therefore nothing but the product of paranoid imagination and distrust of everything their own government does.

In my opinion this is a form of Anti-Patriotism....rather than anyone sticking their head in the sand.
 
Looks like more fear mongering and pandering to anti-federal factions judging by the timing and lack of evidence as to the actual source of the document.
 
US Conservative said:
This is about control of citizens more than control of land.
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No, this is about bureaucrats in the BLM speculating whether to make a recommendation that the President exercise a power that he already has.

On a scale of 1 to 10, this particular conspiracy theory gets a -3.
 
AJiveMan said:
Which party is "yours"? :lamo
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Which is a fair question,I used to turn a blind eye to Republican abuses of power...The older I get the more I realize you cannot be a blind partisan hack if you want the country to prosper,which is one of the reason why I never voted for the congresswoman in my district Michelle Bachmann :)
 
tecoyah said:
It seems to me a relatively good idea for the federal government to have control over the land it is responsible for administering. Perhaps this paranoid Tea Party mindset has been heightened by the silly Bundy mess, or the tin foil needs to be replaced....I simply do not know or understand where this conspiracy theory light movement has come from.

These rather vague ideas always seem to revolve around what "Could" happen, and are therefore nothing but the product of paranoid imagination and distrust of everything their own government does.

In my opinion this is a form of Anti-Patriotism....rather than anyone sticking their head in the sand.
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Anti-Patriotism?So holding the Government accountable for it's actions and shedding light on it's activities are now anti-American eh?
 
Strucky said:
Which is a fair question,I used to turn a blind eye to Republican abuses of power...The older I get the more I realize you cannot be a blind partisan hack if you want the country to prosper,which is one of the reason why I never voted for the congresswoman in my district Michelle Bachmann :)
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I never vote str8 ticket anymore, not since Reagan. I wear my cheaters to the polling place now, and pick and choose who I believe is best suited to do the job best, and, even those choices ain't the best, they are the better of the 2 or 3 evils.
 
Strucky said:
BLM document reveals big change in federal land management
By Sarah Dallof

SALT LAKE CITY -- KSL 5 News has obtained a document that outlines a huge change in how the federal government wants to manage federal land in Utah, and one Utah congressman says it makes him furious.
Congressman Rob Bishop's office also recently received the document. Bishop said he's angry because it would put virtually all land management power in the hands of the White House.

---------

Now, an outside source provided KSL with the entire document, and it does suggest a dramatically new philosophy for managing federal land.
The Bureau of Land Management's document is stamped with "Internal Draft. Not for release." Titled "Treasured Landscapes," it lays out what some consider a sweeping and detailed plan for the next 25 years.
It took Bishop months to get the document, which lays out the context for the snippets released a few months ago.
"They have clearly been dragging their feet, and they don't want to let us know what they're trying to do," Bishop says.
He is especially concerned about portions of the document that recommend using the Antiquities Act "should the legislative process not prove fruitful." The act gives the president power to designate a national monument with no public or legislative input.
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BLM document reveals big change in federal land management | KSL.com
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The linked article is over 3.5 years old and the link to the BLM included in it doesn't seem to work.

Why are you so upset about all this now?
 
Joe Steel said:
The linked article is over 3.5 years old and the link to the BLM included in it doesn't seem to work.

Why are you so upset about all this now?
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I don't know....BLM swat/sniper teams surrounding a ranch to round up cattle perhaps.
 
Strucky said:
Anti-Patriotism?So holding the Government accountable for it's actions and shedding light on it's activities are now anti-American eh?
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No, as very clearly stated....assuming a worst case scenario and claiming it as likely is in no way supporting or promoting the Government that maintains and protects the country you live in.

This new "revolution mindset" is quite obviously a movement (minority) intended to undermine the authority and power of the entity we have created to keep the United States functional and successful. When a group decides to confront and harass government agents acting in the line of duty to enforce established and agreed upon law they are no longer lawful and far from patriotic.

When the states decide to attempt to take federal land from the government, they are threatening hundreds of years of established and agreed upon policy. These people are not holding the government accountable for anything, as the government has done nothing to be held accountable for besides enforcing law.

They are fighting to prevent said government from doing what we charge it to do.
 
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Strucky said:
I don't know....BLM swat/sniper teams surrounding a ranch to round up cattle perhaps.
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Me thinks that perhaps you get your information from Blogs and other uninformed sources, it is also likely you have no idea how the whole Bundy fiasco began and is playing out.

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March 15, 2014: After nearly 20 years, the Bureau of Land Management sends Bundy a letter informing him that they plan to impound his "trespass cattle," which have been roaming on 90 miles of federal land. BLM averages four livestock impoundments a year, usually involving a few dozen animals.

March 27, 2014: The BLM has closed off 322,000 acres of public land, and is preparing to collect Bundy's cattle. Bundy files a notice with the county sheriff department, titled “Range War Emergency Notice and Demand for Protection." Bundy also says he has a virtual army of supporters from all over the country ready to protect him. He also has Gardner. “I think Cliven is taking a stand not only for family ranchers, but also for every freedom-loving American, for everyone," Gardner said. "I’ve been trying to resolve these same types of issues since 1984. Perhaps it’s difficult for the average American to understand, but protecting the individual was a underlying factor of our government. ... My support is that I am determined to stand by the Bundy family in any fashion it takes regardless of the threat of life or limb."

Clark County Commissioner Tom Collins also supports Bundy. “The U.S. government has perpetrated a bigger fraud on people over those tortoises than Al Capone did selling swampland in Miami."

April 1, 2014: Bundy's 14 children and 52 grandchildren are all bunkered down at his house waiting for the BLM to arrive. Bundy is giving constant interviews and making constant calls to local and state officials. BLM has set up two "First Amendment areas" in nearby Bunkerville.

April 2, 2014: Around 30 protesters line up outside the Livestock auction house to protest the sale of Bundy's cattle. If Bundy doesn't pay the fees he's accumulated, his cows could be sold to another buyer.

A group of local conservationists sent a letter to local officials demanding that they support BLM's actions. One of those people was Bundy's cousin, Terri Robertson. They've only met a few times, and only at meetings about the federal lands. “He’s just in a world of his own. I don’t think he’s working on all four cylinders,” Robertson said. Bundy retorts that his city slicker cousin doesn't know what she is talking about. “My cattle are the kind of cattle people look for at Whole Foods.”

April 5, 2014: After decades of trepidation, federal officials and cowboys start rounding up what they think are Cliven Bundy's hundreds of cows. The operation was going to cost $1 million, and reportedly last until May. BLM contends that Bundy owes $1 million in fees, and will also have to pay the round-up expenses. Bundy — who retorts that he only owes $300,000 in fees — says the city folk are only hurting themselves by taking his cows. He told a reporter from the Las Vegas Review Journal that there would be 500,000 fewer hamburgers per year after his cows were towed away; “But nobody is thinking about that. Why would they? They’re all thinking about the desert tortoise. Hey, the tortoise is a fine creature. I like him. I have no problem with him. But taking another man’s cattle? It just doesn’t seem right.”

He also thinks the co-habitating cows and tortoises could have a beautiful, symbiotic relationship if the government would let them. “The tortoises eat the cow manure, too. It’s filled with protein.”

April 6, 2014: Cliven Bundy's 37-year-old son is arrested for "refusing to disperse" and resisting arrest. He was released the following day. His face is covered with scratches from fighting the feds. Before he left the detention center, authorities gave him a tuna fish sandwich. "It wasn’t poison," he said. "I just ate it.”

The Nevada Cattlemen’s Association distances itself from protests over Bundy's cattle. “Nevada Cattlemen’s Association does not feel it is in our best interest to interfere in the process of adjudication in this matter."

April 9, 2014: Two of Bundy's family members are injured in a confrontation with federal officials. One of them was Bundy's son, tasered after he kicked a police dog. "I'm almost getting mad enough to swear," Bundy says. "The one thing we're going to do is stay cool and we're gonna fight."

April 10, 2014: A protest camp has formed. There is a sign at the entrance that reads, "MILITA SIGHN IN."


Traveling from as close as St. George — and as far as Montana — a mix of characters waved picket signs at an encampment just before a bridge over the Virgin River, protesting the BLM’s campaign.

“This is a better education than being in school! I’m glad I brought you. I’m a good mom,” said Ilona Ence, a 49-year-old mother from St. George and Bundy relative who brought her four teenage kids to the ranch. “They’re learning about the Constitution.”

... Jack Faught, Bundy’s first cousin, drove his forest green 1929 Chevy truck from Mesquite loaded with water and Gatorade.

“It’s not about the cows,” he said. “It’s about the freedom to make our own choices close to home.”

Polo Parra, a 27-year-old tattoo artist from Las Vegas, even showed up with two of his friends to support the rancher. Dressed in baggy clothes and covered in tattoos, the group carried signs that read “TYRANNY IS ALIVE” and “WHERE’S THE JUSTICE?” in red spray-painted letters.

One of Parra’s friends, who would not share his name, had a pistol tucked in his waistband.

“I think it’s bull, and it really made me mad,” said Parra, who decided to make the trip when he heard about the violence that broke out on the ranch. “This isn’t about no turtles or cows.”

One protester, a former Arizona sheriff named Richard Mack, told Fox News about the militia's plans if violence broke out in Bunkerville. “We were actually strategizing to put all the women up at the front. If they are going to start shooting, it’s going to be women that are going to be televised all across the world getting shot by these rogue federal officers.”

April 12, 2014: BLM decides not to enforce their court order: "Based on information about conditions on the ground, and in consultation with law enforcement, we have made a decision to conclude the cattle gather because of our serious concern about the safety of employees and members of the public."

The Bundy son who was tasered said, "We won the battle." He told another outlet, “The people have the power when they unite. The war has just begun.”

April 14, 2014: BLM also pledges that this isn't done. A spokesperson for the bureau said this Sunday, "The door isn't closed. We'll figure out how to move forward with this."

Some of Bundy's neighbors aren't impressed by his actions. "I feel that the rule of law supersedes armed militias coming in from all over the country to stand with a law-breaking rancher, which is what he is," one person told a local TV station.

Wild horse advocates are getting angrier, saying that the roaming cattle are ruining their habitats. Other scientists argue that the wild horses and cows alike are ruining habitats for other animals.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid tells a local news outlet, "It's not over. We can't have an American people that violate the law and then just walk away from it. So it's not over."
Everything you need to know about the long fight between Cliven Bundy and the federal government

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