oped: This is clearly in violation of the US Constitution, which states that
in order for the central government to own land outside its 10 square
miles in DC, it must obtain the land from state legislatures
and that land must be used "for the Erection of Forts, Magazines,
Arsenals, dock-Yards, and other needful Buildings" (Article I, Section
8, Clause 17). None of that is taking place concerning this issue.
Some of the patriots who stood in both Nevada and Oregon are already
looking to make a similar stand again regarding this latest land grab.
See more: http://sharlaslabyrinth.blogspot.com/2017/01/obama-illegally-seizes-bundy-ranch-land.html
Using a 1906 law intended to keep looters away from Indian graves,
Barack Obama has seized over 553,0000,000 acres of United States
territory and declared it federal property.The area of the United States quietly seized by Obama under the Antiquities Act is equal to that of 27 of the 50 states.
Under
the Antiquities Act, the President can declare land a “national
monument” if he deems it culturally significant. The law was passed 111
years ago as a way of protecting Indian graves from looters.
But it didn’t take long for presidents to begin using the law to
seize millions of acres of land that has nothing to do with Indian
burials.
Because of its loose wording, it gave the President the
power to snatch up as much land as he wants, for whatever reason he
wants.
And under presidents like Barack Obama and Bill Clinton,
millions of acres of the United States have been declared “national
monuments” only to stop Americans from creating jobs through mining,
energy exploration and timber harvesting.
The Antiquities Act has become a blank check to shut down businesses and fire workers.
But that blank check may be about to be ripped up.
Buoyed by the election of President Donald Trump, congressional Republicans may introduce legislation to repeal the Act.
“You
know I understand why Teddy Roosevelt had this in place and it seems to
me that recently presidents have gone way beyond the original intent,”
Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) tells Talking Points Memo. “At some point you
you say ‘enough’ and I’m at that point right now.”
It is unknown
whether Trump would support repeal. Despite a general skepticism of
government, Trump has voiced opposition to reducing the federal
government’s control over public lands.
Patriots plan to bombard the White House with phone calls and letters urging Trump to repeal the Antiquities Act.
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