Wrong. I said he was smart for jumping back in the boat and not ending up like Liz Cheney, who attempted to make a career out of attacking Trump at an opportune time, after she rubber stamped all of his policies.
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Shit, I've been made
Exhibit E: Fucking with our public lands.
Public lands, private profits: Inside the Trump plan to offload federal land
Critics warn that the Trump administration’s plan to transfer public lands could enrich wealthy developers while eliminating access for everyone else.grist.org
So basically they want the land to be turned into summer homes for wealthy people.
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They can go fuck themselves.While everyone has been focused on the stupid executive orders that aren't going anywhere, look what the bitch bastard GOP has been up to. The level of contempt I hold for these "people" is just indescribable, dude. What good is it that the majority of the country agrees with me, @Rob Battisti?
Senate Votes Down Measure Aimed At Blocking Public Land Sell-Off
Republicans are eyeing federal public land sales to help offset Trump's tax and spending cuts.
The Senate voted early Saturday to advance a budget framework for slashing federal spending and permanently extending President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, but rejected an amendment seeking to block federal lands from being sold off to reduce the federal deficit. Some Republicans, including Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.), have floated the idea of selling off public lands to address America’s housing crunch and help cover losses from forgone tax revenue, as E&E News first reported earlier in the week.
In a marathon debate overnight, Senate Democrats introduced numerous amendments to the budget framework, including one from Sens. John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M) meant to stymie any GOP attempt to dispose of federal lands as part of the budget plan. The amendment ultimately failed by a 48-51 vote, largely along party lines. Two Republicans — Montana Sens. Steve Daines and Tim Sheehy — joined Democrats in supporting the measure.
Selling off public land is broadly unpopular and the GOP’s multi-pronged attack on the federal estate in recent months has outraged conservationists and environmental groups. The amendment’s failure came as yet another blow to public land advocates.
Emily Thompson, executive director of the Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks, said in a statement that any attempt to dispose of public lands poses “a dire threat to Americans’ ability to access and enjoy our country’s incredible natural and cultural resources.”
In her own statement, Chris Hill, CEO of the Conservation Lands Foundation, said “selling off the country’s national public lands to fund a tax break for the wealthy is an assault on everyone who values their access to the outdoors–regardless of political affiliation.”
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Trump's GOP Trifecta Revives Failed Land Grab. This Time It’s A Multi-Pronged Attack.
Republicans are working to mainstream support for pawning off federal public lands — a wildly unpopular idea.
The last time Republicans took full control of Washington, D.C., back in 2017, the House of Representatives quickly approved a rules change making it easier for Congress to sell off federal public lands. Then-Congressman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) followed up with legislation to liquidate 3.3 million acres of public land in 10 Western states that he said had “been deemed to serve no purpose for taxpayers.”
That effort to pilfer public lands failed abysmally.
Less than two weeks after introducing the bill, Chaffetz withdrew it in response to fierce public backlash. Public land advocates who successfully rallied to defeat the bill spent the next four years pointing to it as a warning sign of how extremist some Republicans had become on the issue. Trump and his GOP allies largely backed away from attempting to sell off public lands or transfer control of them to states, realizing that doing so was a non-starter with most voters. Instead, they turned to savvier tactics to achieve some of the pro-development goals that are the foundation of the anti-federal land movement.
If Trump’s first term triggered a slow thaw for public land protections, his return all but promises a flood. Six weeks into his second term, Trump has already unleashed a far-reaching broadside against federal public land management. And this time around, a growing number of Republicans are trying to push their vision for pawning off the public domain into the conservative mainstream.
National Parks and monuments are the most popular part of the government, spanning across political lines.Trump's GOP Trifecta Revives Failed Land Grab. This Time It’s A Multi-Pronged Attack.
Republicans are working to mainstream support for pawning off federal public lands — a wildly unpopular idea.
The last time Republicans took full control of Washington, D.C., back in 2017, the House of Representatives quickly approved a rules change making it easier for Congress to sell off federal public lands. Then-Congressman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) followed up with legislation to liquidate 3.3 million acres of public land in 10 Western states that he said had “been deemed to serve no purpose for taxpayers.”
That effort to pilfer public lands failed abysmally.
Less than two weeks after introducing the bill, Chaffetz withdrew it in response to fierce public backlash. Public land advocates who successfully rallied to defeat the bill spent the next four years pointing to it as a warning sign of how extremist some Republicans had become on the issue. Trump and his GOP allies largely backed away from attempting to sell off public lands or transfer control of them to states, realizing that doing so was a non-starter with most voters. Instead, they turned to savvier tactics to achieve some of the pro-development goals that are the foundation of the anti-federal land movement.
If Trump’s first term triggered a slow thaw for public land protections, his return all but promises a flood. Six weeks into his second term, Trump has already unleashed a far-reaching broadside against federal public land management. And this time around, a growing number of Republicans are trying to push their vision for pawning off the public domain into the conservative mainstream.
This is amazing, thank you. A perfect demonstration of how someone's right-wing MAGA voter on Friday night is another's despicable treasonous liberal by Sunday morning.
Shitdog Schizos Strike Again.
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THEY FAILED.
House Republicans Kill Provision to Sell Public Lands
The controversial amendment in the federal budget bill would have required the disposal of 500,000 acres of public land.
Republican House leaders have pulled a controversial provision from the federal budget bill that would have required the sale or transfer of some 500,000 acres of federal public land in the West. Late this afternoon, leadership of the House Rules Committee removed the provision through a mechanism called a “manager’s amendment” after being pressured by maverick House Republicans.
“This was my San Juan Hill,” said Montana Republican Ryan Zinke in a press release. “I do not support the widespread sale or transfer of public lands. Once the land is sold, we will never get it back. God isn’t creating more land. Public access, sportsmanship, grazing, tourism… our entire Montanan way of life is connected to our public lands.”
The land-sale amendment to the House Natural Resources budget has inflamed conservationists and threatened to be a motivating election issue for hunters, anglers, and outdoor recreationists. The provision was stripped after at least six Western Republicans, led by Zinke, said they wouldn’t support the budget if it contained the land-sale amendment.
The land-sale provision threatened to derail The One Big, Beautiful Bill Act, the mega-bill that contains President Trump’s spending priorities and a permanent tax cut. The bill is projected to increase the national deficit by up to $4 trillion while reorienting many federal agencies missions and capabilities.
