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Originally Posted by Robbie
I don't think that we should "blacktop" the whole country, but at the same time I don't the the Feds should own all the land that they do.
Some national parks are definitely in order. But to own millions and millions of acres of land just doesn't sit well with me.
Theoretically it's supposed to be "our" land. But we are kept off of most of it.
I think there's a balance somewhere in the middle. But at first glance, it seems to me that the Feds have seized way too much land over the last couple of hundred years.
Might not be a bad idea to get some of that out of the hands of bureaucrats and let the people have the right to own it...the way that a "free" country should be.
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The only place we are kept out of are wild life refuges, which is rightly so. National forests you are free to go into, just don't expect it to be like a national park with paved roads and nicely kept trails. National forests are kinda free roam with-in reason when it comes to motorized vehicles. They are meant to keep land open for future generations..
Try visiting Texas for example and sew how nice it is to drive down roads with 8ft tall fences on both sides for miles and miles and miles. You realize quickly that not having access to public land sucks very badly.
You are fortunate in that you live in AZ and there is a lot of accessible land for you to enjoy. This is not the case everywhere and it's why National Parks are very important.