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Originally Posted by Robbie
I think the bottom line is this: The Federal govt. is a huge bloated monster.
It really has no business owning 28% of the land in this country.
It's nothing more than a land grab by the rich and powerful. And they justify it by claiming they are "protecting" it from...the rich and powerful. 
And what exacty are they protecting it for? A place to hide nukes? A place to park 100,000 unused tanks that are rusting away in the desert?
Or is all just to have nice beautiful picture perfect land for people to admire...that is IF people are even "allowed" on the property.
Doesn't sound like "This land is my land, this land is your land" as it says in the song. |
You are allowed on almost all publicly owned land which is part of the national park services. The only places you usually aren't allowed to go are protected wild life habitats.
Again.. when you see a state forest or a national forest marked on a map. Just because you don't see a marked trail head or even a convenient park, doesn't mean you can't go there. It's your land just the same as anyone else's.
Now BLM which is a different animal from the National Park services often has different rules. Often they keep people of tracts of land, often because it's leased by say ranchers for example or even being preserved as natural habitats.
This country's public lands are a national treasure and should be treated as such..