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suffragette

(12,232 posts)
29. "Western resentment of federal oversight tends to surge during Democratic administrations"
Sun May 11, 2014, 02:42 PM
May 2014

Western resentment of federal oversight tends to surge during Democratic administrations, says Bob Keiter, a law professor who directs the University of Utah’s Wallace Stegner Center for Land, Resources and the Environment.

The Sagebrush Rebellion arose during the Carter administration. In the 1990s, the Clinton administration faced the Wise Use Movement.

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Amid the bickering, oil and gas developers, environmentalists, recreational businesses and county leaders have been quietly taking field trips together and identifying Utah federal lands they agree should be preserved or developed, whether for energy, timber, livestock or ATV trails.

The "grand bargain" initiative is driven primarily by Utah’s Rep. Rob Bishop, a pro-development Republican.

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/mobile/57876473-68/blm-horses-county-says.html.csp

I saw this while I was looking for more info on the connection of these 'protests' to the push behind these to get more state control of federal land by ALEC/Koch for oil and gas.

Very coincidental that the two previous 'rebellions' came during Democratic administrations and apparently died down during Republican ones.

So, if they can't legislate, they generate, push and put media focus behind the astro turf campaigns.

I'm all for allowing hiking and maybe horses and trail bikes. That's it. KittyWampus May 2014 #1
Hiking and horse travel are still allowed there. I think dirt bikes are forbidden. struggle4progress May 2014 #3
BTW, I meant pedal power bikes, not motors :-) KittyWampus May 2014 #17
I have fond memories of a group of Hell's Angels camping next to us mulsh May 2014 #30
Horses do far more damage to a trail than an ATV. Travis_0004 May 2014 #27
This has been an ongoing dispute rudolph the red May 2014 #2
You support opening protected lands which hold Indian relics to Baitball Blogger May 2014 #6
Did i say that? rudolph the red May 2014 #7
The BLM has made bad decision after bad decision rudolph the red May 2014 #12
Thanks for the link. likesmountains 52 May 2014 #13
I grew up in Durango, my sister and my nephews rudolph the red May 2014 #16
Maybe we're nieighbors....Durango here too. likesmountains 52 May 2014 #19
I used to be all about the mountains, i spent a lot of time in the rudolph the red May 2014 #20
I just love having both.. likesmountains 52 May 2014 #24
They are itching to try and start a civil war Marrah_G May 2014 #4
That's what I'm afraid of rudolph the red May 2014 #14
These "activists" are going to keep this up until someone actually fired a round Arkansas Granny May 2014 #5
How's that backey downey thing working fer ya? Jake Stern May 2014 #8
in days of old, they would have called these assholes outlaws. spanone May 2014 #9
Hundreds of armed activsts challenge government rules against drinking from their septic tank Matariki May 2014 #10
"Conservative state's rights advocates" = meanit May 2014 #11
Anyone recall what I said earlier? BlindTiresias May 2014 #15
fuck the ATV crowd. pansypoo53219 May 2014 #18
Not only "conservative state's rights activists", but also ALEC & Koch Bros. Triana May 2014 #21
Thanks! That is the linkage needed to use against the Koch. n/t freshwest May 2014 #25
How long is this going to be allowed to continue? Crunchy Frog May 2014 #22
Selfish pricks. NuclearDem May 2014 #23
I found it rather yummy that County Commissioner Lyman, main promoter of the ride in recent weeks, struggle4progress May 2014 #26
You forgot to put "right" in quotes. nt eppur_se_muova May 2014 #28
"Western resentment of federal oversight tends to surge during Democratic administrations" suffragette May 2014 #29
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