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Washington » Rep. Rob Bishop says he has unearthed plans by the Obama administration to wield its power to designate multiple new national monuments in the West, including two that would snatch up thousands of acres in Utah.
But the Interior Department says the document on which the Utah Republican is basing his allegation is simply a draft memo outlining lands that may, in the future, deserve protection.
Two swaths of Utah are mentioned in the document, marked "not for release" -- the San Rafael Swell in the south-central part of the state and Cedar Mesa in San Juan County; the exact size of the potential monuments isn't mentioned.
Apparently, the idea of protecting more wild places doesn't appeal to some conservatives. I have to wonder why.
So Utah is where he plans to erect the statue of himself?
Because they believe in free market solutions and the free market is saying "drill baby drill."
Bishop: Obama planning more national monuments in Utah - Salt Lake Tribune
Apparently, the idea of protecting more wild places doesn't appeal to some conservatives. I have to wonder why.
p.s. These regions aren't really suitable for farming, agriculture, etc. but hold longterm potential for tourism.
That's what pisses me off about the Republicans. They lose a lot of votes because their reluctance to provide more protected, wild spaces.
Yep, because conservatives just can't resist riding around the country, chopping down trees, poisoning water supplies, defacing beautiful scenery, killing every animal that crosses our path......
Yep, you know us too well.
I'm talking about political leaders, you know that. :doh
The Republican party is, in general, more beholden to developers and big business. They favor gated communities, not open spaces. It's happening all over rural America.
Yep, because conservatives just can't resist riding around the country, chopping down trees, poisoning water supplies, defacing beautiful scenery, killing every animal that crosses our path......
Yep, you know us too well.
Where I live gated communities are springing up right and left, and yes, it's rural.Last I checked, rural America ain't gated.
Bishop: Obama planning more national monuments in Utah - Salt Lake Tribune
Apparently, the idea of protecting more wild places doesn't appeal to some conservatives. I have to wonder why.
p.s. These regions aren't really suitable for farming, agriculture, etc. but hold longterm potential for tourism.
Where I live gated communities are springing up right and left, and yes, it's rural.
That's what pisses me off about the Republicans. They lose a lot of votes because their reluctance to provide more protected, wild spaces.
Sweet, we cut grooves into a mountain! lets have more!I lived in Utah for 10 years. I think I can say with some degree of certainty that I know where Rob Bishop, at the least, stands on environmental issues.
Not to mention what Utah's track record is...
This used to be a mountain:
Utah used to have clean water:
http://ag.utah.gov/news/watershed/documents/uwr-feb00.pdf
Utah mining corporation indicted for water pollution | Circle of Blue | WaterNews
Utah has a long track record of allowing environmental destruction and pollution by business.
Thanks for your comments, which appear to lack any actual information on the topic.
Let me guess, all the people building those buildings are working for free, so the GOP's alleged support of "gated communities" doesn't create any jobs, right?
I think that creating walled, elitist communities of McMansions is not in the best interest of the American public.
And whose any damn business is it of yours? Good gosh. If I want to build a big house behind a fence, why should you be able to stop me? By the way, Obama's house from Rezko is in a gated community in Chicago.
And whose any damn business is it of yours? Good gosh. If I want to build a big house behind a fence, why should you be able to stop me? By the way, Obama's house from Rezko is in a gated community in Chicago.
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