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Denny Crane said:
Every state that entered the union east of the Mississippi, the federal government sold off or gave away the vast majority of any land it owned as a result of the state joining.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...egon-occupiers-complaint-explained-in-9-maps/

Early in the history of the country, the government took over land that was then distributed to citizens for farming and economic growth. As the United States expanded westward, the land was increasingly inhospitable, including the Rockies and the deserts of Nevada and Utah. By the end of the 19th century, a new focus was placed on conserving the land, with Yellowstone becoming the first national park in 1872. At that point, very few people lived in the area, as this 1890 Census Bureau map suggests.

Over the course of the 20th century, the government's emphasis shifted away from releasing the land to private citizens and toward managing it itself. The passage of 1976's Federal Land Policy and Management Act made that policy concrete, keeping the land as the property of the government. After the federal government's shift, there was a push from some in the West, including governors and members of Congress, to shift control from the federal to the state or local government. The Sagebrush Rebellion, as it was known, tapered off during the relative friendly administration of Ronald Reagan.

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"From the earliest days," the CRS researchers write, "these policy views took on East/West overtones, with easterners more likely to view the lands as national public property, and westerners more likely to view the lands as necessary for local use and development."

That's one reason for the objection from Westerners. The other is that the lock-down on the land came after the East was heavily settled but before the West had been. In the East, land was turned over to farmers. In the West, settled later in the country's history, there were fewer people to hand it to.
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Yes, things change over time. Shocking but true.

barfo
 
Denny Crane said:
My house isn't government land.
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Not yet...but the liberals are coming for it...it was Native American land long ago though...unless you live on one of those San Diego landfills that used to be a dump....mostly North County..Mira Mesa..etc
 
SlyPokerDog said:
So I'm picking you up from the Portland airport, driving you to Bend, then when you get done protestin' the gubmint with your patriot buddies in Burns you'll come back to Portland (@barfo , can you take care of that?) and then we'll fly to San Diego together.

Sounds like a plan!
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If you fly back to San Diego...Denny will have to leave his weapons with the protesters or you'll have hell to pay going through airport security
 
SlyPokerDog said:
So I'm picking you up from the Portland airport, driving you to Bend, then when you get done protestin' the gubmint with your patriot buddies in Burns you'll come back to Portland (@barfo , can you take care of that?) and then we'll fly to San Diego together.

Sounds like a plan!
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It's fine as long as Denny gives all his weapons back to MarAzul before we leave. Not interested in watching Denny die in a snowbank on the way home.

barfo
 
barfo said:
It's fine as long as Denny gives all his weapons back to MarAzul before we leave. Not interested in watching Denny die in a snowbank on the way home.

barfo
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you don't have to watch
 
riverman said:
you don't have to watch
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It'll be on the evening news even if I don't watch in person.

Just another patriot, convinced that his pocket copy of the constitution will stop bullets.

barfo
 
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I haven't seen Denny post yet today, I hope he's not at the airport waiting for me to pick him up.
 
barfo said:
It's fine as long as Denny gives all his weapons back to MarAzul before we leave. Not interested in watching Denny die in a snowbank on the way home.

barfo
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No worries. It's not even loaded!
 
Hahahahahaha! It's a live crazy conspiracy convention!

 
SlyPokerDog said:
Hahahahahaha! It's a live crazy conspiracy convention!

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It's a buyer's market in Burns....get your nest egg while the getting's hot! Retire in lovely Harney county! When they chant it really sounds like Horny County
 
:MARIS61: Government exposed! The FBI has placed actors in Burns! :MARIS61:

 
SlyPokerDog said:
:MARIS61: Government exposed! The FBI has placed actors in Burns! :MARIS61:

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Breaking news....she looks and sounds just like the local librarian...I think you could find 3 million women who sound that similar...
 
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