Glenn Beck goes into great deal concerning the Federal Government’s attempt to grab more land in the western United States, which in turn means more power. All I can say is classic Beck!
Government is staging a full-fledged control assault on this country and, as much as I wish this weren’t true, we are the ones left to fight it. Because apparently there aren’t enough on the inside willing to do so.
Look at this: It’s a map of how much land is owned in America by the federal government. They own nearly 650 million acres of land — almost 30 percent of the land area of the United States.
But look at how it’s distributed: It’s overwhelmingly in the West. Nevada is almost 90 percent federally owned land. Alaska is nearly three quarters federally owned. Compare that to the East. States are in the single digits. Even Texas is only 2 percent federally owned land.
Why isn’t government rushing to “protect” land in, say, Connecticut or New Jersey? Let me show you this: our national resources in comparison to federally owned land. It seems the land we are protecting is also the most oil and natural resource rich land.
Here’s another map: Shale oil is found around the world but the largest deposits by far are in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. Last year, government went after 9 million acres of land in the West in the name of saving the wild horses and stopping any activities that “would destroy the area’s special character.”
If we tapped these areas, we could be closer to energy independence. You want to pay off the debt? The West is Fort Knox.
The house is on fire! Why wouldn’t they drill there instead of crossing their fingers and hoping someone creates a car that runs on magic fairy dust? I’m not even saying for oil — natural gas! Natural gas.
This is all about more power for the government and less freedom and personal rights for “we the people.”
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Comment by Cato Uticensis — October 30, 2009 @ 8:02 PM
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Pingback by Glenn Beck: Land Grab By the Federal Government? (Video) | Federal Me — March 11, 2010 @ 5:04 AM
I was just flipping TV channels and decided to see what you, Glenn Beck were saying, and as a life-long student of natural resources what you were saying was interesting. I've heard you say numerous times that you enjoy history and advocates utilizing public libraries. I agree!!
My research and use of the libraries reveals this:
First, here is a very short list of lands that were once national monuments and are now national parks: Grand Canyon, Mesa Verde, Zion, Arcadia. Locals cried foul when these lands were protected and now they would scream louder abolished. Recreation is business for them, money in their pockets.
Comment by avoiceofreason — March 12, 2010 @ 1:45 AM
Second, "Western Land Grab", but from whom? To acquire this land Americans fought, some died, and most paid taxes, irrespective of state lines. Before territories joined the Union as states all land was federally owned. So to say that Obama is grabbing or stealing land from the locals is historically false. The federal government serving as a representative of the American people already owns the land.
Comment by avoiceofreason — March 12, 2010 @ 1:45 AM
Third, states have been crying "land grab" for decades. A recent example is the Sagebrush Rebellion of the 1980s. This movement, like all previous, thought the federal government should relinquish control to the state. Now one might argue that the locals know the land best; seems like commonsense. Unfortunately without control many, not all, of the locals overgrazed, deforested, and ruined the soil (Dust Bowl) the land to such an extent that they simply gave it back to the federal government (the states didn’t want ruined land).
Comment by avoiceofreason — March 12, 2010 @ 1:46 AM
Fourth, it would seem that Western states want the federal government out of their affairs. Okay, but mention the fact that many cities (Las Vegas, Phoenix, L.A…..) owe their very existence to the federally funded dams and reservoirs and you’ll discover the simple fact; states want the money, but not the responsibility.
To Glenn Beck and all the rest, in the future, please use the government run public libraries to check the facts. We need diversity and freedom of the press, it’s a basic right, but it’s a disgrace to the American public past, present, and future when you don’t know American history in this regard! I understand the difference between opinion and news, just like Glenn Beck = gross untruths and unright lies. “America’s Best Idea”, or I guess you forgot that part.
Comment by avoiceofreason — March 12, 2010 @ 1:48 AM
He's only one voice in a sea of state run media. You want diversity and freedom of the press, well good damn luck finding either on state media.
Comment by Man Up America — May 5, 2010 @ 10:04 PM
He's only one voice in a sea of state run media. You want diversity and freedom of the press, well good damn luck finding either on state media.
Comment by Man Up America — May 5, 2010 @ 10:04 PM