Chaffetz PULLS federal land transfer biill!!!!!!

[dixiegrrrrl]

A little more than week after Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz introduced a bill calling for the disposal of 3.3 million acres of federal land in 10 Western states, the fifth-term Republican announced late Wednesday on Instagram he was withdrawing H.R. 621.

“I’m a proud gun owner, hunter and love our public lands,” he wrote below a photo of himself in camouflage hunting gear, holding his hound. “Groups I support and care about fear it sends the wrong message. I hear you and HR621 dies tomorrow #keepitpublic.”

But with the uncertainty surrounding the Trump Administration’s position on public lands and the Republican Party platform supporting the conveyance of some federal lands, this year the bill seemed more consequential. Especially after the House of Representatives last month passed a rule change that made it easier to transfer public lands by designating federal land sales as “budget neutral” and eliminating rules that prevented the undervaluing of public lands.

Last week 20 outdoor industry groups — including the influential Outdoor Industry Alliance, the National Wildlife Federation and Backcountry Hunters & Anglers — sent a letter to the 115th Congress blasting the rule change, saying the public lands “shape our national identity” and “are critical to the future of hunting, fishing and wildlife and the sustained economic health of communities bordering these lands.”

http://www.denverpost.com/2017/02/02/federal-land-transfer-bill-withdrawn/


RESIST!!!!!!!

[Initech]

1. Finally something good happens!

[pangaia]

2. What the fuck is a "proud gun owner?"

[Fearless]

4. A guy with a small penis.

[pangaia]

7. Well, I WAS going to edit my post to say,

" Is that the same as an ashamed penis waver?"

But you beat me to it.

[trc]

11. "beat" you to a penis joke...tee hee. Yes I am only 12...going on 55. nt

[pangaia]

15. I'd better stop while I'm ahead....

Your turn..

[Bob Loblaw]

18. A photo of himself holding his hound?

Don't the kids call that sexting?

[pangaia]

21. UNCLE !!!

[anneboleyn]

9. Lmfao! Ding ding ding winner!

[dalton99a]

6. He's a vacuous twerp.

[malaise]

19. That's high praise

[TrollBuster9090]

29. As well as a horrible insult to vacuous twerps everywhere. nt

[malaise]

43. Yes

[eleny]

3. I knew it would be hunters who put a fire hose to his stupid ass

The dumb fuck.

[flygal]

10. yep - my republican relatives all spoke out.

and the protest was started by democrats. I swear we have to do everything!

[eleny]

13. Yup. They mess up and we have to mop up

[Dustlawyer]

23. I wish he would go hunting with Dick Cheney!

[TrollBuster9090]

30. HAH! Glad SOMEBODY thought of that.

I know people use shotguns to hunt ducks, but what do you use for weasels?

[Dustlawyer]

44. A "Pop" gun of course!

[NoGoodNamesLeft]

38. Hunters generally are pro-conservation

If Democrats were more pragmatic on gun issues and how important hunting is to rural people many hunters would vote Democratic. Many normally Republican voters would be so easy to lure away just by making more of an effort to truly understand rural voters better.

I lived in Vermont for many years. The majority of voters owned guns, hunted, were strong on the environment and education, watched Nascar and came to support Civil Unions before any other state dared tackle the issue of same sex rights.

Rural voters are way more complex and a study of contrasts than many people realize.

[LisaM]

5. Good. I think he heard from his constituents.

A few weeks ago, I had a layover at MSP and got into a conversation with a super nice woman at the airport bar. She lives in his district and she HATES HIM.

[flygal]

8. yes!

[wildeyed]

12. OH HELL YES!

They saw they were getting caught with their hands in the public cookie jar. Public pressure worked!

An aside, but Patagonia recently announced that they would no longer attend the yearly Outdoor Industry Retailers Association trade show that is held in Salt Lake City due to the disrespect Utah shows to the environment, despite the fact that the outdoor industry bring in many times more state revenue than competing oil and gas interests. They are lobbing to move it to Colorado. Good on them. Kick the bastards in their pocket book, where it hurts.

[eleny]

14. Utah's loss is our gain right next door

[Wellstone ruled]

32. Anyone who is somewhat

familiar with Utah would understand this,it is all about the money. And one group runs the show in one of a couple Theocracies known as State Legislatures. Understand,tons of the Sheeple burned up their so called Congressional Representatives phone lines. Utah has the highest number per capita of Families how use Federally Protected Lands for Camping and other uses. Go Figger Jason.

[neverforget]

16. It'll be back.

They never give up.

[drm604]

17. They do listen at times.

Call them. Fax them. Every day. Let them know your concerns. It works. This shows that it works.

[FailureToCommunicate]

28. Good advice. And include a snapshot of you and your buddies...

[pnwmom]

20. Now he's pushing for something else. He wants to stop Federal law enforcement

on Federal lands -- leave it to the local sheriffs.

So people like the Bundys couldn't be arrested by the Feds.

[TexasBushwhacker]

24. Federal lands, federal law enforcement n/t

[Blue_true]

22. All those conservative outdoors groups made it hot for his ass.

Those groups, combined with liberal environmental groups were too much for possum face to ignore.

[TrekLuver]

25. He should be ashamed he even introduced this let alone use it as a photo op claiming that he

gives a shit.

[catbyte]

26. Well, well, well. Chaffetz's little trial balloon was popped, but good. I'm damned sure

that this was just the opening move in a plan for a massive sale of public land to the highest bidder. Thank God there was a massive push back against this outrage. They are absolutely despicable. And shameless. Utterly shameful.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

27. The outdoor sports industry --I wonder if the environmental protection organizations also spoke out?

And would their dissent help without the profit generators?

[TrollBuster9090]

31. Jason Caffetz's hunting hound is looking a little shabby. I think he's got worms...

[tavernier]

37. Now there are two goofy looking guys!

Yes, I'm shallow.

[TrollBuster9090]

42. It MIGHT be shallow if not for the fact that those guys are even UGLIER on the inside. nt

[cstanleytech]

33. They will just try again later and bury it deep inside another bill because we all know that the

goal has nothing to do with getting the land into the hands of the people and everything to do with getting the land and all the minerals and other assets into the hands of those in the 1% at rock bottom prices with a nice kickback to varies Republican politicians.

[rpannier]

34. Wait for him to introduce HR 622

Written slightly different, but with the same effect

[TrollBuster9090]

36. Definitely. It usually starts with a Bill to turn over MANAGEMENT of public land...

...It usually starts with a Bill to turn over MANAGEMENT of public land to a private company. Followed by conversion of some parts of park land to GOLF COURSES...and then finally "oh what the heck? It's not really parkland anyway. We're just talking about putting apartment buildings on golf courses..."

[NoGoodNamesLeft]

39. They aren't going to be able to slip anything in because people are REALLY watching now

And voters are pissed.

[SunSeeker]

35. But now he's pushing the "Bundy Bill."

In an apparent nod to the one-year anniversary of the armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge and the occupiers’ demands to dispose of public lands and undermine public officials, Chaffetz introduced a second bill that would eliminate federal law enforcement on public lands.

This bill would abolish the law enforcement capacity of Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service officials and hand over all law enforcement powers on U.S. public lands to local sheriffs. The change was one of the demands of the Bundy family and their followers who led last year’s occupation and refuse to recognize that the federal government exists. Local governments do not have the resources to monitor or enforce on public lands.

[Ilsa]

40. I signed a few of those petitions even though I'm not a hunter.

I do like wilderness hiking and backpacking, though.