Sneaky Campaign To Privatize Nationally Owned Land

"While our attention is on other parts of the world, an insidious movement is underway at home to privatize nationally owned land...One such bill is the proposed Central Idaho Economic Development and Recreation Act, which has passed in the House and is pending in the Senate...Why is a bill for Idaho of interest to Los Angeles residents or anyone else outside of Idaho? Because public lands in Idaho are owned by all Americans, including my mother in Florida, your father in Highland Park and the president's housekeeper in Texas...This bill asks Americans to accept the outright giveaway of thousands of acres of public land in Idaho for private development...Supporting a bill that encourages recreational oil consumption, as this one does, is irresponsible; supporting a bill that gives away nationally owned land is unacceptable....Saying "no" to the Central Idaho bill is a chance for all Americans to show those who would exploit our public lands that we are paying attention."