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In Utah, a move to seize federal land

Submitted by AAAAANDRE on Wed, 03/03/2010 - 03:15
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Here's one for the States Rights crowd...

http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-na-utah-doma...

Long frustrated by Washington's control over much of their state, Utah legislators are proposing a novel way to deal with federal land -- seize it and develop it.

The Utah House of Representatives last week passed a bill allowing the state to use eminent domain to take land the federal government owns and has long protected from development.

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It would be sweet irony...

Submitted by Libera_me on Wed, 03/03/2010 - 05:03.

to see eminent domain work against the Federal government.

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But that man should play the tyrant over God, and find Him a better man than himself, is astonishing drama indeed!~~D. Sayers

There is no difference between an authoritarian government from the right or the left...F. A.Schaeffer

Wasn't that land originally

Submitted by john2k on Wed, 03/03/2010 - 04:59.

Wasn't that land originally Utah's land, but then was taken by the Federal government?

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Yoink!

Submitted by poq on Wed, 03/03/2010 - 03:24.

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