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On the Necessity of Federal Lands
DT had a chat with Field and Stream. Twitchy:
The GOP front-runner came out against letting states control public lands now run by the federal government saying, “I don’t like the idea because I want to keep the lands great, and you don’t know what the state is going to do.”
Absolutely right. America cannot be Great if its constituent elements do something doubleplus ungreat. But there’s more to consider here. Imagine for a moment that “lands” was replaced by some other concept. Schools. Gun laws. Welfare reform. It really does remind you how important the federal government is, how necessary it is, how it’s really the backstop that protects us all no matter where we reside. You don’t know what the state is going to do. Is that an uncertainty you’re willing to bear?
Published in General
Nah. I volunteered many a day and night for his Senate campaign and wrote checks, fundraisers, etc.
I’ve followed him closely since he declared. He set his own high standard.
I first saw this idea a few years ago and it is interesting.
Brent, your positive view of him is a big reason why I maintained an favorable view of Cruz even while he struck me as a little too preachy or something on the stump and during his love affair with Trump. I don’t love the packaging at times but I do like his message for the most part.