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WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans added a provision to their sweeping tax cut package authorizing sales of hundreds of thousands of acres of public lands in Nevada and Utah, prompting outrage from Democrats and environmentalists who called it a betrayal that could lead to drilling, mining and logging in sensitive areas.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 hours ago

Hey Republicans, Say goodbye to your favorite pristine hunting and fishing grounds. People don't buy land without plans of developing it.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 7 hours ago

Putting that R next to your name is the uniform of soulless ghouls. They're the worst of American society, and have been consistently working to undermine this country for decades.

Let's just put all the Republicans in North Dakota, and keep them in one place.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 hours ago

Only the rich will have money to buy hundreds of billions of federal land.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Fuck this. Fuck it all.

Get on the land and start kicking them out. It is not the governments to sell. It belongs to we the people

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Based on what I seen on this site and others

"WE THE PEOPLE" are cowards...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 hours ago

Easy to say that from behind a screen

[–] [email protected] 23 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Checks and balances... Aaaaannnyyy time now....

[–] [email protected] 15 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

good news: checks have already been deposited

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 hours ago

And the balances (of certain people's bank accounts) are up!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 19 hours ago

I wish we could capture, enslave and sell these people but no one would want them because they're less than useless. Big money loser.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (2 children)

Yet another un-undoable action from the MAGAts. Fuck them all - no forgiveness, EVER.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 hours ago

Nah, it just takes enough people with guns to seize the land.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Who says it's undoable? All you need is the balls to go "Nah actually we're taking this back, get fucked"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago

Which Dem do you see leading that charge? And how long will it be tied up in court?

[–] [email protected] 27 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

With outrageous garbage like this in the bill we can be guaranteed not a single democrat will vote for it, right? RIGHT?

Chuck schumer:

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 hours ago

Don’t worry, Chuck will send a strongly worded letter and then wash his hands of this.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 18 hours ago

Well they all voted for the internet censorship bill (the only nay votes were from two Republicans) so I'm sure it'll be more than just Schumer voting for it right before they all go on TV and talk about how "concerned" they are with the actions of the Republican party.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 21 hours ago (3 children)

I've had a conversation with a couple of trump supporters that are also outdoors people (hunting, fishing, camping). And they use the public lands for most of their hobbies. They told me that this is what would get them to question their vote.

While there are many things that I feel should have gotten them to this question sooner like illegally deporting people, raises prices of everything, etc. etc. But I wonder how many others on the fringe of this cult that are outdoors people this legislation will piss off?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 hours ago

Lol right. I'm sure they totally won't just move the goalposts like they always fucking do.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

very large swaths of rural America are just like that

[–] [email protected] 10 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

lol i really hope the fishing licenses go from ~$10/year to $14.99/month (OR save money by buying yearly! only $120/year!!!) while it's nothing but republicans in charge

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago

So this is where America learns about the Enclosures.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

Fishing prices vary pretty wildly by state. My home state fishing licensees have been $12 my whole life. When I lived in Louisiana for a year they wanted something absurd, like $400 for the year for a non-resident. I think for residents its like $75. Still something way beyond $12

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 hours ago

lived in Louisiana

i could be wrong, but with the abundance of delicious fish sources in LA, i suspect they don't want people fishing and eating well for cheap instead of buying food at the store. also everything would be fished out of existence

[–] [email protected] 28 points 21 hours ago

People generally don't change their opinions until they're directly affected, sadly. Hopefully this one wakes a whole bunch of people up, I know among my own conservative acquaintances it'll have a huge impact if they go through with it. Pitiful that this will be a breaking point for so many, but at this point I'll take the wins I can get...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 22 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 6 points 22 hours ago

I had no idea there were fast growing parts of Nevada

[–] [email protected] 113 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Well...

Wonder which of these MAGAts stand to profit from that fucking decision/situation...

Everything in the MAGAt world is about fattening their personal pocketbook.

New World Robber Barons all.

🙄 🤡 🖕 🖕

[–] [email protected] 17 points 21 hours ago

fret not(?), because i'm sure we'll find out the direct link between this decision and those who stand to benefit from it. but nobody will care until it fucks them in the ass.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Sounds like something a MAGAt would do.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 21 hours ago

Stopping at Repulibcan is fine. I think I remember Dubya trying some shit with the national parks.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Destroying the planet to own the libs.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

nah, they'd be fine destroying the planet anyway. politics just provides them with an enemy. take the enemy away, and they'd just find another way to keep on being the idiotic, annoying contrarians they're destined to be.

[–] [email protected] 57 points 23 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

i feel like there's a much older word in a language i can't speak that describes them much more accurately. edit - that word no longer exists, because history is written by the winners. for now.. i guess from now on it'll just be scribbled in crayon (but mind your stick-figure genders, people!)