Currently the federal US govt "owns" and controls vast amounts of territory in the USA. Now, as we wake up, we are realizing that the country has been conquered by a foreign power in DC that has a stranglehold on our resources. When/how do the people regain our land?
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The federal govt is only allowed land listed in this clause:
"To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may, by Cession of particular States, and the Acceptance of Congress, become the Seat of Government of the United States, and to exercise like Authority over all Places purchased by the Consent of the Legislature of the State in which the Same shall be, for the Erection of Forts, Magazines, Arsenals, dock-Yards, and other needful Building" Art 1 Sec8 C16
Notice you don't see anything about national parks? Our state legislatures need to start saying "no, we didn't allow you to do x". Over 90% of federal entities don't legally exist. (CDC,FDA,EPA,ATF,Dept of energy, dept of education, Medicare/Medicaid just to name a few)
The Constitution was written so 18 century farmers could understand it. I doubt any member of Congress today can name the only 3 things they can collect taxes for.
I'm sitting right now in the largest national park in America, 6 million acres of the Adirondack Park. We can't do anything here without "permission". We can't put up a fence or a shed or anything. Give it back. Yes, keep it from being ruined, but let the "little people" have a small patch of heaven.
My point was that Congress doesn't have power to do certain things and what it can't do is left to the States. As to your point, i think there a goodness in preserving nature and personally Id rather have more nature than manmade development. While I love the idea of keeping nature intact, it is not up to the federal government to do so, and it was a sneaky way to steal land from the States.