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Kudos to Utah Gov. Gary Herbert
An article by Bonner Cohen, forthcoming in the May issue of Environment & Climate News, reports:
"Fed up with the federal government locking up state lands rich in economically productive natural resources, Utah Gov. Gary Herbert (R) has signed a bill authorizing the state to use eminent domain to seize federal lands and open them up for energy production."
Now, I'm generally not a big fan of eminent domain, but I LOVE the idea of a state government using that against the federal government!
Is there some slippery slope I'm missing here?
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Comment by Jim Lakely on April 6, 2010 at 5:32pm
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Yes. Boo for the tobacco tax, but that's an inspired move to seize federal land via eminent domain. I doubt it will succeed, but it sure raises interesting questions about government power. A lot of that federal land, as I understand it, has been "protected" via presidential executive order. Seizing that land, as opposed to lands Congress set aside explicitly, might have some merit.
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Comment by John Nothdurft on April 6, 2010 at 4:31pm
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Comment by John Nothdurft on April 6, 2010 at 4:29pm
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And Boooooooo to Gov. Herbert. According to U.S. News and World Reports, "In what some are calling "a late-night, behind-closed-doors deal," Herbert recently put his signature on legislation that increased the state's tobacco tax, provoking the ire of the Tea Party movement and putting the governor's re-election bid in jeopardy."
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