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Message: <blockquote data-quote="gst" data-source="post: 87005" data-attributes="member: 373">Ghost, why can it not be written into transfer agreements that certain lands can not be sold? Did you read the statements of the ALC? Out of curiousity, how much land do you think the residents that live and work and raise their families in Idaho should be forced to keep "public? Should a group based out of Washington DC be the ones determining that or should it be the people of Idaho? Should the people of ND be deciding what happens with this Corp land here in our state or should it be people in Washington DC in the 4th branch of govt answerable to no one influenced by groups and tribes and agendas? Why do we here in ND think we should have more say over what happens with these Federal lands here in our state than residents of other states should have over theirs?- - - Updated - - -I guess I think I don't l have anymore right to tell Idaho what to do in their state anymore than Idahoans or Sconis have a right to tell us what to do here in our state. If a state decides they do not want the responsibility of managing Federal lands so be it, it would be their choice. But if a state wishes to accept that responsibility of managing these lands, with the purpose of keeping a percentage of them public lands,  I support that states choice. Why should states that have 60 - 80% Federal lands be handcuffed more than states like ND that have a MUCH lower percentage? What exactly is the "equal footing" doctrine and what did it imply when states entered into the Union?- - - Updated - - -Thanks for the good dialogue and do not wish to side track this thread or issue, but we are simply getting a glimpse into what other states are dealing with ALL the time over this Corps land issue.- - - Updated - - -These emboldened statements apply squarely to what other states and folks are dealing with with these Federal agencies like the BLM and USFS. Please keep that in mind.</blockquote>

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