Bill to end perpetual DOI conservation easements

[Hunting Wife]

Can’t say I didn’t see this one coming.

Congresswomen Fedorchak and Hageman champion conservation easement reform

Washington, D.C.

fedorchak.house.gov

 

[cgasner1]

Sad deal

 

[MTGomer]

Republicans saying that simpleton ranchers are too stupid to understand a simple easement agreement reminds me a lot of how democrats say blacks and natives are too helpless to get an ID.

 

[Perlodid]

I can't help but laugh about the "future generations" framing. Perpetual easements are one of the only things future generations could actually count on. Hope this fails and never gets touched ever again.

 

[WanderWoman]

Republicans saying that simpleton ranchers are too stupid to understand a simple easement agreement reminds me a lot of how democrats say blacks and natives are too helpless to get an ID.

Agree with the idiocy in the argument that landowners don’t understand what they’re getting into. The whole article makes me see red.

But not the same as recognizing real barriers to minorities/underserved communities and bureaucratic red tape sometimes involved with getting an ID. I think both issues are underserved by the comparison.

 

[MTGomer]

Agree with the idiocy in the argument that landowners don’t understand what they’re getting into. The whole article makes me see red.

But not the same as recognizing real barriers to minorities/underserved communities and bureaucratic red tape sometimes involved with getting an ID. I think both issues are underserved by the comparison.

The subtle racism of low expectations is still racism.
They have IDs and know how to get them.
Thats not to say there isn’t some truth to barriers that people, especially those on rural reservations face in getting all basic services provided and needs met, but in general the argument is just used to make an excuse for not wanting voter ID.

Just like the people that are savvy enough to have not been bankrupted in the ag business in the last 50 years are savvy enough to read and comprehend a simple document that they’re willingly entering into.
Surely somewhere, some landowner has been duped into signing something they regretted, just like someone probably had a hard time getting an ID, but in general, I think it’s a dishonest ploy by the sides that make those claims to stop something they just don’t like.

 

[MTGomer]

I can't help but laugh about the "future generations" framing. Perpetual easements are one of the only things future generations could actually count on. Hope this fails and never gets touched ever again.

Can’t help but notice the bill sponsor is concerned that future generations may want to develop and be impeded by a CE, but the writer has no concern about perpetual rights a current owner could grant that may make the property unsuitable for a future generation to grant a CE

Double standard it seems.

 

[Big Fin]

I wish I could say I was surprised. The empowerment felt by the anti-public land, anti-conservation, "government is your enemy" crowd is pretty much without bounds at this time.

It will be interesting to see where this goes, or if it is just virtue signaling.

 

[Forkyfinder]

Why is there no effort to reform it or try to fix it?

It reminds me off "transfering to states" - not that of an ounce of thought beyond burn it down.