All,
I am new to the forum and this is my second post (introduction was first). I have been emailing Congressman Amodei to inform him of my disapproval of public land transfer. I have chosen to include his response.
He states, "I do not accept the premise Nevadans and municipal governments are incapable of being fair when deciding how best to administer land management decisions. I support federal land transfers that allow for Nevada public land to be placed back into local control rather than a Washington-centric federal agency-empowering those who are best suited to make decisions surrounding economic development." He position is clear.
The simple facts that Congressman Amodei does not seem to see that 1) local agencies have no money to manage these lands - capability is not the only issue; 2) this is not just a local issue - we have rights and legal precedence to access to public lands in other states as well; 3) he has a job to manage these lands well - somehow he wants to abdicate congressional authority to the states without doing his job; and, 4) most concerning, he sees this as primarily an economic issue.
For Nevadans, please feel free to use this response in your emails to Congressman Amodei. My name and date of his correspondence should be an adequate reference. Please be civil. The congressman was kind enough to respond and I would encourage respectful responses. Reasoned discourse lost is at the root of many problems in this country.
For all others, his statement above is the argument we must overcome.
Respectfully submitted,
Paul
I am new to the forum and this is my second post (introduction was first). I have been emailing Congressman Amodei to inform him of my disapproval of public land transfer. I have chosen to include his response.
He states, "I do not accept the premise Nevadans and municipal governments are incapable of being fair when deciding how best to administer land management decisions. I support federal land transfers that allow for Nevada public land to be placed back into local control rather than a Washington-centric federal agency-empowering those who are best suited to make decisions surrounding economic development." He position is clear.
The simple facts that Congressman Amodei does not seem to see that 1) local agencies have no money to manage these lands - capability is not the only issue; 2) this is not just a local issue - we have rights and legal precedence to access to public lands in other states as well; 3) he has a job to manage these lands well - somehow he wants to abdicate congressional authority to the states without doing his job; and, 4) most concerning, he sees this as primarily an economic issue.
For Nevadans, please feel free to use this response in your emails to Congressman Amodei. My name and date of his correspondence should be an adequate reference. Please be civil. The congressman was kind enough to respond and I would encourage respectful responses. Reasoned discourse lost is at the root of many problems in this country.
For all others, his statement above is the argument we must overcome.
Respectfully submitted,
Paul
