I surmise that I sound like a broken record at this point, but the vast majority of the public believes that our public lands should remain in public hands. They should not, under any circumstances, be sold off to property developers, mineral and gas industries, or any other form of extractive companies. They are, in fact, this nation's greatest resource.
It remains the sole issue that unites the left, right, and independents, and what unites the hunters, campers, anglers, off-roaders, hikers, climbers, motorcyclists, and every other outdoor recreation group in between. You couldn't ask for a more unifying issue if you tried to come up with one.
Yet, policymakers both in Washington, D.C., and within state legislatures just can't seem to let their plans to sell off those lands to the highest bidder die. I have my suspicions as to why, but for now, while outdoor recreators not only beat back the plans put forth by the House of Representatives, as well as the Senate, and found an unlikely ally in the Supreme Court, politicians are already gearing up to try and steal our public lands, with my home state of Utah being the epicenter for the movement.
