On Thu, 02 Dec 2004 07:16:55 -0700, Willi & Sue wrote:

wrote:


It isn't the mere ownership that is the _biggest_ abuse, it's the costs
associated with its use for VERY limited purposes. As you say, it currently
belongs to all citizens, yet only someone, for example, who wishes to merely
walk around or CnR with a flyrod can make any use of some of it. Opie can't
ride his ATV on "his" land, you can't fish with a spinning rig, much less keep
"your" fish, John Q. Public can't target practice on much of "his" land (as
opposed to _his_ land), etc. And on some of it, the public isn't even allowed.
And if you think the majority supports this system, you're dreaming. I'd offer
the majority hasn't a clue, and that includes a fair portion of the minority who
use "their" land.

Yeah us peons is just plain dumb.......

And you have some sort of chip on your shoulder, too...

If what you say is in anyway true, I find it interesting that in
Colorado with approximately 50% of the State already being public lands,
the voters have passed measures to use increasingly larger amounts of
the State's funds for acquisitions of more public lands. (and CO is a
Repub state that has had a serious downturn in its economy)

And just how many voters have passed these measures?

During the
present financial difficulties in the State, the gov has tried a variety
of tactics to use funds earmarked for the acquisition of new public
lands for other purposes, but the public has said no.

Again, how many voters have said no?

But I forgot, us peons is being duped.......

Even among people that never use our public lands, a large majority
support maintaining our public lands and protecting them from
development. It's our land, we like the way it is being managed, you
don't like it, tough ****.

"We?" Is this another of the famous ROFF "I know what _everybody_ thinks and
speak for them..." ditties? And if the "we" you are referring to as liking (it)
are the citizens of CO, the votes you mentioned must have been 100% turnout with
100% voting the same way, right?

By-the-by, how far down from the Taylor Reservoir dam have you fished?

TC,
R