Jim P. Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 Finally, it appears we have a friend on the US House Natural Resources Committee; Doc Hastings, newly elected Republican Representative from Washington State. From what I've heard and read so far,he is truly a western conservative who understands the nature and importance of private property rights, the true value in our natural resources, and the destructiveness of our governments over regulation of both.I first learned of Doc on the Hugh Hewitt radio program back in January and liked what I heard. He says the things most of us are thinking and/or posting about the various Federal land management bureaucracies' regulations and practices. Recently I found this clip from a hearing he held on the Fed's "wild lands" order, showing the kind of no nonsense approach he will be taking in dealing with our out of control agencies. Let's hope he stays on top of them. I'll be writing him an email to let him know how I feel and I encourage you to do the same.Later...Jim P.http://naturalresources.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=226853P.S Sorry if this is too political for the general forum, please don't hesitate to move or remove it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakota Slim Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 Thank you for posting this Jim. I don't think this is too political at all. In fact it goes to the heart of the matter in regard to the government's (or some bureaucrat) limiting the public's right to access public land. It looks to me like Doc Hastings, like many of us, has had enough of this bs and in the video Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Bob Abbey appears to admit that the BLM has overstepped it's authority.Here's another video of Doc Hastings as he addresses the Northwest Mining Association on the 116th Annual Meeting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desertsunburn Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Finally, it appears we have a friend on the US House Natural Resources Committee; Doc Hastings, newly elected Republican Representative from Washington State. From what I've heard and read so far,he is truly a western conservative who understands the nature and importance of private property rights, the true value in our natural resources, and the destructiveness of our governments over regulation of both.I first learned of Doc on the Hugh Hewitt radio program back in January and liked what I heard. He says the things most of us are thinking and/or posting about the various Federal land management bureaucracies' regulations and practices. Recently I found this clip from a hearing he held on the Fed's "wild lands" order, showing the kind of no nonsense approach he will be taking in dealing with our out of control agencies. Let's hope he stays on top of them. I'll be writing him an email to let him know how I feel and I encourage you to do the same.Later...Jim P.http://naturalresour...cumentID=226853P.S Sorry if this is too political for the general forum, please don't hesitate to move or remove it.Yep, Thanks for posting this. I shared this with Senator Kyl and asked that he support any action which reduces the BLM's restrictive policies in regards to OUR land. Cheers!Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nugget Shooter Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Thank you for the information Jim... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoser John Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Never trust a man by what he pontificates :whaaaa: but by his voting record in office :hmmmmm: GOOGLE and ye shall receive the true intent of a man John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Au Seeker Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Never trust a man by what he pontificates :whaaaa: but by his voting record in office :hmmmmm: GOOGLE and ye shall receive the true intent of a man John I'll make it easy to view his voting record, I have not previewed his voting record as yet, but thought I would post for all concerned. http://www.votesmart.org/voting_category.php?can_id=22318 Skip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakota Slim Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Here's what Ronald Reagan had to say... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Doc Hastings was our local state representative for years and a real good guy. We like what he stands for and what he has done in the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim P. Posted April 13, 2011 Author Share Posted April 13, 2011 Hi all, some good news and some bad news:Good news, the "wildlands" initiative has been de-funded in the most recent version of the FY2011 budget.http://thewesterner.blogspot.com/2011/04/wild-lands-initiative-defunded-in-final.htmlI'm sure this is just a temporary setback for those wanting to lock the public out of public lands and the public domain, but it at least slows them down.The bad news, the budget still includes 205 million dollars for land acquisition by the various Federal land management agencies. Later...Jim P.H.R.1473Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (Introduced in House - IH)Sec. 1703. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level for `Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Acquisition' shall be $22,000,000: Provided, That the proviso under such heading in division A of Public Law 111-88 shall not apply to funds appropriated by this division.Sec. 1706. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level for `Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Land Acquisition' shall be $55,000,000. Sec. 1720. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level for `Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Land Acquisition and State Assistance' shall be $95,000,000: Provided, That section 113 of division A of Public Law 111-88 shall not apply to funds appropriated by this division. Sec. 1745. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level for `Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Land Acquisition' shall be $33,000,000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nugget Shooter Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Thanks for the heads up Jim... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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