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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH
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To: Wildstar who wrote (327011)12/9/2002 12:01:09 PM
From: Neocon  Read Replies (1) of 769670
 
Actually, there is a clear theory underlying the concept of "public land". Sovereignty resides in the people; they elect representatives to wield actual authority; the government makes policy on behalf of the people, which is called "public policy"; and some properties it holds in trust on behalf of the people, pursuant to public policy, and that is called "public lands". The ownership is corporate and by proxy, but it is, in theory, held in trust for us. Of course, that is not an end of it. The government may sell off public lands, if it thinks that the revenue is of greater value than the acreage. It may lock them into a pristine state of suspension, or lease them for mineral exploration. The best use is really a matter of government policy, which may alter over time......
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