Obama makes Bear Ears Monument

[Stickhorse]

I agree with you on many parts. But there are a couple of points that I differ on. First he is a Congressman and not a Senator and that is important because he is elected by the individuals being affected down there. which means if they all lost faith in what he is doing they can run his butt out on a rail. He also has support from other State officials that have put a lot more study and effort into the process than you and I will ever have time for if we live to be 200 years old and the local members of the Navajo Nation have also been supportive of parts of the plan drafted by Bishop. Is it a good plan? Not for everybody. But it is a good beginning point for discussion. We elect local individuals because the are aware of the needs of those in their area's. If they aren't aware then we who they were elected by can vote them out. They have visited with those who live there to see what their lives are about. The President and his staff are blind to the needs of the area and no nothing about it as they displayed in their announcement by placing a picture of Arches instead of the very area they were talking about. Also, we are the fastest growing state but have you ever been to San Juan or Grand County. They aren't growing at all. And most of them don't care to grow. And they don't care to have people from thousands of miles away tell them what they need to do when they have local representation they can work with. As far as protecting the land for all our use. The only difference I have seen in the Grand Staircase in the 10 years it's been a monument is restrictions on some friends who grazed cattle there. I can still go anywhere I was able to go 10 years ago and the 6 times I have been there this year I haven't seen one federal law enforcement officer protecting anything down there where 10 years ago I always would run into a County Sherriff. I just have trouble seeing the benefit I guess because I'm an old fart that hates change. I know it's going to happen but it is tough to experience it and I love that country and after 10 years of the other experiment have not been able to find any benefit. Have a great day.
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