Originally Posted By: slow-drifter
why not just let the locals decide. too many times we have been outnumbered by the I-5 corridor voting population on issues that have litlle or no bearing on their evry day lives, but drastically change ours. most of us chase to live here because we like the area just the way it is, and we dont want change. if you want a change, tear your house down, plant some trees, andsell your place to an environmental interest group.


If we let locals decide what to do with public lands throughout the country, public lands would be a wasteland right now.

The problem with your rationale is that public lands are just that; they're PUBLIC lands and belong to everyone. Everyone foots the bill for them, not just local loggers.

That said, I would find it aggravating that some numbskull in lower Manhattan would raise their opinions about what to do with public lands in my state, but I have to accept the fact that the lands belong to everyone.

Wolves on the other hand is a sticky issue. They used to belong to everyone, now they belong to the state of Idaho. Unfortunately Ari Goldbloom in NYC hasn't figured that out yet.