Article: Federal vs. State Controlled Public Lands - Thoughts?

Nope not me making the comparisons, I am only defending my birthright, which, besides the fact the Feds bought our land and didn't need it to be given to us, the differences are minor. Now the one thing that scars me about alot of the private land ownership here is that it is high fenced, which I am surprised no one has brought up in their antagonism towards Texas. So there, I've stole your thunder. But again, not me bro, hands up don't shoot. Here are just a few examples of when Texas was brought up every time this situation hits the interwebs.

http://www.rokslide.com/forums/show...-to-Transfer-Federal-Land-to-the-States/page2

http://www.rokslide.com/forums/showthread.php?41124-Ted-Cruz/page14

http://www.rokslide.com/forums/general-discussion-forum/34249-republicans-stances-land-transfer.html

http://www.rokslide.com/forums/showthread.php?41124-Ted-Cruz/page11

http://www.rokslide.com/forums/general-discussion-forum/38542-executive-action-12.html

http://www.rokslide.com/forums/gene...ively-bowhunters-vs-rifle-hunters-lend-2.html

It should be brought up because it's the biggest example of what public land sportsman or recreationalist don't want the west to turn into, don't understand the big deal. No one besides rich money bags want land and hunting to be privatized so no one can afford to hunt except for themselves.
 
One thing I have never understood, and this is a real question. People always compare what happened to the State trust lands given to the states upon statehood. Wouldn't all the land in the state not belonging to private individuals be owned by the State? And if so, why would the Feds have to bequeath something to them that would have already been theirs?

Before it was State land, it was a territory and under sole federal dominion, the States got whatever they were chartered to get, and if there was a reservation of control over federal land, then it's still federal land. I don't really understand why the existence state government would automatically trump federal control over American land. Taking it the other way, once a state creates a county, does the state lose control over the land within the county and all the land within the county's borders (not privately owned) automatically become county land?
 
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