Mike Lee back in the news

[TurkeyReaper69]

Senator Lee Is Back with His Attack on Public Lands. This Time He Wants to Butcher the Wilderness Act Under the Guise of Border Security

Utah Sen. Mike Lee is back with his attacks on public lands. This time, he introduced an unfounded bill under the pretense of border security.

www.outdoorlife.com

Mike Lee introduced a bill effectively disbanding the wilderness act within 100 miles of the border in the name of "border security".

I believe anyone who thinks this bill is about border security has a few screws loose, thoughts?

 

[JeffRaines]

Ah yes, because the drug smugglers are flooding in through the pasayten, mt baker, and Stephen Mather wildernesses.

Dont forget the migrant train that came in through the Salmo priest!

 

[jonesn3]

Is wilderness in MT excluded from this bill, too? Jk, but it’s getting ever more frustrating these attacks on public land.

 

[Rock’N Tacos]

Utah needs to get rid of this guy…

 

[CorbLand]

Utah needs to get rid of this guy…

Cruz sponsored the bill…

@CMF so did Cindy Hyde-Smith.

Start the emails and phone calls again.

U.S. Senate: Contacting U.S. Senators

www.senate.gov

 

[MTtrout]

Mike Lee is that chatty person that will never go away. UT is in for what’s best for the church.

 

[hunthikecamp]

Over a dozen wilderness areas, 2 National Parks, and a ridiculous amount of roadless public land within 100 miles just in this section shown of WA, ID, and MT. Not even mentioning the other 5000+ miles of north and southern border.

Every time I think it can't possibly get more ridiculous, I am surprised...

 

[hunthikecamp]

Direct link to the senate bill: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2967

 

[EdP]

I don't know the specifics of the proposed bill but removing the "wilderness" designation doesn't take the land out of the public domain. It does remove certain restrictions, some of which are detrimental to the wildlife populations we like to hunt and also restrict access. There is a lot of national forest land that is not designated wilderness but is open to hunting. In the National Forest near where I live, the wilderness designations prevent management of the forest in a way that would benefit our deer populations.