The Utah Republican is championing a bill to open millions of federal acres along both U.S. borders to roads, barriers and other “tactical” security infrastructure.
Thanks for covering this issue and Senator Mike Lee's terrible "Border Lands Conservation Act."
Unfortunately, based on our initial reading of the bill, it appears as if the bill is even worse than people may think.
The bill directly amends the Wilderness Act to allow DHS to do all of the things in Section 4 of the bill in ANY Wilderness area in the United States. There is no restriction to border areas in the Wilderness Act amendment—it would just straight up allow DHS road building, motor use, surveillance tech, landing of aircraft, etc. in ALL Wilderness areas in the U.S.
Thanks for sharing this information -- FWIW Joshua Tree NP does not share an exterior border with the southern border.... unless I'm missing something?
Impeach in the older sense, then; prosecute the case against his character, abrogate his influence and stature, cast him out from the body politic. Remove him from the levers of power.
Thanks for covering this issue and Senator Mike Lee's terrible "Border Lands Conservation Act."
Unfortunately, based on our initial reading of the bill, it appears as if the bill is even worse than people may think.
The bill directly amends the Wilderness Act to allow DHS to do all of the things in Section 4 of the bill in ANY Wilderness area in the United States. There is no restriction to border areas in the Wilderness Act amendment—it would just straight up allow DHS road building, motor use, surveillance tech, landing of aircraft, etc. in ALL Wilderness areas in the U.S.
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Thanks for sharing this information -- FWIW Joshua Tree NP does not share an exterior border with the southern border.... unless I'm missing something?
Thanks for flagging this. My mistake. Story has been updated.
Impeach Lee. There is no worse member of Congress.
You can't impeach a senator, only vote him out of office at the next election or have the Senate itself expel him.
Impeach in the older sense, then; prosecute the case against his character, abrogate his influence and stature, cast him out from the body politic. Remove him from the levers of power.
We the people won't let this happen!
I fear there are too many sycophants to stop it
✊ There are more of us!
There are, but I fear the lawmakers ignore our calls and letter😕
What are the names of the three bills?