The Grand Staircase-Escalante Enhancement Act by will reverse the egregious abuse of power by President Clintonhttps://cards.twitter.com/cards/oobpy/54m93 …
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"The way the
#GrandStaircase came forward was an abuse of power, process and protocol so egregious that it is offense to the concept of democracy itself." Michael Leavitt, former Governor of UtahShow this thread
Under President Clinton, the #GrandStaircase National Monument was done in stealth, under wraps and on the fly. There was a deliberate effort to conceal and keep monument planning out of public view.
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The reason that Washington declarations like
#GrandStaircase and#BearsEars are described in Utah as "midnight monuments." They are sprung on the state by a federal government removed from the aftermath of its socio-economic realities.Show this thread -
No one in this country can love these lands more than those who live there. These places are vast and beautiful. They symbolize America and they define Utah
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It's inconceivable that someone entrusted to the highest office of the United States would be willing to undertake a process that was purely partisan on a matter of such importance
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President Clinton's
#GrandStaircase designation locked up school trust lands, which derived revenue from the multiple uses of the land. The monies flowed to an endowment to support public education.Show this thread -
Using the
#AntiquitiesAct to create#GrandStaircase was a clear example of inadequate protection. The Antiquities Act has another downside, what one president can do with a pen, a phone and a podium at the Grand Canyon, another can undo or unravel#utpolShow this thread -
The opportunity now lies with Congress to protect and set apart the places in Utah that deserve it, to consider what the lands mean to those who live on them and visit them and to apply the
#AntiquitiesAct as designedShow this thread
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