Lex Anteinternet: Why William Perry Pendley?

Saturday, August 10, 2019

Why William Perry Pendley?

The Trump Administration has claimed from the onset that its been opposed to the tranfer of public lands into private hands and its last director of the BLM, Ryan Zinke, held that view as well.

Now Trump has picked Willaim Perry Pendly to maage the BLM at least on an interim basis.

This is a horrific choice.

The Founding Fathers intended all lands owned by the federal government to be sold

So said Perry in a 2016 article in National Review.

Westerners know that only getting title to much of the land in the West will bring real change.

Disaster is what it would bring.

The Trump Administration has reaffirmed that it is opposed to land transfer. Let's hope that they're being honest.

Rep. Cheney and Sen. Enzi have praised Perry's pick.

Why?

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