Trump wants to put more than 250 million acres of public lands up for sale to anyone. And senate republicans have put that into their big ugly bill. They want to make it law.
That is a proposal to make the biggest transfer of national resources in the history of the United States, resources that belong to the people, away from the people and into private pockets and bank accounts. Tax cuts for the rich are bad enough. But senate republicans also want to put this vast chunk of publicly-owned land up for sale to anyone for pennies on the dollar. This would take land that is in trust that belongs to all of us and which is under the stewardship of all Americans and to future generations of Americans and release it for sale. Damn the rest of the population whose land it is and to all future generations of Americans. Senate republicans say that they care about our future. But they are actively seeking to put the future, our future and the future of future generations, up for sale.
If the big ugly senate bill becomes law, not only will the massive tax cuts for the rich increase the deficit by trillions of dollars and slash the social safety net that we depend on, but our public lands will also be put up for sale and could disappear forever. The vast publicly-owned lands that belong to all of us could become private property and be exploited any way new owners would wish and the people would be left with nothing in return. That is a double hit of impoverishment that would certainly make the country that much more destitute.
Most Americans do not approve of what the republicans are trying to do. If the republicans persist and push this bill through, there will be a backlash, not just about this theft of public lands and the deficit-ballooning tax breaks for the rich, but for all of the other malicious and destructive items in the bill as well.
There are things that concerned citizens can do if public lands are put on the auction block:
Monthly reports of sales of public lands identifying the individuals and/or businesses who made purchases can be collected and publicly disseminated.
Talented hackers might be able to find creative ways to reach out and respond to these individuals and businesses and find novel ways to interact with them.
Concerned citizens can reach out to these individuals and businesses with their concerns and questions in emails, texts, social media posts, phone calls and in person in protests like Tesla Protests at Tesla dealerships.
Boycotts of business, as in the Tesla Protests and the backlash to Target’s ridiculous DEI ban, can be initiated.
Boycotting the payment of federal taxes starting in 2026 and lasting however long it takes for Congress to give us what we want. gregleesnyderpdx.com/2025/03/15/w…
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Mass peaceful protests like the ‘Hands Off’ and ‘No Kings’ protests, and actions of civil disobedience can be a method to demonstrate the mood, opposition, and disapproval of the American people and a way to make our demands known to our elected representatives and the mainstream media that really doesn’t serve the public interest but does well serving special interests.
Americans can always band together in numbers to peacefully protest and petition grievances to our government. Rural protests can be attended by friends and family members from urban centers in states to show support for rural matter as well.
The midterm elections could make all of this moot if enough democrats are elected to take control of Congress away from the republicans. So, it is very important to vote and to vote for democrats.
The rights, freedom, liberty, privacy, safety, security of all Americans are all at risk and being aggressively threatened by Congressional republicans. But American citizens are not powerless or without recourse and remedy to the reckless endangerment and abuses being heaped on them by the republicans in Congress. The list of activities above are just some of the ways that Americans can actively engage themselves in stopping the destructive impulses and activities of the republican party and make the United States a better place. But that will require the participation of a critical mass of concerned American citizens. That means you. Democracy requires participation. If you don’t exercise your civic obligation muscles they atrophy. No one can’t just sit this out. We are all needed on board.
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