MT: Rammell & Sagebrush Rebellion

To hear Republican gubernatorial candidate Rex Rammell tell it, solving Idaho’s problems comes down to acquiring ownership of the massive federal lands within its borders. “I believe these lands belong to the state of Idaho, and that the federal government has unjustly taken them from us,” Rammell told the Idaho County Free Press last week. “Two-thirds of the state of Idaho is under control of the federal government, and as governor I want to change that.” The feds own 33.4 million acres of this place called Idaho, compared to the 2.6 million acres possessed by the state and the 16.3 acres million in private hands. It’s the rare Idahoan who hasn’t railed about federal land management policies and the even rarer Idahoan who hasn’t heard someone else complain/ Marty Trillhaase , Lewiston Tribune. More here .

Question: Does the idea of state control of Idaho’s massive federal lands appeal to you?