I'm curious, if they had treaties from the 1700's why haven't they tried sooner? Also curious what the Sky Utes and other tribes have to say about this?
Decent journalism but it would be better if you were even slightly knowledgeable of the law and didn’t exhibit prejudice when covering stories. The fact of the matter is that Colorado and private lands here would not exist as they do today if it weren't for settlement of public land via the Homestead Act of may 20th 1862, which was never expressly repealed and is still valid law. (See section 702 of the FLPMA listing the repealed laws). (re)Public land belongs to the American people not the federal government who only manage it on behalf of the people. Believe it or not, the people that put up that fence have a valid existing right to claim and settle public lands. Meanwhile, those who are taking it down are actually committing a trespass and setting themselves up for a lawsuit. It appears that the local sheriff and the F.L.O.C. are aware of the true law of the land unlike these citizens taking down a fence and reversing 100's of hours of work. It is even enshrined in Colorado Statute which you all should take Notice of and read: See. C.R.S. § 36-2-101 through C.R.S § 36-2-118.
I'm curious, if they had treaties from the 1700's why haven't they tried sooner? Also curious what the Sky Utes and other tribes have to say about this?
Decent journalism but it would be better if you were even slightly knowledgeable of the law and didn’t exhibit prejudice when covering stories. The fact of the matter is that Colorado and private lands here would not exist as they do today if it weren't for settlement of public land via the Homestead Act of may 20th 1862, which was never expressly repealed and is still valid law. (See section 702 of the FLPMA listing the repealed laws). (re)Public land belongs to the American people not the federal government who only manage it on behalf of the people. Believe it or not, the people that put up that fence have a valid existing right to claim and settle public lands. Meanwhile, those who are taking it down are actually committing a trespass and setting themselves up for a lawsuit. It appears that the local sheriff and the F.L.O.C. are aware of the true law of the land unlike these citizens taking down a fence and reversing 100's of hours of work. It is even enshrined in Colorado Statute which you all should take Notice of and read: See. C.R.S. § 36-2-101 through C.R.S § 36-2-118.