Durbin Trying To Advance Red Rock Wilderness Bill; Romney Retaliates With Red State Troll Bill

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Ed. - Hey Mitt: In case you forgot, your state gave up all rights to unassigned lands to the federal government when it entered the Union, you smarmy fuck.

The decades long, and often antagonistic, battle over Utah’s red rocks is rearing its head again. Sen. Mitt Romney, R-UT, and Rep. John Curtis, R-UT, introduced legislation Thursday to designate 289,000 acres of land in Illinois as federally protected wilderness.

It’s an attempt to troll Sen. Dick Durbin, D-IL, who introduced America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act Monday that would designate 8.4 million acres in Utah as federally-protected wilderness areas.

Democrats have run some version of Durbin’s bill for 30 years, and this is at least the third time Utah Republicans have introduced a retaliatory bill. “So long as Senator Durbin continues to introduce his bill, we will continue to introduce ours,” Romney said in a statement. Out-of-state politicians shouldn’t make decisions about Utah’s public lands, according to Romney.

“Senators in the East shouldn’t be telling people in the West what to do with our land,” Romney said. “If wilderness is so important to Sen. Durbin, he doesn’t need to go all the way to Utah to designate it. Our bill would designate the 289,000 acres of national forest in Illinois as wilderness so he can save himself a trip across the country and enjoy the wilderness in his own backyard.”

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https://www.kuer.org/politics-government/2021-05-13/romney-curtis-introduce-round-2-of-a-bill-to-troll-illinois-senator-over-effort-to-conserve-8-million-acres-of-utah-land

[mountain grammy]

1. Swarmy fuck..yeah that pretty much nails Mitt..

[DBoon]

2. So how much of Chicago would be designated "wilderness" in Romney's bill?

[Deuxcents]

3. Why doesn't

Romney introduce the bill for Utah if he has a problem with it?

[Mickju]

4. I love your editorial comment!