{"id":3429,"date":"2016-10-19T20:00:01","date_gmt":"2016-10-20T02:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/?p=3429"},"modified":"2024-09-23T22:44:46","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T04:44:46","slug":"largest-land-grab-american-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/largest-land-grab-american-history\/","title":{"rendered":"The Largest Land Grab in American History"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">US Forests Given to Tribes About to Become Law<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3430\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3430\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a  href=\"http:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/elaine_willman_mpa.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3430 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/elaine_willman_mpa-300x198.png\" alt=\"elaine_willman_mpa\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/elaine_willman_mpa-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/elaine_willman_mpa.png 404w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3430\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elaine Willman, MPA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The U.S. Government is about to create a law giving US Forests, their waterways, tributaries and watershed to Indian Tribes in Senate Bill 2012 which is in a re-write committee after already being passed in both houses.<\/p>\n<p>It is being done very secretively, with no intentions to have meaningful public examination or comment. The massive 792 page bill, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/114th-congress\/senate-bill\/2012\/actions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><em>North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016<\/em><\/a>, includes 393 amendments to current energy laws.<\/p>\n<p><em>States <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.koganlawgroup.com\/Our_Professionals.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><em>Larry Kogan, attorney<\/em><\/a><em> for the Western States Constitutional Rights consortium,<\/em> &#8220;The bill threatens to authorize federal bureaucrats to cede extensive control over Western states&#8217; water and property rights, energy development, and forest management to Native American tribes, local UN sustainability councils, and radical environmentalist groups. Certain provisions could undermine the foundations of our nation from <em>within<\/em> our nation.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3431\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3431\" style=\"width: 243px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a  href=\"http:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/larry_kogan.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-0\" data-rl_title=\"Larry Kogan, Attorney\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"Larry Kogan, Attorney\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3431\" src=\"http:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/larry_kogan-243x300.png\" alt=\"Larry Kogan, Attorney\" width=\"243\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/larry_kogan-243x300.png 243w, https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/larry_kogan.png 355w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3431\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Larry Kogan, Attorney<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;The bill&#8217;s tribal government forest management provisions are extremely harmful and could severely diminish the constitutionally protected rights of private property owners throughout the United States, the Western States Constitutional Rights consortium emphasizes. Indeed, the pending legislation is itself unconstitutional, as explained in a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.koganlawgroup.com\/uploads\/The_Unconstitutionality_of_S.3013__S.3014__H.R.2647__S.3085.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">legal memorandum<\/a> the consortium sent to 13 Members of Congress.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>TAKING THE FIGHT ON THE ROAD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Thursday and Friday, Oct. 13<sup>th<\/sup> and 14<sup>th<\/sup> Mr. Kogan accompanied by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.klamathbasincrisis.org\/AskElaine\/books\/letterSlumberingThunderWillman032316.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Elaine Willman<\/a> an acclaimed researcher and author of two books <a href=\"http:\/\/citizensalliance.org\/going-pieces-dismantling-united-states-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><em>Going to Pieces: The Dismantling of the United States of America<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.klamathbasincrisis.org\/AskElaine\/books\/letterSlumberingThunderWillman032316.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><em>Slumbering Thunder: A Primer for Confronting the Spread of Federal Indian Policy and Tribalism Overwhelming America<\/em><\/a><em> held a series of meetings in eastern Washington and northern Idaho. Over 40 elected officials attended the meetings and came away truly awakened.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3435\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3435\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a  href=\"http:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/jeff_tyler.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3435 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/jeff_tyler-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"jeff_tyler\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/jeff_tyler-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/jeff_tyler-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/jeff_tyler-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/jeff_tyler.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3435\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jeff Tyler \u2013 board member for NW Property Owners Alliance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kogan and Willman, accompanied by her daughter and assistant, Wendy Davis, MBA embarked on an 8 day information journey presenting the alarming facts most Americans never heard of to cities in Eastern Washington, Northern Idaho and Western Montana.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You must see the video of the Coeur d&#8217;Alene meeting! <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CSCqqbHFQQY&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">See it here<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0It\u00a0is very impactful and full of hard hitting facts that will jar your awareness. Following is a summary of much of the information cited in that speech.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>A SUMMARY OF WRITE-UPS FOR WESTERN STATES CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS, LLC:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.koganlawgroup.com\/uploads\/The_Unconstitutionality_of_S.3013__S.3014__H.R.2647__S.3085.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Summary of Prepared Memorandum of Law, Legal Analysis of S.3013 &amp; Related Proposed Tribal Forest Management Legislation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.koganlawgroup.com\/uploads\/Congressional_Legislation_to_Hand_Western__Rural_Lands_and_Waters_to_Native_American_Tribes__9-6-16_.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Press Release &#8211; Unconstitutional Congressional Legislation to Hand Western and Rural Lands and Waters to Native American Tribes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canadafreepress.com\/article\/energy-bills-hidden-tribal-forest-management-amp-other-provisions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">A UN and Tribal Takeover?, Canada Free Press<\/a> \u2013 A consise MUST READ overview of this imminent threat.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.koganlawgroup.com\/uploads\/KLG_Correspondence_to_Darin_Thacher__Office_of_US_Sen_Steve_Daines__9-23-16_.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Western States Letter to Darin Thatcher, Legislative Director, U.S. Senator Steve Daines<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.koganlawgroup.com\/uploads\/KLG_Correspondence_to_Darin_Thacher__Office_of_US_Sen_Steve_Daines__9-23-16_.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">USFS Policies &amp; Guidelines Promoting Protection of Indian Treaty and Reserved Rights<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.koganlawgroup.com\/uploads\/Bureau_of_Indian_Affairs_Policies___Guidelines_-_Reserved_Treaty___Aboriginal-Ancestral_Water___Land_Rights.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">BIA Reserved Treaty Rights Land Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thiswestisourwest.com\/index.cfm\/in-the-news\/tribal-forest-management-and-biomass-provisions-hidden-within-senate-energy-bill-s-2012-pdf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tribal Forest Management and Biomass Provisions Hidden Within Senate Energy Bill S.2012<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3437\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3437\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a  href=\"http:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/heather_scott_and_dan_foreman.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3437 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/heather_scott_and_dan_foreman-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"heather_scott_and_dan_foreman\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/heather_scott_and_dan_foreman-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/heather_scott_and_dan_foreman-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/heather_scott_and_dan_foreman-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/heather_scott_and_dan_foreman.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3437\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Idaho&#8217;s No. 1 rated Legislator, Rep. Heather Scott with District 5 Senatorial Candidate, Dan Foreman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Quoting Larry Kogan from his article <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/canadafreepress.com\/article\/energy-bills-hidden-tribal-forest-management-amp-other-provisions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><em>A UN and Tribal Takeover<\/em><\/a><em>,<\/em> &#8220;Congress is quietly considering <em>two versions<\/em>: a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.senate.gov\/legislative\/LIS\/roll_call_lists\/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=114&amp;session=2&amp;vote=00054\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Senate-passed<\/a> Senator Murkowski (AK) version <em>without<\/em> forestry measures and a House of Representatives version with <em>both<\/em> forestry and tribal forest management measures (H.R. 2647, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/114\/bills\/hr2647\/BILLS-114hr2647rfs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><em>Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015<\/em><\/a>, sponsored by Representative <strong>Bruce Westerman<\/strong> (R-AR) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/114th-congress\/house-bill\/2647\/cosponsors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">cosponsored<\/a> by 11 Republicans and 2 Democrats). Bipartisan chicanery.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;On September 8, the two versions were submitted to a conference committee, to be reconciled so that both chambers can pass a bill and President Obama can sign it into law. The problems are extensive.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The House\/Senate versions&#8217; forestry measures embrace Euro-UN-Agenda 21 <a href=\"https:\/\/nebula.wsimg.com\/c2d8337790ff684bd31b029c30b1b6dc?AccessKeyId=39A2DC689E4CA87C906D&amp;disposition=0&amp;alloworigin=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">sustainable forest management<\/a> principles, plus United Nations <a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/esa\/socdev\/unpfii\/documents\/DRIPS_en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Indigenous Peoples Rights<\/a> policies that would supersede the U.S. Constitution \u2013 while implementing unscientific <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/realspin\/2015\/03\/27\/when-it-comes-to-climate-policies-trust-but-verify\/#1c7de48c15d5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">climate change<\/a> and sustainability objectives devised by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/the-press-office\/2015\/03\/19\/executive-order-planning-federal-sustainability-next-decade\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">White House<\/a> and &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fs.fed.us\/specialuses\/documents\/Signed_StrategicEnergy_Framework_01_14_11.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Forest Service Strategic Energy Framework<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The above links and other links in this revealing treatise contain a tremendous amount of factual information for the doubting Thomases among us who have a hard time taking seriously this blatant move on property and water rights, our sovereignty and freedoms. Please forward this information far and wide.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and I really hate that I have to mention this, but both of our US representatives voted YEA on this atrocious bill. And worse yet, Rep. Simpson along with WA Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers were co-sponsors of this bill with 9 other Republicans and 2 Democrats. Something&#8217;s more than amiss. Are they incompetently not reading the bills, did they just screw up or are they dirty?<\/p>\n<p>We should ask them why they voted the way they did.<\/p>\n<p>Another MUST READ is Elaine Willman&#8217;s extensive article: &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thenewamerican.com\/usnews\/constitution\/item\/23964-warpath-obama-s-indian-policy-threatens-all-americans-both-tribal-and-non-tribal-citizens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Warpath: Obama&#8217;s Indian Policy Threatens All Americans, Both Tribal and Non-tribal Citizens.<\/a>&#8220;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US Forests Given to Tribes About to Become Law The U.S. Government is about to create a law giving US Forests, their waterways, tributaries and watershed to Indian Tribes in Senate Bill 2012 which is in a re-write committee after already being passed in both houses. 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