Hands Off Public Lands

Dear Rick Santorum,

Keep your greedy hands off our public lands here in Idaho, the West, and even your so much loathed Pennsylvania forest. There is a reason so much land is owned and operated by the Federal Government, states can't handle it. States can not be counted on to come up with the funding and manpower to protect the millions of acres here in Idaho from being ravaged or from becoming unmanaged land that chokes itself out. Santorum incorrectly believes the earth was put here to support humans. Incorrect, and so is the notion that we are here to support the earth, that's also wrong.

Both the earth and the human race are here to SUPPORT EACH OTHER. Man has lived for many thousands of years with this planet, helping to manage it. While in the past several hundred years it seems as though we've lost our way and are exploiting the earth, it's time to realize that the wild lands of Idaho have a purpose, it's not to be sold off to private companies to strip mine and clear cut either, nor is it for the state to lease and sell off. It is for all of us as citizens to share in, use wisely for it's resources, and keep healthy to recycle our wastes into, be they CO2 or CO or whatever. The earth is something living and we are a part of that.

Currently here in Idaho I think our public lands are well managed, and we have a healthy balance between preservation and utilization. The only reason Santorum thinks our public lands are worhtless is because they aren't making money. I'm here to tell you that the earth is not about making money, it's about being our home. You wouldn't exploit your home would you? (If your answer is yes you're too far gone I'm afraid).

Long story short is this, any politician who thinks our money problems can be saved by continuing to exploit our home, rather than use it wisely so it will be there for our future, is a damn fool.

That's your Rick Santorum!