Utah officials sued over failure to save Great Salt Lake

Re:Utah officials sued over failure to save Great Salt Lake by oceanplexian on Thursday September 14, 2023 @12:42PM (#37511311)

I don't disagree, Somewhat recently a Federal Judge ordered that the Navajo Nation wasn't entitled to the Colorado River that they had been using for thousands of years. This is what happens when the government steps in to redistribute a resource to who they "think" deserves it rather than to those who were historically entitled to it. Legalized theft, plain and simple.

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Re:Utah officials sued over failure to save Great Salt Lake by idiotsecant on Thursday September 14, 2023 @08:03PM (#37516467)

Ok, great. Let's undo all those peaky 'big gubmint' deals you dislike so much and return the land to it's original owners. You're on the side of small government and historical ownership claims, right? Hard to imagine a smaller government or more viable historical claim than the obvious one.

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Re:Utah officials sued over failure to save Great Salt Lake by malcolmgreaves on Friday September 15, 2023 @10:37AM (#37523695)

I disagree: this is what happens when you have structural racism. Here, it’s either individuals stripping others of their long held traditions, property rights, and society. Or it’s an organized government transgressing.

Less government wouldn’t prevent this outcome. A more just one that doesn’t ignore the rights of natives would.

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