In this no-nonsense briefing, Clifford Ribner makes the constitutional case against Washington’s vast land empire — and why selling it, with targeted scenic safeguards, is the straightest path to cut debt and expand liberty. He lays out how the Constitution never envisioned a federal landlord, why public-lands bureaucracy breeds mismanagement and fires, and how recent Supreme Court moves (like ending SEC “in-house” penalties) point back toward due process and a true republican form of government. The core claim is simple: property thrives in private hands under common-law limits; it withers under centralized, unaccountable control.

What you will see in this video

– The constitutional baseline: a federal government of limited, enumerated powers — not an owner of vast territories for perpetual management
– The numbers that matter: Washington controls roughly a quarter of U.S. land, with outsized footprints in Western states — power the Framers never granted
– Why “conservation” became control: how public-lands policy and environmental bureaucracies morphed into barriers that block access, resource use, and local stewardship
– Fires as policy failure: why catastrophic wildfires start and spread on government lands — and what private forestry gets right that agencies get wrong
– Scenic easements, not central planning: how to protect iconic vistas (think canyons and coastlines) without freezing development or locking out citizens
– Debt, dollars, and land: why federally held acreage is a liability on the public ledger — and how sales could retire debt instead of consuming new tax dollars
– Due process vs. the administrative state: how cases like SEC v. Jarkesy signal limits on agency courts and a return to Article III adjudication
– Real limits on real harms: common-law nuisance as the proper check when a land use would actually injure neighbors — not blanket prohibitions on peaceful owners
– The republican guarantee: consent of the governed requires elected, accountable power — not rule by independent, self-perpetuating bureaucracies
– A broader pattern: how the fiat-money regime and sprawling agencies go hand-in-hand — swelling government at the expense of citizens’ property and freedom

Why this matters to you

• Housing & land access: Less federal control means more places to live, work, and recreate — at prices set by markets, not mandates
• Energy & jobs: Responsible development beats blanket moratoria; prosperity grows where owners can invest and innovate
• Wildfire safety: Proactive private stewardship outperforms political paralysis — your home, air quality, and insurance bills are on the line
• Your tax bill & the debt: Land that drains budgets today could actually pay down debt tomorrow
• Rule of law: When agencies can’t be judge, jury, and executioner, citizens get due process — and predictable rights in their own property

Clifford’s message is clear: sell the land, protect the scenery, enforce real harms — and restore the Constitution’s design of limited, accountable government. A free people don’t need a federal landlord to manage their lives or their land.

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