Paria Canyon Closure Protest Ride 5/9/09

[U4WDA]

Paria Closure Protest Ride - 5/9/09 @ 9am

The BLM is beginning the closure of the roads on the
Grand Escalante Monument.
The plan is to meet at the old Stampin' Up
building by Johnson Canyon
at 9:00 am and drive out from there. You can also

meet at the turn off on Hwy 89 to the town site.
Bring your 4x4, Jeeps, 4 wheelers, and Rhinos ready to ride
the Paria Canyon Road.

The BLM intends to enforce the closure of the Paria River Road
(one of the oldest public highways in Kane County)
few days. The road is being closed due to environmental
organizations filing a petition to close the road because it is
closed in the monument plan. Please make an effort to be included
in the Paria Closure Protest Ride as we are stronger in unison.

Please bring lots of signs, water, lunch, and video cameras.


A petition is also being circulated. For more info regarding the
petition or the ride please contact Shawna Cox, (435) 899-0300

 

[cal]

You plan to blatently ignore a closure in mass protest?

Way to represent the upstanding members of our community.

 

[Vince]

If the road is recognized by Kane County as a public highway and it is maintained at the tax payers expense, surely the BLM have no authority to close it.

This is an old article about Kane County and the BLM but I wonder what has changed since. http://www.highway-robbery.org/documents/SLT_12_21_05.pdf

 

[Vince]

It appears that SUWA is behind it. They took Kane County to court and won. Kane is appealing but the hearing is this month (May 2009) and BLM seem to want to get the closure in before the appeal is heard in court.
http://www.individual.com/story.php?story=100054789

 

[Vince]

More info on the SUWA vs Kane County action. The following article suggests that the central issue will become who has the burden of proof for public highway validity claims. At the moment the burden rests with the county which is why the BLM and SUWA can do what they want. If it changes following the appeal so that the Federal government has the burden, then county roads are likely to stay intact.
http://www.newwest.net/topic/articl...ne_county_go_back_jack_do_it_again/C564/L564/

 

[Vince]

Bad news. The appeal has already been heard and Kane County lost, SUWA won. The burden of proof rests with the county not the feds.

Read the summary: http://www.earthjustice.org/news/pr...es-road-seizure-bid-on-national-monument.html

I think you can read the ruling here (the official source) but you need to register on their system first.
http://www.ca10.uscourts.gov/clerk/casemanagement.php

 

[93mudspitter]

i feel this earth justice should stop doing shit for their own personal gains and publicity. If we are not doing any damage of these monuments what should it matter. I say we just ruin everything they love to do.... but that would only require a roll of duct tape to shut them the f#k up.

 

[DrMoab]

i feel this earth justice should stop doing shit for their own personal gains and publicity. If we are not doing any damage of these monuments what should it matter. I say we just ruin everything they love to do.... but that would only require a roll of duct tape to shut them the f#k up.

I'm hoping for a war.

The gun toting right wing hard core jeep loving dudes against the guys who hug trees and abhor violence.

I wonder which side would win?

 

[Jump This]

You plan to blatently ignore a closure in mass protest?

Way to represent the upstanding members of our community.

Civil disobedience has always been a strong form of protest.

 

[Vince]

Just thinking of consequences here... If someone gets convicted of a federal offence can they still legally possess a gun?

 

[DrMoab]

Just thinking of consequences here... If someone gets convicted of a federal offence can they still legally possess a gun?

They won't be federal offences. It's a state conviction and it's only a misdemeanor. It's only felony convictions that take away your right to vote and have a weapon.

 

[Gravesdiggerxj]

Civil disobedience has always been a strong form of protest.

x2

 

[Vince]

Did anyone go?

 

[DrMoab]

I know a few people who went but they probably spent the weekend. I'm sure I'll hear more through the email circles on Monday

 

[XJ Eric]

Pics would great too!