Questions? From
the views expressed in this letter, if Donald Trump had been President, would
the Bundy Ranch standoff have ever happened? Would the
Hammond family or the Bundy family have been jailed? Would
LaVoy Finicum have been killed?
Nevada, US need a president who obeys rule of law
The United States of America
is a land of laws, and Americans value the rule of law above all. Why, then,
has our Congress allowed the president and the executive branch to take on
near-dictatorial power? How is it that we have a president who will not enforce
some laws and who encourages faceless, nameless bureaucrats to manage public
lands as if the millions of acres were owned by agencies such as the Bureau of
Land Management and the Department of Energy? In Nevada, the lack of
enforcement of immigration laws and the draconian rule of the BLM are damaging
the economy, lowering the standard of living and inhibiting natural economic
growth. The only way to change these circumstances is to bring to Washington a
president who will rein in the federal government and get Congress to do its
job. It’s not that we don’t have talented people in D.C. It’s that we have no
leadership there.
The BLM controls over 85
percent of the land in Nevada. In the rural areas, those who for decades have
had access to public lands for ranching, mining, logging and energy development
are forced to deal with arbitrary and capricious rules that are influenced by
special interests that profit from the D.C. rule-making and who fill the
campaign coffers of Washington politicians. Far removed from the beautiful wide
open spaces of Nevada, bureaucrats bend to the influence that is closest to
them. Honest, hardworking citizens who seek freedom and economic independence
must beg for deference from a federal government that is more intent on power
and control than it is in serving the citizens of the nation. In and around
Clark County, the situation is even worse.
Because the BLM is so
reluctant to release land to local disposition in Nevada, the cost of land has
skyrocketed and the cost of living has become an impediment to growth. Where
are the city and county to get the land for schools, roads, parks and other
public use areas if they have to beg Washington for the land and then pay a
premium price for it? How are people who see a future in Nevada to find housing
and employment if the federal government is inhibiting economic development?
How are businesses to find the employees to fill the jobs that could be created
if there were better leadership in Washington? Unfortunately, many of the jobs
are filled by those who came to this country illegally.
Illegal immigration costs the
people of Nevada over $1.2 billion a year. That is nearly $6,000 for every man,
woman and child in the state. Those are tax dollars that could go to build
those schools, roads, sewers, water treatment plants and all the other services
needed for a growing economy. Illegal immigrants absorb tax dollars from public
schools, public health and public safety. Illegal immigration suppresses wages
and undermines the ability of workers to organize and seek better working
conditions. Illegal immigration is an affront to the very rule of law valued by
all Americans and most assuredly by all Nevadans.
What is needed in Washington
is a president who will rein in the executive branch and work with Congress to
make sure the legislative branch does its job. What is needed in Washington is
a president who has the will, strength and courage to lead. What is needed in
Washington is a president who is not beholden to special interests and who is
only interested in putting America and Americans first.
When I am elected president,
I will bring the executive branch back inside the Constitution and will work
with Congress to put America first. I will lead the effort to gain meaningful
tax reform, trade reform and education reform. I will lead the effort to
protect your right to worship as you see fit and your right to protect your family
and property with the right to keep and bear arms. Together, we will make
America great again.
Donald J. Trump, a Republican, is a businessman and a candidate
for president of the United States.
