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| In this Jan. 27, 2016, file photo, rancher Cliven Bundy stands along the road near his ranch in Bunkerville, Nev. |
The Republican platform committee met this week to
draft the document that defines the party’s official principles and policies.
Along with provisions on pornography
and LGBT “conversion therapy” is an amendment calling
for the indiscriminate and immediate disposal of national public lands.
The inclusion of this provision in the Republican
Party’s platform reflects the growing influence of and ideological alliance
between several anti-park
members of the GOP and anti-government extremists, led by Cliven
Bundy, who dispute the federal government’s authority over national public
lands.
