Land auction monkeywrencher has a new plan
Univ. of Utah Student Tim DeChristopher could receive enough money to pay holding fees on leases he won in bid-
DeChristopher hopes to run out the clock
By Patty Henetz. The Salt Lake Tribune

Ralph Maughan
Dr. Ralph Maughan is professor emeritus of political science at Idaho State University with specialties in natural resource politics, public opinion, interest groups, political parties, voting and elections. Aside from academic publications, he is author or co-author of three hiking/backpacking guides, and he is past President of the Western Watersheds Project.
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I see the Tribune story now has live links to DeChristoper’s web sites.
I think almost everyone (except maybe the grumpy Deseret News) likes someone who was brave and stood up to the oil speculators and the corrupt Bush Department of Interior folks.
I am glad it’s turning out in his favor.
It seems hypocritical and illogical that criminal charges would be brought against this individual because he does not have the money. If a drilling company goes out of business and defaults on a lease are they subject to jail and fines? I doubt it. This is just another example of how little power we have as individuals in our system of government, especially under the Republicans who supposedly are “for less bureacracy”!
“…especially under the Republicans who supposedly are ‘for less bureaocracy’!”
That’s because they have been successful in transforming this into a “corporatocracy” instead, right before our very eyes.
“Corporate personhood” has to end, now.