and flpma was to allow the multiple use on public lands. the act directs the bureau to administer the public lands for the benefit of all americans. so, yes,ou can have mining, yes, you can have oil and gas exploration, cattle grazing, but under a certain federal standard. so now all of the sudden, there are all these restrictio on cattle grazing on public lands. so farmers and ranchers were quite upset. ranchers are complaining that the bureau of land management, blm, doesn't identify with ranching problems. what we think of as the sagebrush rebellion began in 1976. there were genuine cattlemen who had a lot of anger over management of public lands. as the sagebrush rebellion progressed, there was kind of a evolution of ts anger into political theater. the rebellion floundered until last summer, when ronald reagan pledged his support during the campaign. i don't know about you, but i happen to be one who cheers on and supports the sageush rebellion. reagan, as one of his first acts, appointed a guy named james watt. you brought a certain c