Wallbuilders Live! With David Barton & Rick Green

The federal government controls a staggering one-third of all American land, including half of everything west of the Rocky Mountains. But does this massive federal land ownership align with our founders' vision for America?Ken Ivory, a longtime advocate for constitutional land management, takes us deep into this overlooked but critical issue. Drawing from constitutional text and founding history, he explains how Article 1, Section 8, Clause 17 specifically limits federal land ownership within states to land purchased with state legislature consent for military installations and other specific purposes. During constitutional debates, Elbridge Gerry warned that allowing broader federal land powers would enable government to exercise "undue awe" within states – precisely what we're witnessing today.The conversation unveils what Ivory calls "the first great compromise" that preceded the more famous Connecticut Compromise. Land-poor states like Maryland refused to join the Articles o