Need the Planet's Help! Save Johnson Valley petition

I know it is Dakar time, but we dont have much time to sign this Petition to have the White House look over and reply to why the Marines need to take all 140,000 acres of JV's Off Highway Vehicle area (OHV). If Johnson Valley is lost we will also lose the King of the Hammer's which we all know RG has been a fan of and did last year. Was told he was signed up to do it again this year. Several other off-road race series also use Johnson Valley and those series will lose their place to put on races. BTW the Marines have stated they only need the land for less then 2 months a year, yet it will remain closed forever. How does that make fiscal sense? This only takes minutes to do and the long term effect of Saving Johnson Valley could be saving other area's, as taking open public land seems to have a ripple effect.

Johnson Valley is the largest OHV area in California. More then twice the size of Glamis and all the Imperial Sand Dunes.

Save Johnson Valley Petition / Whitehouse.gov

We petition the Obama administration to:

Save the Johnson Valley OHV Area. Be fiscally responsible. Stop 29 Palms Marine base expansion. Keep public lands open.

With utmost respect for our nation’s military and national defense, we request our government deny any request by the US Marines to acquire 140K acres of public land designated for OHV use in Johnson Valley, CA for the purpose of expanding the 29 Palms Marine base. Expanding the world’s largest Marine base will cost tax payers millions and the Marines have publicly stated the land is only needed 2 months a year. Economic reports show neighboring communities and small businesses could lose $100 Million annually due to base expansion. The Marines current expansion plan is unnecessary and fiscally irresponsible. We request our government encourage the Marines to work with the public and obtain permits from the BLM to meet training objectives instead of closing this land to the public forever.
Created: Jan 15, 2013 Closes Feb 14, 2013

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 27, 2013 at 8:36pm

1/27 5:30pm/pst2118 sgnatures to go.Please. No you don't need to live in California,yes you need to live in the US. Please.
If you haven't.Take 3 mins, sign up, and sign.Please

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Meyer on January 27, 2013 at 9:03pm

It is so easy to sign up.. need the 2K signatures or so but no reason to stop there.. the more people that sign the louder the voice representing this cause that we all should be interested in. There's a park with a bunch of trails I used to ride when I was a kid and there was a time that the county wanted to shut it down to assist a developer build a golf course. There was public outcry and it was eventually settled for the course to be built on a adjacent property saving the park. Since then the golf course has gone out of business.. I think that it should always be taken into consideration what land is currently being used for rather than just simply annexing it for it's "potential" use. Followed by a public notification and a public vote. Remember our elected officials are ultimately working for us on our behalf and should do what we the people want.

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Permalink Reply by tony kent on January 28, 2013 at 2:03pm

DONE!!!

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Permalink Reply by NIKAL on January 28, 2013 at 6:07pm

Only 500 signatures needed to make this petition official! Lets not let up, lets go for 35,000 signatures to make our voices that much louder!

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 28, 2013 at 9:45pm

The good news, the number of signatures has been meet. Now we the people need to make a statement. This is not just about Johnson Valley.Please ask your friends if they've sign'd.Please

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Permalink Reply by mj on January 28, 2013 at 9:54pm

Glad to hear we did it . It would've been sad to think a bunch or Star Wars fans had a better petition than us off road fans .

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 28, 2013 at 9:57pm

they still have more signed petitions!

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Permalink Reply by mj on January 28, 2013 at 10:17pm

That is so fricken sad
COME ON PEOPLE !!!
STEP UP !!!!
It only takes a cple of mins . Don't let a bunch of sci-fi geeks beat us . Especially with something that actually matters and not a stupid imaginary Death Star . Yes people your reading that right a bunch of Star Wars movie geeks actually got a petition going for the government to build a real life Death Star in space and they have more signatures than us .

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Permalink Reply by Michael Martinez on January 28, 2013 at 10:23pm

I signed it ..there are only so many folks who swing by hear out of the blue at this time of day/year/event..........If tog had a visitor count by member I think it would be 9 out of 10 signed it when they saw it.............I'll see if the local "DJ picks the tunes" Blues radio host Sunday nights 7-midnight on 88.7 WBFO (live stream available if you look) will post the link on her thing.............she has I think 1800 friends here in Buffalo on Facebook.