I'm the first to wish city folk would stay where they belong.
Find it real hard to come up with a reason they should have to
justify buying rural land though.
SCOTUS just handed down a ruling concerning citizens needing to
get approval of government to exercise their rights.
I'm no fan of Gates, though I'm not knowledgeable about his evil intentions...guessing I'd be even less of a fan if I knew more. That said, I agree with the above. Unless it's a problem related to the quote below, I'm not a supporter of having to justify to the government why someone is purchasing something. Seems like more .gov control. ...but I'm on the outside looking in and don't have all the facts. Probably a dirty reason for purchase and a dirty reason for .gov trying to control.
“In North Dakota, under N.D.C.C. ch. 10-06.1, all corporations or limited liability companies (LLC) are prohibited from owning or leasing farmland or ranchland, and from engaging in farming or ranching,” Wrigley wrote. “In addition, the law places certain limitations on the ability of trusts to own farmland or ranchland.”
