Item: Babbitt urges Obama to stand up for public lands, criticizes bill by Idaho Rep. Labrador: Clinton’s former interior secretary says Republicans in the House have declared war on the environment/Rocky Barker, Idaho Statesman

More Info: Former Democratic Arizona Gov. Bruce Babbitt singled out a bill by Idaho Rep. Raul Labrador as he charged the new House majority with taking the “most radical course in our history” on the environment. Labrador’s bill would remove the power of the president to designate and protect public lands in Idaho under the Antiquities Act of 1906. Babbitt said a House attempt earlier this year to “gut” the Antiquities Act failed by only four votes.

Question: Do you support the right of the president to designate and protect public lands under the Antiquities Act of 1906?