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A sixth-generation rancher, Chris Heaton, is suing the Biden administration for abusing the Antiquities Act to designate a million acres of land in Arizona as a national monument. “The Antiquities Act exists to protect Native American archeological sites, not to give presidents unlimited power to declare vast swaths of land and sea out of bounds for productive use,” said Frank Garrison, an attorney at Pacific Legal Foundation. “In our system of government, Congress makes the law, and presidents are not allowed to ignore the constraints Congress places on their authority.” The Antiquities Act e…

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