Simply put, the assumption is that the best route to the truth is to assemble a
wide variety of persons who have some personal involvement with aspects
of a particular
issue, hold hearings and meetings, write papers, and then
vote in committee and convention
on what the Christian position ought to be.
Disapprove BLM Land Use Planning Rule —
Vote Passed (51 - 48, 1 Not Voting) The joint resolution would disapprove the rule
issued by the Bureau
of Land Management (BLM)
on Dec. 12, 2016, which modified the process under which BLM develops plans for the use
of the public lands it manages, including by considering a
wider variety of issues and possible impacts.