- Politics in Arizona
- Since the early times, nature plays a significant role in mediating politics in Arizona. Most of the politicians were holding the desire to control Colorado River during the period of 20th century. The history of Arizona depicts that most of the residents refused to ratify the Colorado River Compact. The geographical positioning of the river is that it flows among the seven upper and lower basins of the Arizona and California states[1].
- The political issues relating to the river came about because of the economic benefit that both of the countries were gaining. In Arizona, the south and eastern part of the state were benefiting from the river through farming. This contributed to the Arizonans supporting the construction of “High-Lane Canal” in order to turn the desert in to a highly productive area. In order to accomplish this goal, the Congress of Arizona came up with the project known as “CAP”. The role of this particular congress was to develop various significant strategies in order to make sure that the state achieved the set goals.
- Waters of Colorado River are of significant importance to the people of Arizona. This made the State to submit a series of bills to the American Supreme Court in order to obtain a permission of constructing various dams along the river. The political chiefs in Arizona tried to convince the legislature to press the Supreme Court in allowing for the construction of dams along the river. The highest political leader of the State during the period that CAP raised various concerns known as Lewis Douglas led the fight of amending some parts of the state’s legislature. He was one of the motivators of his people, as he believed that the Colorado River water belonged to the state.
- History of the Arizona state depicts that most of its strong political men had a major political role in the waters of Colorado River. Their intension was to benefit from the river and help most of the citizens to have a better living from the farming they were to make after the construction of various dams. One the state’s Congressmen known as Morris Udall had a political fight with the American President Jimmy Carter concerning the “Central Arizona Project”. Mr. Udall main concern was that the American government did not have the right to stop the project in taking place.
- The other person that played a main political role in making sure that the State benefited from the Colorado River was George Maxwell. He was the founder and the secretary of a party known as National Reclamation Association that hard political motives concerning the Arizona waters. He first proclaimed the virtues of the Salt River Project in the whole State. The State of Arizona fought many political battles with the Supreme Court in America in order to have access to the waters[2].
- Comparing with the nature of the White, the Arizonians depict that they take care of the environment[3]. The politicians in Arizona play a significant political role in making sure that they utilize their natural resources. This is depicted from the roles that most of the politicians in the State played in making sure that they benefit from the Colorado River waters. The North America whites had played a major role in protecting natural resources during the early day The Arizonians depict that they present the real history of the White man, who played a major role in utilizing the natural resources. Through invention, man has been able to live an easy life. The Arizonians depicted that by building dams along Colorado River; they could manage to get the desert and produce much food through farming[4].
- Bibliography
- Sheridan Thomas. The big canal; the Political ecology of the Central Arizona Project. Arizona: Arizona State University Library, 1998.
- White Richard. Uncommon ground; rethinking the human place in nature. Oklahoma. State University Name, 1996. Pages: 171-185.
- Sheridan Thomas. The big canal; the Political ecology of the Central Arizona Project. Arizona: Arizona State University Library, 1998. 171.
- Sheridan Thomas. The big canal; the Political ecology of the Central Arizona Project. Arizona: Arizona State University Library, 1998.179.
- White Richard. Uncommon ground; rethinking the human place in nature. Oklahoma. State University Name, 1996.171
- White Richard. Uncommon ground; rethinking the human place in nature. Oklahoma. State University Name, 1996. 175.
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