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by Zambyte 998 days ago
sidfthec is a little confused, but they've got the spirit. Here is the key: the public owns it. Not any individual member of the public.

The public doesn't have a home, but if it did, it already took the national parks there. The public can get a permit to build there. The public can refuse to allow anyone else to use it. Remember: members of the public are not the public. "Anyone else" here actually includes members of the public (ie: you and I).