Bishop is trying to convince the White House that the Antiquities Act, which allows presidents to designate national monuments on federal land already owned by taxpayers, also allows them to rescind those designations. Fortunately for monument supporters everywhere, that power is not mentioned anywhere in the law, and no one has ever attempted to use it. Instead of exercising his own legislative authority and having to defend his actions to his constituents, Bishop would prefer that administration officials like Zinke try to rescind the Bears Ears designation, end up in court defending a legally dubious claim and take the heat themselves.