The Federal government does not like to be challenged, and it has the resources and the power to make citizens yield, and does so when it cannot win the argument. If you have been following the conflict in Oregon recently between ranchers and the Federal government, you will know that the government, which owns over 50% of the land in eleven western states, is willing to jail you for unintended trespass of undeveloped, unoccupied land.
Two ranchers who did some brush clearing of their own ranch, but inadvertently burned some of the adjoining federal land, are now in prison for a long stay, based on a charge of arson. It is worth pointing out that the fire they started was put out by the ranchers without outside help, and the land itself is actually now healthier and more productive due to the reduction of brush and overgrowth. But the government wants to make sure that everyone understands they are in charge and they have the power.
A small group of ranchers, led by Ammon Bundy, are occupying the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge building in protest of the unjust sentence and the overbearing government position. Fortunately, no violence has developed, but Bundy and his group have vowed to stay until the two ranchers in question are freed. But the government still wants to make a strong point, and they have enlisted a judge to help them.
Huge fine threatened, page 2:
Collyn Damerau
If it cost that much to run a cabin in the middle of nowhere maybe we need to close it!
Havetheyitemised that.
Filthy crooked government !
Extortion
The real crime here is the fact that it takes $70k a day to run that podunk shithole out in the middle of the woods. Hell for that kind of money, those desert tortoises better be wearing mink coats and have their own personal chauffers.
Im sure Ammon Bundy is on the way to the county clerk`s office right now to pay his “rent“ in full…lol tell the judge to go$#%&!@*himself.
How much to sit idly in the White House?
It’s a way the government gets to overpower him, they overwhelm the citizen , using tax payers money, and destroying him or her, it’s called Curruption from the top
Its the cost of the police as well.