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:
It is time for We The People to stand up to this$#%&!@*County Judge Steve Grasty to take his fines and stick them up his$#%&!@*because We T he People have a right to Assemble without fear of prosecution from the Government , Furthermore We The People do not need a permit to ASSEMBLE just another Government over reach that We The People let the Government try and mandate we do time to tell these Judges and POLITICIANS you work for use and not the other way around and tell the government to return all the land that they seized back to We The People because the government shall not own land
Then we need to get rid of the police too.
Ryan Steele ????
ARROGANCE OF A DICTATOR GOVT.
Fines taxes and levies are illegal and go against the constitution..
Well how close do you think we are to a total outright civil war against our government? Personally I am eager and ready to jump in on that glorious day…
Total estimated cost of Occupy Portland….$1.5 Million
They didn’t make the Occupy morons pay up…. This is stupid! http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2011/11/occupy_portland_costs_to_fix_p.html
Those guys out there cleaned out one of the buildings that was rat-infested.
Angel Toro 10 square miles (Washington DC) and forts and port is waht the feral grubermint can Constitutionally own.
Kathleen, you’re not saying anything I haven’t already posted