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.
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So did we bill the Ferguson group??? This is Obuttmunch way to get at the white man
Yeah, right Debby.
Get ur hands out of the ranchers pockets!
They are supposed to protect taxpayers. They should not bend the law to be what it to be.
Just wondering? Do you really think there isn’t a cost in them being there? The building was only empty because it was a holiday weekend. There are people that usually work there that aren’t working now, but I’m sure are still getting paid, and who pays that gov. salary? Also those are living quarters out there, wondering whether that’s year round living or not? If so where are those people living right now? And one more….. It is a heavily used recreation area, that has been shut down, with no visitors spending any of their money, which is a loss.
Fight fight fight they are all tyrants
And put every last one of them in prison
Regina, I couldn’t agree with you more.
That’s just stupid… Fire that judge he’s a idiot
It is time the American people start sticking some boots up some federal judges asses and show them ignorant son of a bitches that they are not going to rule our country any longer. We are fed up with them. We are fed up with damn liberal democrats. The old democrats are fed up with liberal democrats. The ones who said they were going to vote for Donald Trump. The one who haven’t voted in years. Some damn judges and lawmakers congressman better wake up their asses are in trouble. Who the hell do they think they are? The son of a bitches work for us. And it is time they damn it realized it. Let’s throw them the hell out. The supreme court included.