The stand-off in Oregon between the Federal government and Ammon Bundy and his fellow ranchers does not seem to be winding down. Bundy and his loosely connected organization came to Burns, Oregon about two weeks ago in support of Steven and Dwight Hammond, local ranchers who were accused of arson some years ago. The charges were filed because the Hammonds cleared some of their ranch by burning the underbrush and overgrowth, but the fire spread to surrounding Federal land. The Hammonds were able to extinguish the blaze without help, and in fact, both the Hammonds ranch and the Federal land are said to be more productive and healthier from the clearing, but the government seems intent on making a show of who is in charge.
The charge of arson, which in and of itself seems like a huge miscarriage of justice, in that it carries a mandatory sentence of 5 years in prison. A judge who tried the case thought so too and said that it would be improper and unfair to send them to prison for 5 years each, so he sentenced the Hammonds to less than a year in jail, which they completed some time ago. However, a judge or government agency seeking to show ranchers everywhere just who is in charge has demanded that the Hammonds serve the full five years, and the father and son left for prison last week.
Ammon Bundy claims new documents expose government abuse, page 2:
Mr Peck I got my old constitutional law books out and even though I quit law school aeons ago, I forgot how truly brilliant the authors of our constitution were. Great refresher. Thanks for the push.
The Bundy’s and their phones militia are criminals. They want to lock up the land for grazing, logging and mining. If you try to go on that land to hunt, fish, camp or hike, you’ll be run off. Keep the land under federal control. The states will just p**s everything away. Time to run these criminals out of there by force if necessary. Anyone supporting them is a dumb$#%&!@*
I doubt many of them know how to use a computer
Article 4 section 3….its totally “constitutional”.
Anytime! I think it is very important that we the people read the constitution and understand it as frequently as possible
Article 4 section 3 of the constitution: The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims of the United States, or of any particular State. Section 3
Wow, so much misinformation here. In the 1930s, Harney County was a dust bowl, mostly owned by a CA cattle corp, and had been overused and mismanaged to the point of disaster. Conservation efforts combined with working with local ranchers saved the area. Hammond and his son were brought to court on multiple charges, which were plea dealed down to 2 charges 5 year mandatory. The verdict was appealed, and the 5 year mandatory was put back in place.
Corby Miller ” article 4 section 3: The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims of the United States, or of any particular State. Section 3
hello white people NATIVE AMERICANS EXISt!! do some fucking research quit whiteing out history wiggers.
Are you really defending a gov, that wants your guns? That takes 40% of your income, that mind you is the only gov in the history of ever to drop 2 nuclear weapons on civilian populations? That currently thinks it needs to police the planet, patriot act, I can go on…the only thing these ranchers are guilty of is standing up for you, me and the rest of the United States rights and the constitution