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.
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Michael Miller…Well, in the immortal words of Bill Engvall, “Here’s your sign”
Barbara Patterson Dewey…Then explain how the feds made the Louisiana Purchase, the Gadsden Purchase, and the purchase of Alaska from Russia. Its obvious that the feds CAN own property and hold it in trust for all Americans, not just those that don’t want to pay their grazing fees.
Absolutely would not think to do it accidentally…It would be on purpose…
Keith PerryHeil Herr Trumpinator
Brad Mathis Hey Brad, read what Peter Donaldson wrote…here, let me capture it for you “No need to try them again”…Therefore, they were NOT held in second jeopardy, simply resentenced based on the original verdict.
Lester Foreman…I’m so glad to hear you are against the land-grabbing sobs that are holed up illegally in the bird sanctuary.
Les Weatherford WTH are you talking about. They have freaking internet there, they’ve been posting their damn videos every other day or so. All they have to do is get it out there and everyone will know.
They ain’t got sh*t, except for some long prison sentences coming.
Regardless of the facts the so called Militia was in the wrong on the matter and have been asked by the Hammonds and the community there to leave. At least they are in a remote place I think they should be blocked in. They will leave when they get hungry enough.
Title 28 usc section 3002 15 a “the United States is a federal corporation! The Supreme Court has unanimously held that corporations cannot obtain parity with the tangible, corporations can only deal with artificial persons, other corporations and the contracts between them! And if you even knew what your talking about yes it says Territory’s but notice it’s capitalized giving it a specific meaning and once a state petitions to become a state it is no longer a Territory and the gov has no right to own the land!! Check mate stupid!! You love the gov so much! Your prob proud of the patriot act! Enslaving Japanese citizens in ww2 and the fact that we are the only country in the history of fucking ever that has ever detonated a nuclear weapon on innocent civilians
James Madison if you even know who that is states in federalist papers that the Supreme Court cannot expand the gov powers otherwise that is not a gov of a constitutional republic, that is a totalitarian oligarchy