It has been painful to see the heavy hand of the federal government coming down on citizens and territories alike over the past few presidencies, seemingly without recourse or a local hero to stop the tremendous overreach from Washington, D.C. The feds declare a mud puddle on private land a wetland, and voila, it is now controlled by the EPA. They find an obscure toad in a marsh, and like magic, farming or logging in the area are prohibited and the area is paupered to satisfy the demands of environmentalists. Or as recently occurred in Oregon, the government imprisons two ranchers on charges of arson over a brush-clearing fire on their ranch that breached their property line in a case that harmed no one and in fact, improved the productivity and safety of the land by clearing heavy underbrush.
The federal government “owns” 51 percent of the land in eleven western states, and it controls that territory through the Bureau of Land Management, the Forestry Service, and other agencies that rule from on high in the nation’s capital. It is reminiscent of the King of England owning virtually all of the land and “allowing” the peasants occasional use of the territory only by his leave. This seemed to be the case as presidents such as Bill Clinton and Barack Obama declared huge tracts of land new federal reserves with very limited access by the local rabble. “Whose country is this,” the locals want to shout.
But there are groups, informally united, that are standing up for the constitution and the rights of the people. One of the groups is the Sagebrush Sheriffs, and they have surprisingly broad powers. They are starting to push back and reject the overreach of the federal government, and in many cases, they are seeing some success.
The challenge has been to awaken the nation and to appeal to the patriotic nature of American citizens who have passively watched the federal government grow and grow, eliminating freedoms and rights as it grew. Electing Donald J. Trump has certainly been part of that awakening.
Move on to page two Sagebrush Sheriffs:
It seems we are all sheep. No one or few write or email their congressmen & senators. They go about their daily life complaining about the government. We seldom complain about government corruption.!
our local sheriffs and their deputies can stand with the people, or make a deadly stand against them. I love cops but I do not trust their puppet masters.
Don’t trust the bossier sheriffs dept.
It is official…..Harney county is under “Martial Law” I never thought that I would see this kind of actions by the US Federal Government! The MSM will NEVER show this on national TV as they do NOT want the public to be out raged by the US Federal Governments actions! This is a call out to every American Citizen out there to spread the word that in Harney County, Oregon their is “Martial Law”.
They are our last line of defense
Yes, and they are tyrants.
Yep, know most of them…awesome group of hard working folks!
Pima County sheriff? Not so much.
They drink the kool aid when the feds pull the money the sheriff’s will obey
Include Texas Rangers in this, Feds have no authority over them!