ABC News reported Sunday that the BLM siege of the Bundy Ranch has cooled off, somewhat and federal agents are no longer attempting to seize privately-owned cattle.
Cliven Bundy’s fight with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) sparked a Waco-like mobilization of federal agents, including such ridiculous overreach as government disruption of cell towers, FAA flight prohibition over the 600,000 acre ranch and designated “First Amendment Zones” where agents would presumably permit folks to exercise their constitutional right to communicate.
Fearing government action similar to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (BATF) seige in 1993 of the Mount Carmel Compound in Waco, TX, militia groups immediately traveled to Nevada in support of the Bundys from around America, some from as far away as New Hampshire.
Bundy claims his herd of roughly 900 cattle have grazed on the land along the riverbed near Bunkerville, 80 miles northeast of Las Vegas, since 1870 and threatened a “range war” against the BLM on the Bundy Ranch website after one of his sons was arrested while protesting the removal of the cattle. “I have no contract with the United States government,” Bundy said. “I was paying grazing fees for management and that’s what BLM was supposed to be, land managers and they were managing my ranch out of business, so I refused to pay.” The federal government had countered that Bundy “owes the American people in excess of $1 million ” in unpaid grazing fees and “refuses to abide by the law of land, despite many opportunities over the last 20 years to do so.” However, today the BLM said it would not enforce a court order to remove the cattle and was pulling out of the area. “Based on information about conditions on the ground, and in consultation with law enforcement, we have made a decision to conclude the cattle gather because of our serious concern about the safety of employees and members of the public,” BLM Director Neil Kornze said. “We ask that all parties in the area remain peaceful and law-abiding as the Bureau of Land Management and National Park Service work to end the operation in an orderly manner,” he said. The roundup began April 5, following lengthy court proceedings dating back to 1993, federal officials said. Federal officers began impounding the first lot of cows last weekend, and Bundy responded by inviting supporters onto his land to protest the action. “It’s not about cows, it’s about freedom,” Utah resident Yonna Winget told ABC News affiliateKTNV in Las Vegas, Nevada. “People are getting tired of the federal government having unlimited power,” Bundy’s wife, Carol Bundy told ABC News. By Sunday, April 6, one of Bundy’s sons, Dave Bundy, was taken into custody for refusing to disperse and resisting arrest, while hundreds of other protesters, some venturing from interstate, gathered along the road few miles from Bundy’s property in solidarity. Dave Bundy was later released. A spokesman for the Bundy encampment told ABC News roughly 300 protesters had assembled for the protest, while a BLM representative estimated there were around 100 people.Cliven Bundy went head to head with the Bureau of Land Management over the removal of hundreds of his cattle from federal land, where the government said they were grazing illegally.
Source: ABC Business News
There is something wrong with the link on the mane post my phone went nuts saying it was unsafe and problem with the site .
One small victory for Americans! If people did this every time the government tried to enforce their will on citizens we wouldn’t be having the trouble with government that we do. I think the threat of militia response was the deciding factor here, once again proving that the government is afraid of our Second Amendment Rights, and terribly afraid of a well armed and organized militia!
Ben, this was reported Sunday, ABC hasn’t even got there yet.Get your c**p together T&A. Can’t believe anything reported on FaceBook, more lies spread here by Groups that claim to be on our Patriotic side than there is in the Oval Office.
THE GOVERNMENT HAS REACHED THE POINT WHERE “WE THE PEOPLE” WILL FIGHT BACK!
Live audio report from the scene minutes ago shows fed agents threatening to shoot Bundy and supporters attempting to reclaim his cattle from public land: http://www.truthandaction.org/confrontation-following-blm-de-mobilization/
I say kill all throw dang feds.
Send a meseg to that terrorist Obama that wr are throw taking his c**p and wr are don putting up with all the corupshin in this country we won’t freedom not slavery
watch out for a back door attempt at Mr. Bundy.
Maybe they realized that they had been used in a good old fashioned SHAKEDOWN ! for the interests of one of the most corrupt men in America. Federal agent across this land had better wake up, as well as police and realize that they are being used as a tool , a tool for these type of people to spread their tyrany. The PEOPLE of this land are on to this scheme ( finaly ) and are growing increasingly agitated and angry with this outright arrogance and criminal gangster mindset of the political elitists. Now is the time to save their credibility and make a stand for their own dignity if anything !
they should have to pay the top dollar for the theft of his cattle. 1500 each.
$1500 would be at the bottom of the scale, and actually is to low to cover their cost to buy them now at auction.