[GAFreedom]

The opinion that they are just squatters gets blown out of the water by her words. They are more than that and can’t be dismissed like that. Their family’s been there for multiple generations.

But that has no legal meaning. They can't claim adverse possession. They can't claim squatter's rights in that state. They have no title to the land and they refused to pay the fees for the rights to graze. It doesn't matter how we feel or what we think - those are the cold facts and the law must be adhered to.

Remember, to give in to emotionalism is to open the door to liberalism. Conservatism is hard and logical.

[xzins]

Disagree. They have the history of the open range, and they have the fact that they were permitted to make personally paid for improvements with no reimbursement.

That pretty well settles it for me.

It is unowned land and it has been improved. They have a range claim.

The Fed is responsible for the land within our borders. They are not PROPERTY OWNERS.

If they were, shouldn’t they be paying property taxes to the states/counties, the same as other property owners within those states.