SANDOVAL STATEMENT ON BLM ROUNDUP AND ORGANIZED PROTESTS

State of Nevada ^ | 04/11/2014 | Brian Sandoval

[BuckeyeTexan]

Earlier this week, I advised the BLM not to limit or hinder the constitutional rights of Nevadans and be mindful of its conduct. The ability to speak out against government actions is one of the freedoms we all cherish as Americans. Today I am asking all individuals who are near the situation to act with restraint. Although tensions remain high, escalation of current events could have negative, long lasting consequences that can be avoided.

[BuckeyeTexan]

The BLM took down the First Amendment zone(s) and is "allowing" protesters to congregate on public land so long as they do not interfere in the operation or jeopardize the safety of federal officers.

How nice of them. /s

[clintonh8r]

Yeah. They probably expect us to thank them. Or at least bring donuts....

[HiJinx]

They must have thought that nobody would know what was happening all the way out there in that no-man’s-land of Nevada. By the time the first whiff of it got out, their land grab would be a fait accompli.

[McBuff]

Right. . .the people get to protest and yell as the government invades their land and confiscates their property and livelihood. . .nice statement Brian. . . from behind your desk. .I hear your steel balls clicking all the way over here in VA.

[TigersEye]

What operation are the BLM Rangers doing?

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It's not about a danged tortoise.

The BLM is killing hundreds of desert tortoises.

Desert tortoise faces threat from its own refuge August 25, 2013

Back at the conservation center, a large refrigerator labeled "carcass freezer" hummed in the desert sun as scientists examined the facility's 1,400 inhabitants to find those hearty enough to release into the wild. Officials expect to euthanize more than half the animals in the coming months in preparation for closure at the end of 2014.

More glaring proof that the FedMob is incapable of managing lands or wildlife.

[BuckeyeTexan]

The Honorable Sally Jewell
Secretary
Department of Interior
1849 C Street, N.W.
Washington DC 20240

Secretary Jewell,

We are deeply disturbed by the recent reports of actions taken by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) against the Bundy Family of Nevada. While we certainly understand that “there are two sides to every story” and that the family’s issues with the BLM are not new, we remain concerned about the escalation of force on the part of the federal law enforcement with their surrounding of the Bundy family’s ranch.

This escalation of force reportedly includes the deployment of roughly two hundred heavily armed personnel, including snipers, along with the deployment of Tasers, the use of K-9 units, and brutal physical force against members of the Bundy family and their neighbors who had come to support them. One of the victims of this aggression is reported to have included Margaret Houston, a 57-year-old mother of eleven children and a recovering cancer victim.

The Governor of Nevada, Brian Sandoval, recently said, “No cow justifies the atmosphere of intimidation which currently exists, nor the limitation of constitutional rights that are sacred to all Nevadans.” We agree with Governor Sandoval and ask that the Bureau of Land Management work to de-escalate the situation immediately.

Unfortunately, we know all too well that in situations like these, if tensions continue to escalate the consequences can be devastating,” the lawmakers said. “We ask that the BLM allow ‘cooler heads to prevail’ and to pursue a non-violent resolution to this disagreement.

Matt Salmon, Member of Congress
Steve Pearce, Member of Congress

[ronnie raygun]

Reid is an elected official that is doing private business with a communist country for personal gain, jail him

[combat_boots]

Nevada's Competitive Oil & Gas Lease Sale Schedule 
(Tentative)

Sale Date	Parcels Offered for District  Office at Sale	*EOIs Due	Sale Posting Date	Protest Deadline
June 24, 2014	Elko/Southern Nevada	June 13, 2013	March 21, 2014	April 20, 2014
July 17, 2014	Battle Mountain	September 13, 2013	April 14, 2014	May 16, 2014
September 9, 2014	Winnemucca/Carson City	December 13, 2013	June 11, 2014	July 11, 2014
December 9, 2014	Ely	March 14, 2014	September 10, 2014	October 10, 2014
March 10, 2015	Elko/Southern Nevada	June 12, 2014	December 10, 2014	January 9, 2015
June 9, 2015	Battle Mountain	September 12, 2014	March 11, 2015	April 10, 2015
September 15, 2015	Winnemucca/Carson City	December 19, 2014	June 17, 2015	July 17, 2015
December 8, 2015	Ely	March 13, 2015	September 9, 2015	October 9, 2015

*EOI = Expression of Interest

Industry Expressions of Interest for Possible Oil and Gas Leasing

Note:  Lease sales will be held at Bureau of Land Management, Nevada State Office, 1340 Financial Boulevard, Reno, Nevada 89502.

[backwoods-engineer]

Sounds like this guy is setting the stage for the Feds to “Waco” (the verb) Cliven Bundy and his family.

[combat_boots]

Link: Interestingly redacted
http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/prog/minerals/leasable_minerals/oil___gas/oil_and_gas_leasing/eoi.html

[freeandfreezing]

Actually spreading out the areas where protestors are gathering to peacefully show signs and picket could be helpful. It removes the chance of violence, and it may be more effective since more people will notice the protests.

For example, people in the area could locate where the various BLM employees and rangers are staying or live and protest near their offices, hotels, homes, or even the restaurants they frequent. Clearly efforts should be made to avoid close contact that could exacerbate tensions. But public protests can be very effective.

Also, apparently some private contractors are working for the BLM. Their businesses should be called out and picketed as well.

In every case protests should be conducted in a safe and law abiding manner. But the "First Amendment Zone" is the entire nation.

[montag813]

Sandoval is in on Reid’s deal.

[bunkerhill7]

Unfortunately, we know all too well that in situations like these, if tensions continue to escalate the consequences can be devastating,” the lawmakers said. “We ask that the BLM allow ‘cooler heads to prevail’ and to pursue a non-war-mongering non-provocative resolution to this disagreement.

there fixed it.

[bunkerhill7]

The Obummer administration provokes the people

1775: “When the controversy with Britain shewed symptoms of hostility and the design of the ministry and parliament to provoke us to arms became apparent the people of New Hampshire began seriously to meditate the defence of their country.”

“The History of New Hampshire”, Volume 1, pp358-9
By Jeremy Belknap, 1831

[Mama Shawna]

That little tidbit is a bookmark!