Cliven Bundy got one thing right: His claim is absurd, but challenging property law is not

Salon ^ | April 21, 2014 | Matt Bruenig

[unlearner]

“Article 1 Section 8 Paragraph 27 limits the amount of land the Federal Government can own in any one state to 10 square miles.”

Are you talking about this?

To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may, by Cession of particular States, and the Acceptance of Congress, become the Seat of the Government of the United States, and to exercise like Authority over all Places purchased by the Consent of the Legislature of the State in which the Same shall be, for the Erection of Forts, Magazines, Arsenals, dock-Yards, and other needful Buildings;

Ten square miles is not the most land the federal government can own in a state. That has to do with relocating the capital. The federal government is supposed to purchase land with the consent of the state legislature and only for necessary purposes which are specified in the constitution.

[Graybeard58]

I still believe that Mormon Harry Reid will pull a few Mormon strings and get Mormon Bundy excommunicated. Give it time.

[Graybeard58]

My take on the Bundy deal is that I don’t care if he was right or wrong,

the fedgov reaction was absolutely wrong, so he and the Patriots were right to stand up to them.

My stance exactly and regardless of what the ignorant libs say, if Bundy were black, it would still be the same.

[logi_cal869]

Just for FYI, I found this while looking for something else:

http://www.snopes.com/politics/conspiracy/nevada.asp

Claim: Senator Harry Reid and a Chinese company building a solar plant are behind a standoff between federal agents and a Nevada rancher.

Snopes has the Solar-Reid connection listed as False.

Might result in some more inflamed opinions from the left in their delusional self-righteousness & ignorance of the full scope of the scenario...

[2ndDivisionVet]

Snopes is run by a hippie couple from their trailer in California.

[Georgia Girl 2]

This kid does not have a clue but he will soon. :-)

[logi_cal869]

I’d read comments to that effect; is that really true? Figures if it is. It’s just that the left typically cite their ‘facts’ as citations by both Snopes and Media Matters.

Again, just an FYI that Snopes has it listed that way. I fully expect to have that tossed in my face in the coming weeks and now I’ll be ready for it (having come across it)...

...you know the typical lazy argument: “Snopes debunked it so my opinion is right and you are wrong”...or “I saw it on TV”...

[2ndDivisionVet]

Snopes.com is a Scam
http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/media/internet/news.php?q=1227232155

Snopes’ Liberal Agenda - Not the Ultimate Source of Truth
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2195441/posts

[NTHockey]

>>For those unaware, basically this rancher wanted to graze cattle on federally owned land without paying the grazing fee, due to some strange legal theory that the land was really his.<<

Stopped reading here, because THE REGIME DOES NOT OWN ANY LAND, WE THE PEOPLE, DO.

[TigersEye]

Another uninformed rooty toot chimes in.

[logi_cal869]

Thanks for that. I always suspected, but never took to time to dig and missed the FR post on it.

I appreciate it.