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One of the Biggest Fat Cats in America is the BLM
Americanthinker.com ^ | 4/27/2014 | Victor Keith

Posted on 04/27/2014 5:34:05 AM PDT by rktman

Amid the circus that is the Bundy Ranch standoff is the much more important and revealing story surrounding a previously little-noticed agency called the Bureau of Land Management.

Even observers who believed that Cliven Bundy did not have a legal leg to stand on regarding his claims that he did not owe grazing fees for his cattle to the BLM were curious as to the reason behind the heavy-handed response to Bundy’s recalcitrance. The move ostensibly was to remove Bundy’s cattle from public lands, where they were illegally grazing. Even though every federal agency these days, from the Environmental Protection Agency to the Department of Education, feels the need to have its own SWAT team, 200 federal agents with assault rifles and dogs seems an inappropriate way to conduct a roundup.

Upon closer examination, the reason for the importance to the BLM of establishing its authority may entail much more than the revenue from grazing fees.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: alphabetgovt; bimprofits; blm; blmbusiness; bundy; federalland; landissues
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To: Foundahardheadedwoman
FDR is usually number two on my list of the four worse presidents of the 20 century, he and Woodrow Wilson fight it out for the number one spot. I am not a fan.

But WWII was going to happen. Japan wanted to be the big dog in the Pacific. There were three places left in 1941 they had to take out to do that, Australia, New Zealand and Hawaii.

Hawaii was the logical place to start. Take out the US Fleet and we would not be able to stop them from taking control of the entire Pacific. They had been planting colonies colonies in North America and South America for the past 50 years to facilitate their take over. We would have objected to their taking over the west coast of Canada or Peru and that was their goal.

FDR and his policies did a lot of damage to the country but acquit him of starting WWII. It was going long before he was in any position to push anything.

41 posted on 04/27/2014 7:29:53 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Proud Infidel, Gun Nut, Religious Fanatic and Freedom Fiend)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

OK, you win. As long as you include Clinton in the top 4 worst presidents. In Wilson’s case, I know he was a progressive and after the League of Nations failed paved the way for the UN but we still don’t know how much damage his wife caused after his stroke. She may well have been our first two for one female president. I am supposed to forgive my enemies their trespasses but it is hard to do in FDR’s case, but I will try.
My point in my mind really was that FDR wanted the confrontation with Japan and he wanted to get involved in Europe. I agree it was bound to happen just that he moved it in that direction.


42 posted on 04/27/2014 8:44:40 PM PDT by Foundahardheadedwoman (God don't have a statute of limitations)
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