BLM ditches obligations as Oregon ranchers’ water rights lawsuit dismissed

Freerange Report ^ | June 8, 2017 | Mateusz Perkowski

[Twotone]

PORTLAND — An Oregon ranching couple claims their lawsuit over grazing and water rights against the U.S. Bureau of Land Management was wrongly dismissed.

Jesse and Pamela White of Malheur County have asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn a federal judge’s decision to throw out the case for jurisdictional reasons.

During oral arguments in Portland on June 6, attorneys for the Whites and BLM sparred over whether the federal agency had a legal duty to alter or remove water reservoirs before reducing the ranch’s grazing levels.

The dispute originated in the 1960s, when BLM constructed 20 reservoirs that impaired water rights now owned by the Whites.

In exchange, in 1973 the agency permitted the ranch an additional 1,400 animal unit months on the federal land. An AUM is enough forage to support a cow-calf pair for a month.

When the Whites tried to enforce their water rights with the Oregon Water Resources Department more than two decades later, however, the BLM determined the agreement was invalidated. In response, the agency decided in 2008 to remove or retrofit the 20 reservoirs while phasing out the couple’s extra 1,400 AUMs.

[Red Badger]

The Government giveth and The Government taketh away.

All praise to The Government!

The Government Hu-Akbar!...............

[Delta 21]

Everything you have that we want belongs to the government. If you dont believe us, stand back and watch us take it, despite that we said we wouldnt yesterday.

We will lay our jack boots upside your head while you are still on fire to prove our point.

SO SHUT UP AND TAKE IT.

[wtd]

"Jesse and Pamela White of Malheur County have asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. . ."

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is the most overturned court in the system.

[publius911]

The BLM, other Federal agencies and unelected pressure groups of all kinds must be reined in and prevented from continuing to abuse and terrify the American citizen under laws disguised as regulations OR "policies."

Further, Congress (BH) must be reminded that they must never evade their duty through dereliction, RICO conspiracies "resolutions" or Executive Department directives. Laws or policy-making powers inimical to the people or the states, not Constitutionally enumerated are prohibited.

THE BILL OF RIGHTS ARE NEITHER SUGGESTIONS NOR SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION, ALTERATION OR DELETIONS. IT IS A LISTING OF ESSENTIAL FUNDAMENTAL TRUTHS, NOT EPHEMERAL LAW.

[Gil4]

BLM ditches obligations as Oregon ranchers’ water rights lawsuit dismissed

First thought when reading this: What does Black Lives Matters have to do with Oregon ranchers? These dueling acronyms are going to drive me crazy.

[vette6387]

“”Jesse and Pamela White of Malheur County have asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. . .”
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is the most overturned court in the system.”

But it is how this case gets to the SCOTUS!

[Glad2bnuts]

Something needs to be done about the time and cost to people bringing suit against THEIR out of control government agencies. Maybe if the case is heard, all legal fees are paid out of the Judges 401K or something similar.