[goldstategop]

The federal government owns more than half the land in Western states and its a disgrace a rancher is locked up in prison for grazing cows on land he thinks belongs to him. The feds apparently have nothing better to do with their time than to imprison an old man for trying to pursue a lawful livelihood.

[familyofman]

"....its a disgrace a rancher is locked up in prison for grazing cows on land he thinks belongs to him."

Just because you think something belongs to you doesn't make it so, unless you're in never-never-land with Peter Pan. It seems this type of dispute, free-range vs land -rights, has been going on for quite some time. Haven't there been at least 50 movies that have used this theme - with the good 'ol sod-busters always winning?

[BlackbirdSST]

The federal government owns more than half the land in Western states and its a disgrace a rancher is locked up in prison for grazing cows on land he thinks belongs to him. The feds apparently have nothing better to do with their time than to imprison an old man for trying to pursue a lawful livelihood.

Why is this a concern to you? This is that "Big Government" you tout on other threads in action. I can't see why you are concerned here. Wierd! Blackbird.

[B.O. Plenty]

Mr Klump is lucky that they only put him in jail....... Other somewhat similar instances resulted in the feds torching the home killing nearly everyone, smashing all the machinery, killing the pets and........finally.....plowing under and hauling off anything that could be used as evidence against them......

[Salman]

By background, I'm a city boy. I'm on the farm list mainly to learn something, not to pontificate. But I know WRONG when I see it.