Owebama didn’t want this in the news so close to the midterm election. The public aren’t on his side on this one!
“The federal government had countered that Bundy “owes the American people in excess of $1 million “ in unpaid grazing fees and “refuses to abide by the law of land, despite many opportunities over the last 20 years to do so.””
$h!t, Mooch spends that as her “per diem” when she vacations on the taxpayers dime. Make her stay home and leave Bundy alone.
Are the feds backing down?
I’d love to think this is over. The Feds will just rearrange the deck chairs and come back again. Harry Reid and his son must be thoroughly investigated, and it needs to start now. Where there’s smoke ..
As my name might suggest, I’ve followed this story with great interest. While the behavior of the BLM is open to discussion and criticism, I would argue the government has been incredibly patient with Mr. Bundy. He stopped paying his grazing fees in 1993 (about $1.35 per cow/calf pair per month), continued to graze his cattle on public land after his leases were cancelled for non-payment and ignored a federal court order to remove his cattle. Mr. Bundy is not a hero; he is a freeloader. Ranchers have access to more than 158 million acres of federal land. The grazing fees are used primarily to help mitigate and repair the damage that larges herds of cows can inflict. Anyone who has ever been around cattle can attest that they can stomp a mud hole quicker than any other critter on earth. This is not the first time - nor will it be the last - the BLM impounds cattle for non-payment and non-compliance. On average, it happens about four times a year. This time, some BLM employees in Nevada got a bit overzealous in carrying out their duties. Imagine if you owned pastureland and leased it to a rancher. What would you do if he had refused to pay rent for more than 20 years and refused to remove his cattle from your land?
A Chicago Alderman once told me that there were “good” guns and “bad” guns.
I suspect the BLM will be back. I wonder if the rancher is simply stealing or has a legit beef with how the land he was paying fees on was being managed. Knowing Greenies, I suspect he may have an issue. They don’t like the light of day.
They pulled the same crap with Waco, proclaim they were leaving then returned with reinforcement.
“Keywords: alreadyposted”
Wrong again; not this article.
Translation; Dingy Harry backed off.
Well its not all bad for the BLM. They managed to kill about 130 head of cattle and dismantle at least some of the water infrastructure. Pretty sad.
BTTT!
The BLM/Obama/Democrat Party decided to wait until after the election to continue this. They’ll be back. The Dems have too much riding on their “deal” with Red China.
They’ll be back.
No Neil, tell the truth. You are not concerned about the safety of YOUR employees because you have overwhelming firepower right now AND lots of body armor (saw it in the videos). You have armored vehicles, helicopters, snipers, etc., ad nauseum. You have dogs...they're dangerous...really. That's not the issue. THE ISSUE is...a LOT of us are not militia members nor are we rednecks and we're not going to leave our homes and go protect the Bundys or anyone else UNTIL you kill some innocent Americans.
You see Neil, behind closed doors you big boys are talking about the momentum of public opinion in this matter and how it was slipping away from you. The media could easily turn on you and begin to show sympathy for protesters, especially if you kill some for any reason (even if they fire on you). All this nation needs is a few martyrs on Clive Bundy's ranch and the show is on and you know it. Those folks should bring little children or some pet dogs out there next time and dare you do shoot anything (guns or tasers) at anyone with little children and pets around. Man, even if one of your attack dogs killed someone's dog, you would have a monumental problem on your hands. All it would take would be one child (possibly even a Fido) martyr and all hell would break loose in this country and you're probably concerned the protesters might think of that.
What are you going to do now? You can't retreat...really. That will embolden those who hate how the Federal Agencies behave. The public is fed up and is not going to take it anymore. Where will the next conflict arise that will bring a huge number of people out of their homes to plan some REAL trouble for you fellas? Back to the drawing board Neil...
"Based on information about conditions on the ground, and in consultation with law enforcement, we have made a decision to conclude the cattle gather because of our serious concern about the safety of employees and members of the public," BLM Director Neil Kornze said.Translation: We're afraid some of these people protesting are going to start pulling a BOOM! HEADSHOT! on our employees.
Both sides said the issue is one of fairness, with the federal government maintaining that thousands of other cattle ranchers are abiding by the law by paying their annual grazing fees, while Bundy's family and supporters say the government's actions are threatening ranchers' freedoms.Prediction: The BLM will win this with very public, very documented legal orders and court cases. Lots of scrutiny and making sure all the i's are dotted and the t's are crossed.