An abusive government which at the end of the day still has the law on its side.
No, actually the law is on Bundy’s side - meaning the written law. Apparently the legal system is on the fed’s side. But as written, Bundy owns a grazing easement on the land. The BLM can only charge a “management fee”, if they do not manage properly, and he refuses to pay for a job they aren’t doing, it does not give them the right to tamper with his easement.
Bundy needs better lawyers.
“An abusive government which at the end of the day still has the law on its side.”
So did the Soviet Union.
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