The amount of money that the BLM claims the Bundy’s owe to the US Government are at maximum $ 1 million.
If this is the case, it seriously undermines the BLM position that this is about protecting Tortoises of collecting back fines.
At any rate, the footage shows that the BLM is totally out of control of it's para military trained rangers who were poised to start firing on their fellow Americans for the most flimsy of reasons.
It is also scary when a well connected (to Harry Reid) government official says that law abiding American citizens who have traveled to exercise they First Amendment rights and to petition their Government to address a grievance should be told that they be prepared for their funerals.
This event suggests that the Federal Government and the BLM came to Nevada looking for trouble and were seriously instigating a deadly confrontation with American citizens exercising their First Amendment rights.
While I am sympathetic to fact the BLM Rangers are responsible for investigating illegal pot farms on BLM lands and have to deal with highly armed, violent Drug Cartel members and may have a need for weapons to protect themselves, the footage here shows that these people seriously exceeded their authority and their mandate for land management with this para military operation against honest and innocent Americans.
This event goes way past even legitimate law enforcement procedures and SWAT tactics against hardened criminals The BLM Brown Shirts were outfitted for war against their fellow Americans and were obviously more than willing and at the very edge of opening fire. They had an entire ridgeline of snipers deployed agains non violent protesters for gosh sakes.
Things have deteriorated to the point I no longer recognize this country as the one I grew up in or even lived in a few short years ago.
America has indeed been fundamentally changed and it is change we will come to regret
That has changed. BLM now says it's in excess of $500 Million. Fines.
This event suggests that the Federal Government and the BLM came to Nevada looking for trouble and were seriously instigating a deadly confrontation with American citizens exercising their First Amendment rights.
After spending a lot of time researching and looking at this “Stand off”. I agree 100%.
They came looking for a fight.
They hoped to be shot at first.
They have tried this before.
Wayne Hage, American Rancher, Interview Pt 2
at 13 mins,
Everybody should watch the entire interview.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3145256/posts
I also believe there is a political motivation behind this.
I believe 0bama would have loved to paint the Ranchers and the Militia as crazy right wing gun nuts that need to be controlled.
With all due respect, I regret the change now, every day. Have been for the last 10 years or so.
The $996,000 is confirmaed.