Yes, if this had been property he owned and the Feds or even local government wanted to use eminent domain to take his property...I would be a HUGE supporter. But that was not what happened here.
Bundy may well not be a racist as he appears to think illegal Mexicans should be able to ‘join us’ and that Mexicans have better families than white folks.
It could well be that Bundy is just not a great wordsmith. BUT holy cow, he sure enough knows how to lose support quickly. And he just keeps digging the hole. Mercy.
I don't think you understand Western desert water rights.
The US Forest Service and the BLM tried pulling a similar stunt on Wayne Hage. I think the quote that made me laugh was something to the effect that the Forest Service guy was on the stand and basically told the judge that Hage would have to lower his cows down to his waterholes in a helicopter sling if he wanted to use them.
I think the judge made him say it to illustrate the lying stupidity of the Forest Service & the BLM.