Posted on 02/09/2016 7:02:54 AM PST by redreno
The jailed leader of the occupation of a wildlife refuge in Oregon has called on elected officials from mostly Western states to voice support for free speech and civil disobedience and to visit their constituents in federal custody.
At least one Nevada lawmaker , state Assemblywoman Michele Fiore , is answering the call.
"It is your duty to hold federal agencies at bay, protecting the people in your state," occupation leader Ammon Bundy said according to the transcript of a telephone call he made Saturday from jail and released by one of his lawyers Monday.
(Excerpt) Read more at reviewjournal.com ...
Free speech, of course, but there’s no way that civil disobedience can be “free.” Civil disobedience is violation of the law. Part of the concept of civil disobedience is that the lawbreaker freely admits his complicity and accepts the legal consequences.
The trolls are all over it at the Review Journal. Calling Bundy supporters ‘kkkonstitutionalists’ and crying ‘Hold on Hoss!’ and other witticisms. They have such a sniggering sneering attitude.
My admiration for the Bundys is great. I hope so much that somebody starts looking into the BLM land purchases in Nevada and the corruption in the Oregon state bureaucracies.
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