I’m going to take an unpopular position here just because....
bottom line, removing all the emotion out of the subject and just looking at one simple fact, Hasn’t Bundy been breaking the law for 20 years or am I missing something?
See post #44 and you will begin to understand.
What you say is unpopular because it is quite ignorant. Read post #44, above and come back and revise your remarks.
see post 48.
So, basically, to pay, he first had to sign a contract that would’ve left him unable to operate his ranch. He tried to pay non-fed agencies, but they wouldn’t take his money.
The water right issue - if I understand this right - is even worse. The BLM cuts how many animals he can have, but the states (who own the water rights) say that he much have a minimum of so many animals, or the rancher loses his water rights. SO if he follows the BLM contract, he loses access to the water for those animals.
There’s a reason so many ranchers have had to fold up shop in this area. They’re making it impossible to function.
This is the Klamath basin all over again, in many ways.
You are missing a lot-—start with 44 above.
Not so much as breaking the law other than trespass. More like a renter not paying rent.