When there are illegal and nefarious activities abounding, there is a wise adage that says to “follow the money.” That is often a reasonable path to discover the true motive for an action or event that may seem to defy a line of clear logic. One of the most glaring examples is the out-of-proportion bullying by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) as it has sent huge forces of armed federal agents to force farmers and ranchers off of remote parcels of land in Nevada and Oregon.
In the case of Cliven Bundy, the agency started grabbing cattle from the rancher because of a disputed fee for grazing his cattle on “federal land” in Nevada. There is a very clear argument to be made that the federal government is not constitutionally permitted to “own” huge parcels of the United States, which in the case of Nevada amounts to almost 80% of the entire state land mass. But there are no doubt thousands of ranchers also running their cattle on federal land for grazing purposes, and the question arises regarding why the heavy hand of the federal government would come down on this one elderly rancher in Nevada. Just follow the money.
In the protest that blew up in January of this year, the conflict had to do with a trumped up arson charge against two ranchers who had burned some of their ranch to clear weeds to make it more productive. The fire spread to “federal lands,” and though the ranchers extinguished the fire without help, and the land, including the federal land, is now more productive than ever, the government insisted on jailing the two ranchers for five years. The ensuing protest by other ranchers led to the death of one of the rancher leaders caused by federal or state agents, with the video of the death showing that it was simply an execution. Once again, the question is why this was a cause for which the government was willing to murder a citizen? The answer once again is to “follow the money.”
See the money trail on page 2:
I read somewhere that it is illegal for the government to own more than 3 or 4 acres of unoccupied land in one spot. They lay claim on thousands of acres, then rent it to folks for grazing, etc. That is not right!!
Reid is a rotten crook
A stinkin eat. Hopefully others will unite agdainst this travesty
this land grab must be stoped, this man has used his office for criminal intent before and now that obvama has put thesepeople in prison and killed one of them he is going after the land again, he must be charged for using his office for criminal intent and must be stoped.
snake
I wish I had a fraction of your intelligence. Thanks
Harry Reid belongs in prison.
Harry Reid is a thief, for taking this land. This is so wrong. One day you will stand before God Harry Reid.
Is Harry Reid’s son still trying to broker a deal on that land to a Chinese satellite dish company that will net him $1B?
This is still unjust. The government is so wrong. God bless them. To the government= YOU HAVE NO RIGHT. THIS IS AMERICA YOU LAND GRABBERS