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:
The federal govt. dies not have any reason to own land. So they can sell it to a foreigner? Harry Reid you need to be tar and feathered you damn crook.
No surprise there….that has been his intent from the beginning.
The Fed’s can not own any land in any Stat, all they can have is12 acres in DC and that is it!!! That is the Fed LAW!!!
Harry Reid is one of those men that will never have enough. He will walk over other men’s lives to get his prize. Politics isn’t a career for Harry, it’s a license to steal.
he is no good
Good come back Brian Kennedy.
theif is what this liberala$$ is, better remember this Reid, what the 2nd amendment was out in place for because we the people are getting effin fed up with you liberaltards
Time to put Harry Reid out to pasture himself and elect new.
Harry Reid sold that land to foreign country. He STOLE IT & MET A FORCE he didn’t expect… He denied it to say his$#%&!@* He brought this all on. Harry sacrificed the BUNDY for his own personal DEMOCRAT ILLEGAL AGENDA, Did SERIOUS harm to them. Its NOT OVER YET HARRY! OBAMA cannot save your sorry$#%&!@*when the REAL TIME COMES this TIME!
I didn’t know this I know you know what your talking about. Very deep