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 stand with ANYONE over a corrupt tyrannical government!
I do not think the Bundy group had a recorded title to the land in their name. Harry Reid is a good example of the need for term limits. .
Hey Harry get your hands off that land !
That’s been his plan all along. Him and the chinese!
They are letting him get away with this theft – he already has 90 acres connecting to this land with his name on the title.
If everyone backs Trump he can straighten this out!!
Pathetic
THEY SHOULD BE KILLED FOR DOING THAT!!!…THE DEMS I MEAN!!
Take a stand get out there get together if you own you’re land protect it. Lots of ways to do it just get it done. Don’t let some dumbass you voted into office take something away from you.
Why do criminals waste their life trying to kill unimportant people that aren’t actually a threat to our very fabric of society?