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 Constitution has been kicked to the curb
And just HOW is Bundy living off our tax dollars….be very specific
Always a crook…That’s Reid! Scott Mcavay….he’s not buying it for the government …he wants it for HIS family!! Don’t think this wasn’t HIS plan all along!
He’s a henchman, hope his karma comes soon
Harry Reid you are a chicken$#%&!@*bitch
He holds the title to 90 acres connecting to the Bundy land – I don’t have proof – but this is what I read.
Harry Reid is determined to steal that man’s land. It is a credit to the Bundy family that they haven’t taken that matter to another level.
It cost us true Americans tax dollars to lock up him and his family. If those people were decent, normal people he wouldn’t have taught his kids how to be thug criminals. Now we’ll have to pay to feed and house those people for the rest of their lives.
They are so wrong
There should be a harassment charge slapped against Harry Reid and he should be sitting in jail. No one is handing over their land to the government so they can accommodate they’re Muslim terrorists – get the hell out if her, give them a trip back to the middle east.