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 have posted this on Louie Gohmert site he is onto these pos BLM and other federal land grabbers..TRUMP is you dn’t want killary and sanders who let this keep going on
oh, and your commie$#%&!@*koch bros taking our FEDERAL land to sell to the highest bidder????
So, the Feds are taking control of Federal Land….Sounds about right….Boot the Bundy’s
You know we have had blacks burn and loot in Baltimore and everywhere they decide they want to protest. Nothing gets done. They burn private property and anything that gets in the way including police cars that is paid for by tax payers. Nothing gets done. Then you have a group of ranchers being screwed by Reid and the Federal government and they get arrested and charge with f**e charges to keep them in prison for life. Then the Feds commit murder. I guess there are some of those vids that first came out that will never be seen ever again.
Harry Reid doesn’t have that power!
That’s what it was all about it in the first place. Reid is a total worthless$#%&!@*
hey claire-seems yer repugnantrepublicans are gittin mega busks frum the NRA n koch teats……
Harry reid<>just another evil doer making a life career in corrupted politics!!!
Reid is truly evil. We support the ranchers all the way!!!!
That old bastard needs a hole in his head.