The Federal government does not like to be challenged, and it has the resources and the power to make citizens yield, and does so when it cannot win the argument. If you have been following the conflict in Oregon recently between ranchers and the Federal government, you will know that the government, which owns over 50% of the land in eleven western states, is willing to jail you for unintended trespass of undeveloped, unoccupied land.
Two ranchers who did some brush clearing of their own ranch, but inadvertently burned some of the adjoining federal land, are now in prison for a long stay, based on a charge of arson. It is worth pointing out that the fire they started was put out by the ranchers without outside help, and the land itself is actually now healthier and more productive due to the reduction of brush and overgrowth. But the government wants to make sure that everyone understands they are in charge and they have the power.
A small group of ranchers, led by Ammon Bundy, are occupying the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge building in protest of the unjust sentence and the overbearing government position. Fortunately, no violence has developed, but Bundy and his group have vowed to stay until the two ranchers in question are freed. But the government still wants to make a strong point, and they have enlisted a judge to help them.
Huge fine threatened, page 2:
only terrorist get a bye from obama court
Its public land how can a judge bill them for occuping it for a stand against the govt for burning the land the govt is in the wrong here.
If it costs that building 70 thousand a day to run it needs to be shut down along with a bunch of other fed spending
Lance Bakore they are not sacrificing for America or us . This is there own personal agenda !
they always use money to try and control
Everyone has seen all the corruption our Big Government has been involved in.
Time for Big Government to give back this land and make amends for it.
Time to punish the MUDHOLES involved in the corruption.
And to help in all this, VOTE #DonaldTrump to ensure corruption is dealt with.
They did, its called taxes and raising your insurance premiums….
Sure
No one is threatening any one.
Fucking insanity. Protesters destroyed Baltimore and the government literally sat back and allowed it to happen. Judge needs to step down.