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:
What a great way to alienate all Americans
70,000 FOR WHAT? THESE THIEVING F-ING LIBERALS!!
good thought robin
Joyce Bracy, that is what I ask?? The Blacks can tear up, loot and steal, and nothing is done, in fact they are then encouraged to go kill the police, which they are doing. These Folks are protesting non violently and they are going to force them to sit down and shut up!! One way or the other. Wish the National Guard would step in, the next time the Blacks decide to go Baboon Crazy. That is what stopped them back in the sixties. I also say if everything is offending the Blacks, take that big ole statue of Martin Luther King down, it offends me.
Angel Toro you need to read the constitution a time or two and come back when you understand it…The federal government in some way shape or form has “over stepped it’s boundaries” since before anyone commenting on this was even born..
$70,000/day????
Says everything we need to know about government ran!
Lee Joseph Mitchell you should know what you’re talking about before you start typing something.
They never threatened anyone.
I am personally in touch with the people down, reporters and those involved. there so I’m telling you this.
And for the record, the last thing anyone wants to do is “kill lot enforcement” as you are putting out propaganda. So stop with your lies.
And if you want to defend your lies, I suggest you give me a link to anything that they have been saying that specifically said those words. Send me a video or an email or something from those people. You won’t find anything so stop spreading your lies.
And if you’re following the story, there’s a lot of new breaking news there’s been coming out from that area so I suggest maybe you should go to a few of the links that are updating the information daily and then you might get an education.
https://www.facebook.com/blaine.cooper23/posts/932910206805152
They want the uranium ..gas..mercury ..arsenic. on the Hammon ranch. China wants the uranium. We owe them alot of money
This is obuma s way of getting it. Political and the little people pay one way or another. Crooked government?
there is NO way in hell it costs that county 70,000 dollars a day. its greed .