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:
The ruling is unconstitutional and therefore invalid
very good point…
Lets send the Judge a bill for renting his “office space” in a taxpayer funded building……………
Ken Mokler Except the arrest and crime reports don’t agree with your assessment.
CORRUPTION AT ITS FINEST! TIME FOR CONGRESS TO STAND WITH WE THE PEOPLE! VOTERS: STAY CALM AND LET YOUR VOICES BE HEARD LOUDLY AND CLEARLY COME NOVEMBER 2016! REMOVE ANY AND ALL OLD, RULING CONGRESSIONAL MEMBERS THAT HAVE FORGOTTEN OUR CONSTITUTION AND THAT WE THE TAXPAYERS ARE THEIR BOSSES! I AM GOING WITH A NON-POLITICIAN THIS TIME AROUND. NOTHING CAN BE WORSE THAN BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA AND HIS BAD OF HUNCHMEN!
They should break the law by armed “seizure’?
The judge is a liberal. They all do the same c**p. This is their constitutional right. Americans are the title holder of the land.
The government has turned into a bully to accomplish their own agenda… It’s time to take it back! Go Trump!
You want to be funny about it. the land never belonged to the indians. It belonged to the animals so No one can say$#%&!@*about it. So sick of hearing well they took this and that all those years ago and you owe us. People I owe no one nothing. You want something get your$#%&!@*out and buy it.
Time to end that judges job