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Cdog911
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posted April 14, 2014 05:34 PM
I haven't had the chance to review the entire interview because I was in court suing a guy this morning g when it first aired, but he was on Beck today and the feds say he didn't pay them. he says that the feds stopped maintaining the land long ago leaving him to repair and rebuild fences, maintain water sources, ad nauseum, so he decided if he had to do it, then he'd use that money for that.
At the same time, he claims, and rightfully so IMO, that the BLM thugs had no rights whatsoever to be there armed as they were. I agree in that it seems like every federal agency out there has now created their own army to go after seditionists, as defined by them. Since when does the BLM have legitimate arrest powers? This is a huge question to be answered because if the president or his cronies can just give every Tom, Dick and Harry the "right" to carry a gun and use it and other forms of force to strip you of every one of your civil rights under the Constitution, we is seriously fucked.
There are some very interesting discussion topics arising from these events and I foresee a lot of people becoming much more educated over what the Constitution says to protect us from tyranny.
Fact is, you call him a dead beat. I'm still studying all the particulars, but he may well have a stronger argument that those acres are sovereign state acres upon which the federal government has no authority to interceded in a matter such as this.
For a lot of people, much of this simply does not make sense. It has been my experience that when something is confusing or doesn't seem to be as it appears, it's generally because there are critical facts we don't yet know. [ April 14, 2014, 05:36 PM: Message edited by: Cdog911 ]
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posted April 14, 2014 06:03 PM
Like I said, Bundy doesn't make for a good poster boy for the anti big gov movement. That said, most everyone who has pursued activities to draw attention to/change policy is often viewed as a proverbial nut job. The whole solar/turtle deal was basically an accidental uncovering of another corpse while digging in a cemetery. Concessions were made for solar energy plants in regards to turtles yet, there mere existence has been used in other cases as a club to beat people out of their land use contracts. The people implementing these policies are influenced by outside money(Reids lobbiest son). To me, having a father as a sitting senator while lobbying for big corporations in the state he represents is a huge conflict of interest. Also, take into consideration that agencies like the BLM,OSHA,EPA and a plethora of other alphabet agencies are run by appointed individuals who write their own policy.....not written by an elected group. Now, arm those groups in full tactical gear, and the whole prospect gets really scary. I know that my opinion of whether LE will raise arms against the citizenry has swayed strongly. What happened to the good ol' days when the .gov would just seize all your assets in order to fuck up your life....maybe it just doesn't send the message they want?
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posted April 14, 2014 06:08 PM
quote: There are some very interesting discussion topics arising from these events
Missed your post Lance, but completely agree with this statement.
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posted April 14, 2014 06:17 PM
Lance there is only 'argument' not facts on the issue of whether the State or Federal Gov owns the land in question.Bundy litigated that in his case and lost. No surprise,Mexico ceded that land to the United States in 1848,well before Nevada became a state in 1864. See:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Cession
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Cdog911
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posted April 14, 2014 06:49 PM
I am aware of that, DiYi, and don't argue that point. But, Bundy had an agreement with the BLM and their end of the agreement involved the maintenance of the land, i.e., fences and water sources, so that these features were not destroyed. They reneged on their responsibilities and abandoned those tasks, Bundy was left to do them himself at his own expense and he decided that he could do more with those dollars than they were willing to do, so he opted to quit just throwing money at them for nothing in exchange. That's how I understand things. Within the law? No, but does that give them then authority to handle the matter as they did the past three weeks?
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posted April 14, 2014 06:54 PM
To Geordie's comments about all the federal alphabet agencies that pass rules that are not debated by elected officials, here is a list I recently came across of those agencies, commission, councils, and committees, each of which passes regulations and orders that you and I have to abide by, but which are not debated or scrutinized by our elected officials. In an alrmingly increasing way, our federal government is bypassing the legislative process as outlined in our Constitution and handing off the drafting and implementation of these rules to these lesser agencies so that they do not get hung up in committees or debates,and IMO, this is WRONG.
Administration on Aging Admin for Children and Families Administrative Committee of the Federal Register Advisory Council on Historical Preservation African Development Foundation Agency for Advancement for Affirmative Action Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Agency for International Development Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Agricultural Marketing Service Agricultural Research Service Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Bureau American Battle Monuments Commission American Samoa AMTRAK Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Appalachian Regional Commission Architect of the Capitol Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board Arctic Research Commission Armed Forces Retirement Home Arms Control and International Security Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Interagency Coordinating Committee
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation Bilingual Education and Minority Language Affairs Office Botanic Garden Broadcasting Board of Governors Bureau of the Census Bureau of Economic Analysis Bureau of Engraving and Printing Bureau of Indian Affairs Bureau of Industry and Security Bureau of International Labor Affairs Bureau of Justice Statistics Bureau of Labor Statistics Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Prisons Bureau of Public Debt Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Central Intelligence Agency Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigations Board Chief Financial Officers Council Chief Information Officers Council Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee Citizenship and Immigration Services Bureau Civilian Radioactive Waste Management Coalition Provisional Authority (Iraq) Coalition Provisional Authority Inspector General Commerce Department Commission of Fine Arts Commission on Civil Rights Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission on International Religious Freedom Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Commodities Future Trading Commission Community Development Office Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Corporation for National and Community Service Council for Economic Advisers Council on Environmental Quality Court of International Trade Customs and Border Protection
Defense advanced Research Projects Agency Defense Commissary Agency Defense Contract Audit Agency Defense Contract Management Agency Defense Field Activities Defense Financing Accounting Service Defense Agencies Systems Agency Defense Intelligence Agency Defense Legal Services Agency Defense Logistics Agency Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Defense Security Cooperation Agency Defense Security Service Defense Threat Reduction Agency Delaware River Basin Commission Denali Commission Department of Agriculture Department of Commerce Department of Defense Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center Department of Defense Inspector General Department of Education Department of Energy Department of Health and Human Services Department of Homeland Security Department of Housing and Urban Development Department of the Interior Department of Justice Department of Labor Department of State Department of Transportation Department of the Treasury Department of Veterans Affairs Disability Employment Policy Office Domestic Policy Council Drug Enforcement Administration
Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs Economic and Statistics Administration Economic Development Administration Economic Research Service Election Assistance Commission Elementary and Secondary Education Employee Benefits Security Administration Employment and Training Administration Employment Standards Administration Endangered Species Administration Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Energy Information Administration Enforcement Environment, Safety and Health Environmental Management Environmental Protection Agency Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Executive Office for Immigration Review Export Administration Export-Import Bank of the United States
Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Office Farm Credit Administration Farm Service Agency Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board Federal Aviation Administration Federal Bureau of Investigations Federal Communications Commission Federal Citizens Information Group Federal Consulting group Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Federal Election Commission Federal Emergency Management Agency Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Executive Boards Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Federal Financing Bank Federal Highway Administration Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight Federal Housing Finance Board Federal Interagency Committee for the Management of Noxious and Exotic Weeds Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy Federal Judicial Center Federal Labor Relations Authority Federal Labor Consortium for Technology Transfer Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Federal Library and Information Center Committee Federal Maritime Commission Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration Federal Railroad Administration Federal Reserve System Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board Federal Trade Commission Federal Transit Administration Federated States of Micronesia Financial Management Services Fish and Wildlife Services Food and Drug Administration Food and Nutrition Services Food, Consumer and Nutrition Services Food Safety and Inspection Services Foreign Agricultural Service Foreign Claims Settlement Commission Forest Service Fossil Energy Fullbright Foreign Scholarship Board
General Accounting Office General Services Administration Geological Survey Global Affairs Global Communications Office Government Printing Office Government National Mortgage Association Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration
Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation Health Resources and Services Administration Holocaust Memorial Museum House Office of the Inspector General House Office of the Clerk House of Representatives Committees (multiple) House Organizations, Commissions, and Task Forces (multiple)
Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor Commission Immigration and Customs Enforcement Immigration and Naturalization Services Indian Arts and Crafts Board Indian Health Service Industrial College of the Armed Forces Industry and Security Bureau Information Resource Management College Institute of Education Sciences Institute of Museum and Library Services Institute of Peace Interagency Alternative Dispute Resolution Working Group Interagency Council on Homelessness Interagency Electronic Grants Committee Inter-American Foundation Internal Revenue Service International Broadcasting Bureau International Trade Administration
James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation Japan- United States Friendship Commission John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries Joint Forces Staff College Judicial Circuit Courts of Appeal Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation Justice Department Justice Programs Office Lead Hazard Control Legal Services Corporation Library of Congress
Marine Mammal Commission Marketing and Regulatory Programs (USDA) Marshall Islands Marshals Service Medicare Payments Advisory Commission Merit Systems Protection Board Migratory Birds Conservation commission Mineral Management Service Minority Business Development Agency Mint Missile Defense Agency Mississippi River Commission Morris K. Udall Foundation Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Multifamily Housing Office
NASA National Agriculture Statistics Service National AIDS Policy Office National Archives and Records Administration National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare National Capital Planning Commission National cemetery Administration National Commission on Libraries and Information Systems National Communications System National Constitution Center National Council on Disability National Credit Union Administration National Defense University National Drug Intelligence Center National Economic Council National Endowment for the Arts National Endowment for the Humanities National Gallery of Art National Highway Traffic Safety Administration national Imagery and Mapping Agency National Indian Gaming Commission National Institute of Justice National Institute of Standards and Technology National Institute of Health National Interagency Fire Center National Labor Relations Board National Laboratories (DoE) National Marine Fisheries National Medication Board National Nuclear Security Administration National Ocean Service National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Park Administration National Park Service National Reconnaissance Organization National Science Foundation National Security Agency National Security Council National Technical Information Service National Telecommunications and Information Administration National Transportation Safety Board National Weather Service Natural Resources Conservation Service Navajo and Hopi Relocation Commission Northern Mariana Islands Northwest Power Planning Council Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board
Occupational Safety and Health Administration Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Office of Compliance Office of federal Housing Enterprise Oversight Office of Gas Compliance Office of Government Ethics Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Office of management and Budget Office of National Drug Control Policy Office of Personnel Management Office of Science and Technology Policy Office of Science and Technology Information Office of Special Counsel Overseas Private Investment Corporation
Pardon Attorney Office Parole Commission Patent and Trademark Office Peace Corps Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Policy Development and Research Postal Rate Commission Postal Service Postsecondary Education Power Administration President’s Commission on Moon, Mars and Beyond President’s Commission on the US Postal Service President’s Council on Integrity and Efficiency President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board Presidio Trust Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Public Health Preparedness Office Public and Indian Housing
Radio and TV Marti Radio Free Asia Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty Railroad Retirement Board Regulatory Information Service Center Rehabilitation Services Administration Research, Education and Economics, USDA Research and Special Programs Administration Risk Management Agency Rural Business-Cooperative Service Rural Development Rural Housing Service Rural Utilities Service
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation Science Office (DoE) Secret Service Securities and Exchange Commission Selective Service System Small Business Administration Smithsonian Institute Social Security Administration Social Security Advisory Board Special Education and Rehabilitation Services State Department State Justice Institute Stennis Center for Public Service Student Financial Assistance Programs Superfund Basic Research Program Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement Susquehanna River Basin Commission Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Technology Administration Tennessee Valley Authority Trade and Development Agency Trade Policy Staff Committee (House) Transportation Security Administration Treasury Department Trustee Program (DoJ)
U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement U.S. International Trade Commission U.S. Mission to the United Nations U.S. National Central Bureau (Interpol) U.S. Sentencing Commission
Veterans Administration Veterans Benefits Administration Veterans Day National Committee veterans Employment and Training Service Veterans Health Administration Veterans Educational Foundation Vocational and Adult Education Voice of America
White House Commission on Presidential Scholars White House Commission on the National Moment of Remembrance White House Office of Administration Women’s Bureau (DoL) Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
This list was compiled in 2012. There have been others chartered and created since then, and this is only federal agencies, not state or local. [ April 14, 2014, 06:56 PM: Message edited by: Cdog911 ]
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posted April 14, 2014 07:04 PM
Lance, I don't like the approach used either but they were ordered to enforce Court orders, orders generated after years of litigation. Frankly these guys have a job to do on those facts and I've asked myself many times what do I expect them to do? No fucking way I'd let Bundy continue on as he is so not sure how to answer this. I am glad they pulled back but that just delays the problem and the orders,IMO,have to be enforced. To me this is a deadbeat issue, not a contrived constitutional one. One that the 'free press' will work the 'right' with as long as they can. I'll bow out with that.
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posted April 14, 2014 07:11 PM
I appreciate your points there, DiYi. Actually agree. I guess the thing that concerns me the most is the magnitude of the armed response by the BLM, of all people. Where the hell did BLM get that kind of firepower and who gave it to them? Look through that list up there^^^ and mark off the ones that should have the authority to just take away your right to freedom, aka, arrest powers. In "the day", that was pretty much the FBI, the US Marshal's Service, and the US Postal Inspection Service, who carries the same law enforcement authority as the FBI. If any of the other alphabets needed to enforce the law to the extent of making arrests and prosecuting, the matter was referred to the FBI or the US Marshals. Nowadays, there's information that even the USDA and the USDE have armed divisions acting as quick reaction forces. WTF?
Like Geordie said so eloquently about digging up a lot of unexpected bodies, this incident really reveals to the American people how thuggish our federal government has become in the past six years, if not longer. Is this really for the public good? And if so, what good can come of it? Do they really work for us anymore, or do we just do what they say out of fear of what will happen to us if we don't.
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posted April 15, 2014 04:56 AM
Lance I should know better than say I'll bow out cause these issues fascinate me.I'm sure I'll be alone on this but so be it.I think the exact opposite of what you say is the truth.'Thuggishness'is decreasing in the US,not increasing.With video,phone cameras etc it's actually rarer now than historically. Think back about the clubs and dogs during race demonstrations,war protests(Kent State for instance-army not only called out but shooting kids),the Dem convention in Chicago,etc.In fact,the farther back in our history you go,the more violent and requent 'thuggishness' becomes. Often it was against unions and the unemployed such as the Tompkins square NY fiasco and the violence against coal miners in Virginia(Blair Mountain).In some instances the Gov declared martial law and called out the Army to enforce it. Nope todays police may be overarmed and equipped but they are much better trained and use much more restraint than in our past IMO. Looking back is often painful but it is enlightening.Some say Obamma and the chinese and/or Harry Reid are behind this.BS.This deadbeat collection thing started back many Administrations(90s),was continued under Dems and Republicans and came to a head cause Bundy lost his cases(after wasting more of our taxpayer $$ with his lawsuits)and the Gov was threatened with lawsuits by Environmental groups and others to enforce the COURT ORDERS against Bundy. There simply isn't a conspiracy under every rock-only in some minds.
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posted April 15, 2014 05:11 AM
RShaw, Didn't see this before I posted but just more of the same.Bundy was and is a deadbeat and is using OUR land.He lost 2 federal cases that started many years ago. Reid may be a crook but so is Bundy.
Edit to add a bit about the latest ruling and the judge involved-a Reagan judge by the way:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/04/13/1291701/-About-the-Judge-who-issued-latest-Cliven-Bundy-Order# [ April 15, 2014, 05:42 AM: Message edited by: DiYi ]
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posted April 15, 2014 07:39 AM
I wasn’t as quick to jump on the Cliven Bundy bandwagon without getting the other side of the story—something just smells to me—I am still not sold on that guy. I do know around here, if you don’t pay your pasture rent, the landowner can lock the gate and sell enough critters to settle that debt if need be. This ‘agisters lien’ even supercedes my lien as a banker on the same collateral.
I was starting my lending career in the early 1980’s when the Posse Comitatus was running around here in Central Kansas. Some of the guys in the Ag Movement I dealt with refused to pay their loans back as somehow I was part of the ‘Trilateral Commission that was controlled by Jew Bankers and the corrupt Federal Reserve System’. The money was sure as hell good when they were pleading with me to help them out, just not when the payments came due. Many of these guys also quit filing federal income taxes about this time as well.
I even had a guy threaten to shoot himself in front of me so the bank could collect on his life insurance policy to pay his loan. As a new 22 year old, wet behind the ears loan officer, I told my boss I didn’t get paid enough for that shit, and if I saw the SOB coming in the front with a gun, I was heading out the back door and he was on his own. That was back when I was 50 pounds lighter and could run a bit faster…
Fighting against government norms such as paying taxes, or in this case land rent is nothing new to me. What I can say is that it pisses me off to no end when I have to pay income taxes and saw virtually nothing happen to the frickin deadbeats that quit paying for 15 years or more. I guess I was raised differently in that I feel an obligation to settle what I owe, rather than argue about whether or not I disagree with who I am actually paying the money to.
With that said, I think the BLM response was a bit over the top. We live in a nation that tells the Border Patrol not to fire on illlegals with rocks in their hands, but is the same government that has snipers pointing firearms at our own citizens. The one BLM guy even said, “What are we supposed to do when the folks on the other side have rocks in their hands?”
Pretty damn scary. [ April 15, 2014, 08:11 AM: Message edited by: booger ]
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posted April 15, 2014 08:09 AM
quote: Reid may be a crook but so is Bundy.
I think this point can be agreed upon by most who have looked at the facts honestly. To me this incident has little to do with ol' Clive. Rather, it sheds light on a bigger yet more subtle issue, and that is the growth in size and power of fed gov't. Several of the issues you mentioned DiYi bucked laws at the current time.....maybe unjust laws, but laws still the same. Also, during those time frames the breadth and scope of the fed gov't was no where near what it is today. The rules these agencies(refer to Lances list) enforce were, for the most part, written by the people enforcing them. There is my rub. I have been close to or involved in three separate issues with DEQ,USDA/EPA and the USDA P&S. Everyone of them involved an issue of moving goal posts and thus levying fines. These goal posts(rules) were not open for debate when they were written or imposed. These fines can, and have been used to destroy businesses, families and lives. But here is the crux, in Bundy's case, they didn't confiscate assets.....they loosed their personal 'Nat'l guard'.
In my opinion, this whole deal was one fire cracker pop away from a bloody mess, and the cell phone footage and youtube clips did more to turn the BLM than did the armed opposition. I am by far not a conspiracy theorist, but I do think a fairly large portion of our populace is fed up and pissed off.
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posted April 15, 2014 09:49 AM
quote: I do think a fairly large portion of our populace is fed up and pissed off.
That's kinda where I'm at. I have no interest in re litigating the question. I object to the authority imposed on a peaceful rancher. He might be a deadbeat, he might beat his wife? But the strong arm hiring of wranglers backed up by snipers rubs me wrong.
With the weasel Harry Reid being involved, this moves the needle in a negative direction.
I am very familiar with the area. It's not northeast Nevada, it's extreme southeastern Nevada, Clark County. Not particularly good coyote country, never has been.
Something not mentioned, what with tortoises and solar farms and oil and gas fracking. Water. A very big deal, what with the level of Lake mead going down and Las Vegas not being entitled to any more allotments. They are drilling wells further north like a house afire. And, of course, they need golf courses closer to Las Vegas, and golf courses near Las vegas need grass and grass needs water and that's prime golf course property over in Bunkerville.
We never get the truth. But, the Commando shit is offensive to me. Not so much on the Bundy ranch as further west around Death Valley. Same agency, BLM Rangers. And, they are very aggressive, there and in the East Mojave. That part I know about, so it's no stretch to conclude they are being obnoxious in the current situation.
Good hunting. El Bee [ April 15, 2014, 09:50 AM: Message edited by: Leonard ]
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posted April 15, 2014 09:50 AM
CrossJ, I agree with everything you just said.Particularly the growth of the Government(State and Federal)and the add on bureaucracy that promulgates rules via fiat and political inclination vs democratic means.Sad and damn scary. My point is that none of that has a anything to do with the far rights new Trayvon that wears a cowboy hat instead of dreadlocks.He's not a hero,he's a deadbeat using our land illegally.There is NO 'States Rights' issue here.It's federal land,federal contracts,federal court decisions period. Nor is there a single constitutional issue involved except the 1st amendment 'protest area' thing which is just that,a result of the protest,not the underlying case against this cowboy. Yet we have wackos waving the flag for him.Go figure.I figure in large part this,like 'Trayvon' is media(ratings)driven and amped up by one side or another for it's particular view or political goals.Again,there are no States Rights or Const issues here but if anyone disagrees,please name them. So now what?Should Bundy win?Hell no IMO,throw his sorry ass off. A mess and hopefully it doesn't get worse. As to the Federal 'thugs',again I'm sure I'm alone,but I actually feel sorry for the agents,officers,whatever they are cause they are really no different than us for the most part.They have jobs and bosses,families and bills to pay,many likely served with honor,many likely hunt,and I'd bet I'd enjoy having a coffee or a beer with the vast majority of them.So what does America want from them?They,if they enforce Federal Court decisions as they will be ordered to do,aren't taking a position against us,or guns,or ANY OTHER noble cause or constitutional issue but merely moving a deadbeat off OUR land. Damn tough deal and they don't deserve abuse for upholding our laws.
Edit:Forgot to state a few certainties. Certainly this will be justification for both 'sides' to buy more arms and ammo,certainly shortages of components and ammo for other legitimate uses will go on and almost certainly this all will lead to bloodshed.Hopefully only wackos on both sides die. [ April 15, 2014, 10:00 AM: Message edited by: DiYi ]
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posted April 15, 2014 10:57 AM
I'm disagreeing with you, DiYi. The part about the federal Thugs are just like us. The hell they are!
These guys are cops, and cops are enthusiastic enforcers, not reluctant. As someone said, they are one firecracker away from machine-gunning the whole crowd of protesting citizens.
I don't like AUTHORITY. Particularly armed authority. Especially combat clad, bulletproof vest, taser waving jack booted thugs.
I think the proper thing is to send the sheriff or U.S. Marshalls who are normally called to evict tenants for non payment of rent.
The fact that this has dragged on for 20 years tells me the Feds have a weak case. They never should have let it go for this long, then bring in the snipers.
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posted April 15, 2014 11:34 AM
GOOD QUESTION
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posted April 15, 2014 11:48 AM
Wasn't planning on you agreeing with me LB and it doesn't matter.Still a free country and we are all entitled to our opinions and to express them. You can bad mouth the thugs and I'll have a beer with them,all good.IMO opinion they have and will continue to protect your rights as much as mine even though I'm buying the beer. Unlike the Cowboy deadbeat,I know and try follow the rules.Here on your private site I understand the only rule is don't piss you off so I'll bow out for now. Good hunting.
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posted April 15, 2014 01:52 PM
Here's a few words about it from judge A. Napolitano
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posted April 15, 2014 02:01 PM
I'm in total agreement with DiYi so far. Clive is a crooked son of a bitch and whatever it takes to move him is fine. I have pile of friends that are ranchers and know tons more. Some are great salt of the earth people, some of them are outright crooks and thugs. Just because he's a rancher don't make him a " good guy". His lack of bill paying and bullshit started years ago, long before solar and fracking was even a thought. So I'm not buying into all the reasons for taking his land. It's not HIS land. Never was. It's ours and if he can't pay the pitiful amount of lease per AUM that the BLM charges then piss on him. [ April 15, 2014, 02:01 PM: Message edited by: 3 Toes ]
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posted April 15, 2014 02:41 PM
quote: Here on your private site I understand the only rule is don't piss you off so I'll bow out for now.
DiYi, I want to be completely clear. I have no problem with somebody disagreeing with me. That does not piss me off. Being rude and obnoxious pisses me off. I take a lot of shit, on this site and via email, I promise you.
You have total freedom to state your opinion without fear of me using the edit button or deleting your statements. I don't do that. What I do is; as I did above, I calmly disagree with you. You state your case I state mine and nobody changes their opinion, which, (again) does not piss me off, I rather expect it.
Now, as to the video above with the Judge. I agree with him, e makes a lot of sense. In my ignorant youth, I cosigned a vehicle loan. I was never contacted about it but several years later I refinanced my property and in the escrow process, they discovered a lien on the property for a certain repossessed pick up truck. I had no choice but to accept the conditions which were to satisfy the judgement that I knew nothing about and take what was left of the proceeds, which was still sufficient for my needs.
But, that is the way it works. They can't just hook a tow truck to my vehicle and drive off because of a judgement involving another issue. And, I believe the judge is right when he says the BLM can't round up the guys cattle. They have no right to his property. HE OWES MONEY FOR GRAZING FEES. PERIOD. Put a lien on his friggin' ranch, but don't steal his cattle while the snipers keep him from objecting. The whole thing, the way they went about it is offensive to me.
I don't care if he had his day in court, I don't like the Federal Government thugs taking the law into their own hands. Other than that, (pay attention to this) I agree with DiYi and Cal, He's no poster boy for The Sagebrush Rebellion, piss on him!
Good hunting. El Bee
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posted April 15, 2014 05:14 PM
I am no fan of the man....but here is what I am talking about. [ April 15, 2014, 08:31 PM: Message edited by: R.Shaw ]
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DiYi
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posted April 16, 2014 04:20 AM
Nice story LB and hopefully they can work something out with the family.I mean that. On the other hand,I hope this guy doesn't write a story about the native americans-we'd all have to move.
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posted April 16, 2014 04:55 AM
IMO the 'solar' thing is a totally separate issue from years of non-payment but anything that benefits Harry Reid bothers the hell out of me so I keep trying to find out more about it. A friend sent this too me and while I have doubts about 'Snopes' I will post it anyway for what it's worth.Hard to know what they are talking about for sure if you don't live there or know the State well geographically.Anyway,sounds like the Chinese project is done but others may be pending.Also sounds like 'County' land may have been,or be,involved???? http://www.snopes.com/politics/conspiracy/nevada.asp [ April 16, 2014, 05:18 AM: Message edited by: DiYi ]
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