http://misguidedchildren.com/justice/2014/04/blm-confrontation-with-nevada-rancher-boils-over/18620
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Uncle Sam's Misguided Children
April 10, 2014 (Thurs)
Faye Higbee
Bunkerville, Nevada – Who are the real trespassers in the confrontation on Bundy land in Nevada? Is the BLM killing the “trespass cattle” in Nevada? Questions are compounding as violence broke out Wednesday. Supporters and family members confronted rangers, who tried to block the roadway. Eventually they left, but not until violence broke loose.
Ammon Bundy was tased by a BLM ranger on Wednesday (April 9, 2014).
Violence breaks out
On Wednesday an altercation with the Bundy family and supporters resulted in the tasing of Clive Bundy’s son Ammon and Clive’s sister Margaret Houston, 57, who has cancer, being shoved to the ground. Another woman, one who is pregnant, had a BLM K-9 lung at her. Militia groups have started to arrive, as well as other citizens, who are incensed at the government’s treatment of a cattle rancher. The situation has increased tension on both sides.
“This is the road, I grew up on. I saw my aunt get thrown to the ground. I saw my cousin get hit 3 times by a taser.” A Bundy family member became visibly upset at the government’s handling of his family.
“Go BLM! Go BLM!” the crowd chanted, as the rangers climbed back in their trucks and withdrew from the volatile situation.
We have to wonder, if the BLM rangers are asking themselves, why they are there, as pregnant women and sick women confront them, demanding to know, if they are going to kill the cows. In one of the videos you can hear a woman crying out to save her “baby calves”.
A Bundy family member stated Thursday, that they did not know for certain, but were advised, if the rangers couldn’t get the cows to move, they would be shot. The BLM rangers have brought in backhoes…, why? The BLM has made a deal with a local auction house to sell any of the “trespass cattle” found grazing on “public” lands…, a deal reportedly for $300,000. They have spent far more, than that in their penchant to intimidate the Bundy family in the first place.
No court order gives the government the right to destroy cattle in the pursuit of grazing fees.
The Tortoise
When the law on endangered species went into effect, the funds from rancher grazing fees were to be used by the BLM to assist ranchers in protecting the Desert Tortoise. The “rules” for grazing fees also included the demand, that ranchers only have 150 head of cattle on the public lands. However, that “rule” is not financially feasible for any rancher, who raises cattle for food. The grazing fees were being used against the ranchers, to buy out their land instead, so Mr. Bundy stopped paying the fees. His permit to graze was revoked in 1994.
Nobody really cares about the tortoises. It’s about control.
The BLM reportedly was set to euthanize numerous desert tortoises (you know, the ones they were supposed to rotect) due to a lack of funding back in August of 2013. Do the BLM tortoise keepers really care about the animals? Not on your life or they would never have even come up with that idea in the first place. They would have found a way to help them. Instead they took the easy way out.
It will cost the government millions of dollars to round up the cattle to get them to the auction house…, which is why there is concern over the presence of bulldozers and the rumors are flying. Killing the cattle, killing the tortoises, who are the bad guys here? Certainly not the ranchers.
U.S. Senator Dean Heller and Nevada Governor Sandoval have weighed in with their opinions on the matter and are saying, that the heavy-handed approach by the BLM is unwarranted. Having an opinion is one thing, ...
The BLM and Park officials are not commenting on the cattle roundup. They have made a crude “First Amendment Area” near the ranch to try and force people, who want to protest, to stay within specific boundaries. That didn’t work yesterday. And it is blatantly unconstitutional.
“No cow justifies the atmosphere of intimidation, which currently exists, nor the limitation of constitutional rights, that are sacred to all Nevadans. The BLM needs to reconsider its approach to this matter and act accordingly.” Nevada Governor Sandoval.
A Huge Show of Support
Militia members and other groups are en route to this ranch from places like Montana, Utah, Texas, Florida and New Hampshire. One family member expressed to this author, that they were “overwhelmed at the show of support”. But more is needed. The government must understand, that they are the trespassers here.
The Bundy family is surrounded by armed federal agents. Snipers are in place. The federal gov't would love to get its hooks on Clive Bundy, but family members are making sure, he has plenty of company, when he leaves the house. It appears, the Bundy family is about to get more “company” from American citizens fed up with the government’s approach. As the mainstream media remains silent or sides with the government, we want you to know, that we stand with the Bundy family.