Federal agents clash with armed protestors over a rancher's 20-year tax fight.
ABC NewsNevada Cattle Rancher Wins 'Range War' With Feds
Nevada Cattle Rancher Wins 'Range War' With Feds
A Nevada cattle rancher appears to have won his week-long battle with the federal government over a controversial cattle roundup that had led to the arrest of several protesters.
Cliven Bundy went head to head with the Bureau of Land Management over the removal of hundreds of his cattle from federal land, where the government said they were grazing illegally.
Bundy claims his herd of roughly 900 cattle have grazed on the land along the riverbed near Bunkerville, 80 miles northeast of Las Vegas, since 1870 and threatened a "range war" against the BLM on the Bundy Ranch website after one of his sons was arrested while protesting the removal of the cattle.
"I have no contract with the United States government," Bundy said. "I was paying grazing fees for management and that's what BLM was supposed to be, land managers and they were managing my ranch out of business, so I refused to pay."
The federal government had countered that Bundy "owes the American people in excess of $1 million " in unpaid grazing fees and "refuses to abide by the law of land, despite many opportunities over the last 20 years to do so."
However, today the BLM said it would not enforce a court order to remove the cattle and was pulling out of the area.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/nevada-cattle-rancher-wins-range-war-feder...
Tara
I watched most of the live feed of this event yesterday. It definitely was a big win for 'We the People.' It left me smiling on the inside :)
Apr 13, 2014
JUST DEFIANCE
Just read about Harry Reids involvement with Chinese energy corp so wrote this to the news article, but couldn't sign-on to post it...
http://www.wnd.com/2014/04/reid-smelling-anything-but-rosy-in-ranch...
Hey! Been watching the Bundy situation from Australia, and agree with your points, and warnings. Good info for the Patriots.
Stopping this, and an American reaction against Washington, does not now just involve America, and any heavy weapons the feds use against Americans. China will happily help Washington.
Be very careful America! Don't.., whatever you do, let your pride and Patriotism invite a fabricated multinational, with the US govt, assault on your People. Might be just what they're looking for, and plan to do? Better to accept things, politrix and times are VERY different now, to 1776, 1865, and beyond. IF...? China is so intent on working with the US admin, then you have to consider the chances that the govts will deploy heavy weapons across US populations. Bad scenes, as of The Terminator, of major destruction of the US cities, etc. Worse-case scenario, sure. But don't discount the possibilities, going by the Senator Reid and thus feds involvement and plans with China?
Things, economics, energy resourcing and people HAVE TO change. Don't let them shoot you into changing. Adapt. Rethink. Restructure your hopes, expectations and lives.
It's a new world. For good or for ill. Adaptation is our species best asset.
Apr 13, 2014
Pat Newton
I now understand that it is not as yet over. My prayers are going out to all involved protecting the Bundy Ranch.
Apr 14, 2014