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2014-04-23 -Land of the Free

'Trespass Cattle': One of the Latest Theories on the Bundy Ranch and the Feds

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Posted by Besoeker 2014-04-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Dry Lake Solar Energy links.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-04-23 00:44|| 2014-04-23 00:44|| Front Page Top

#2 The land within the Dry Lake SEZ is undeveloped scrubland, characteristic of a semiarid basin. Vegetation within the SEZ is predominantly creosotebush and other low shrubs.

And PROTECTED turtles that are doomed to BLM'S ~~extension~~ ummm Relocation, then Kill them,(Because there's too many turtles)

Nice excuse.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2014-04-23 02:42|| 2014-04-23 02:42|| Front Page Top

#3 The whole thing was about military style confiscation of property. Judging the facts i dont really support the Bundys but the gov overstepped big time so on general principal i now support the ranchers.

Posted by rjschwarz 2014-04-23 09:38|| 2014-04-23 09:38|| Front Page Top

#4 BLM needed a reality check and they got it. 200 pissed off, armed cowboys should sober up anyone.
The Fed agencies get mission creep and need to be tuned up every now and then. LEOs in general could use a refresher course on why they are allowed to wear the gun and badge. I think the whole event will end up being constructive, lead to a lot of discussion and, hopefully, some changes in the way that LEOs, both state and federal, interact with citizens.

Posted by bigjim-CA 2014-04-23 11:14|| 2014-04-23 11:14|| Front Page Top

#5 The best reasons for the Fed I have heard are back taxes and turtles.

Back taxes is a financial issue, but if it is a financial issue, killing the bulls, destroying the water system, and losses to the herd via incompetence destroys the value of the property seized and renders incapable any effort to gain value to pay accused grazing fees/taxes/whatever.

Its like trying to get a person to pay back their college loan by cutting his arms off, if the real reason for cutting the arms off is to get that particular account even monetarily.

As for the tortoise, you know what helps grow items in the tortoise diet? Cow poop. You know what keeps at bay the predators of the Desert Tortoise? Cattle and Cowboys. You know what cows don't like to do and keep an eye out for? Stepping on things which might hurt them.

Posted by swksvolFF 2014-04-23 12:52|| 2014-04-23 12:52|| Front Page Top

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