BS: Bundy ranch stand off

Subject: RE: BS: Bundy ranch stand off
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 12 Apr 14 - 10:29 AM

Ranchers aren't supposed to graze livestock on public land without paying a fee to do so. The feds have tried to reduce the amount of livestock because they have been allowed to badly overgraze the land. A lot of federal parks that used to allow grazing have long since kicked out the cows and will even shoot them and leave them in the backcountry of the owners don't come get them after being notified of their straying onto public lands.

There was a ranching family that was grandfathered in with grazing rights in one park I worked in, and it took years for the park to finally get rid of them (when the family members got old they tried to sublet their grazing rights and that's when their asses (or at least cattle) were kicked off the land).

Mr. Bundy is a leech who has grown fat by stealing the grass on federal land. He's the kind of old fart who will cry for his right to do so and there are scofflaws who will support him. But he doesn't have a legal leg to stand on.

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: Bundy ranch stand off
From: gnu
Date: 12 Apr 14 - 10:19 AM

I hear the State Militia is on the ranch in full combat mode. Not good to tell Big Oil yer gonna start a range war. That's the kinda party they like to dress up for.

Subject: RE: BS: Bundy ranch stand off
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 12 Apr 14 - 08:46 AM

ah! that's different....evil capitalists against the sons of the soil.
republicans against the democrats, conservative against labour... generallt i'm on the side of the goodies in white hats.

Subject: RE: BS: Bundy ranch stand off
From: gnu
Date: 12 Apr 14 - 05:16 AM

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) told him and many others to stop allowing their cattle to graze on public land as has been done for scores of years. They also want past grazing fees of a huge sum or to confiscate his ranch. They also have leased these lands to gas fracking companies and they don't want the cattle or people to get sick and die from the fracking ops because it's negative publicity. Far better to shoot them with machine guns and sniper rifles from helicopters. Efficiency is secondary only to safety.

Subject: RE: BS: Bundy ranch stand off
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 12 Apr 14 - 05:04 AM

can't get the link maker to work.


however this is about a 67 year old man who wants to take his cows where the law says he can't he has a lot of public support....

all very well....but the law is the law. wait til he wants to take his cows down your street.

Subject: BS: Bundy ranch stand off
From: GUEST,Ruby Ridge
Date: 12 Apr 14 - 12:21 AM

http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/10/us/nevada-rancher-rangers-cattle-showdown/