04-09-2014, 07:04 PM
The BLM has declared most of the land off the roads as "off limits", and harasses local residents who have enjoyed the area for over a century.
If you pull off the side of the road, for example, you can be arrested and physically injured at the whim of uniformed persons.
Bundy is basically saying, "We've been here since the 1800's, we don't recognize your authority to regulate the land on which cattle graze."
BLM and the desert tortoise advocates are saying, "But you complied for so many years, and then you stopped. We've beaten you in court, now comply or have your cattle confiscated (oh, BTW, your cattle are State property anyway since they aren't branded)."
If you pull off the side of the road, for example, you can be arrested and physically injured at the whim of uniformed persons.
Bundy is basically saying, "We've been here since the 1800's, we don't recognize your authority to regulate the land on which cattle graze."
BLM and the desert tortoise advocates are saying, "But you complied for so many years, and then you stopped. We've beaten you in court, now comply or have your cattle confiscated (oh, BTW, your cattle are State property anyway since they aren't branded)."