It just has to be said. If such a scenario transpired, I would not be surprised if a random shooting here or there would occur to blame the government and cause the nation alarm. It is just the way the militants in The West are. I don't think they'd kill any of their own, but, who knows?
Just to clarify, the actions of the agents on the scene were more than restrained while still being effective to protect the lives of citizens. The scene at the white dump truck could have been very bad if they weren't there.
It was obvious the militias have no respect for authority. They were a mob with military style weapons. Does anyone realize what would have happened to those agents?
Debra J. Saunders
Published 5:26 pm, Monday, April 14, 2014
...Sandoval (click here) issued a statement before the BLM backed down in which he argued, "No cow justifies the atmosphere of intimidation" that he placed on BLM's doorstep.
That sentiment ought to apply to Bundy as well. The rancher says he does not recognize the authority of federal courts. "I abide by all of Nevada state laws," Breitbart Texas reports that the scion told talk radio. "But, I don't recognize the United States government as even existing."
He was willing to start a "range war" and risk the lives of his supporters in order to retrieve some cows. He doesn't feel he has to recognize a government elected by his fellow citizens.
The BLM clearly can be accused of overreach, but who elected Bundy to be judge, jury and sheriff?
Bundy could have fought the government at the ballot box by trying to elect members of Congress who want to de-fang the BLM. (It's strange when you realize that for all their anti-Washington sentiments, Nevada voters have sent Harry Reid to the Senate repeatedly since 1986.) That's the American way. Threatening to shoot law enforcement officers who simply are carrying out court orders is not.
If there is any question about the federal lands in Nevada, one only needs to do an assessment of military installations.
Aug. 23, 2010 at 4:09 PM
...The Nevada Test Site, (click here) 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas, was used in the early days of the nuclear age to test nuclear weapons. More than 900 detonations were announced between 1951 and 1992, most of which were underground blasts....
So much for range fed beef.
Just to clarify, the actions of the agents on the scene were more than restrained while still being effective to protect the lives of citizens. The scene at the white dump truck could have been very bad if they weren't there.
It was obvious the militias have no respect for authority. They were a mob with military style weapons. Does anyone realize what would have happened to those agents?
Debra J. Saunders
Published 5:26 pm, Monday, April 14, 2014
...Sandoval (click here) issued a statement before the BLM backed down in which he argued, "No cow justifies the atmosphere of intimidation" that he placed on BLM's doorstep.
That sentiment ought to apply to Bundy as well. The rancher says he does not recognize the authority of federal courts. "I abide by all of Nevada state laws," Breitbart Texas reports that the scion told talk radio. "But, I don't recognize the United States government as even existing."
He was willing to start a "range war" and risk the lives of his supporters in order to retrieve some cows. He doesn't feel he has to recognize a government elected by his fellow citizens.
The BLM clearly can be accused of overreach, but who elected Bundy to be judge, jury and sheriff?
Bundy could have fought the government at the ballot box by trying to elect members of Congress who want to de-fang the BLM. (It's strange when you realize that for all their anti-Washington sentiments, Nevada voters have sent Harry Reid to the Senate repeatedly since 1986.) That's the American way. Threatening to shoot law enforcement officers who simply are carrying out court orders is not.
If there is any question about the federal lands in Nevada, one only needs to do an assessment of military installations.
Aug. 23, 2010 at 4:09 PM
...The Nevada Test Site, (click here) 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas, was used in the early days of the nuclear age to test nuclear weapons. More than 900 detonations were announced between 1951 and 1992, most of which were underground blasts....
So much for range fed beef.
