“Good management would dictate bringing things down a notch or 5, since there isn’t a violent crime occurring, and it’s a dispute about land rights.”
No, it is not a dispute. Bundy had his day in court. The court applied the law just as it would with any private landowner. This is an open/shut legal case: Bundy has NO CASE AT ALL. Refusing to pay grazing fees because ‘the federal government doesn’t own the land’ when, in fact, the federal government DOES own the land ranks right up there with refusing to pay your taxes because ‘I’m a citizen of Arizona and not the USA”.
This makes conservatives look like idiots. If you want to graze your cattle on someone’s land, you should expect to pay that person or organization. If you do so without paying, you are trespassing and your cattle can be seized to pay your bill.
George Washington would have no problem with throwing Bundy in jail and seizing his cattle. Like most of the Founders, George believed in property rights.
I believe in property rights...and the federal government owns the property. It is not in dispute. If you drive 100 mph down the Interstate, you won’t get out of a speeding ticket by claiming the speed limit doesn’t apply to you.
Running to join Bundy is the sort of knee-jerk reaction I expect from inner city folks rioting because ‘the man’ did something legal. People supporting Bundy rank right up with the folks of Detroit supporting their crooked mayor because he’s black.
I’m a conservative. I believe in property rights. I also believe in applying the established law that has held true in our country since the Constitution was approved, and earlier in the colonies. If you enter someone’s property without permission, that is trespassing.
Only people who believe in tribal politics and the abuse of power would see it differently.
You seem to be buying the media presentation of the 'facts' without doing any deeper research. Much more is going on than is described by media accounts.
/johnny