That was my first thought. But the BLM isn’t rational. Probably in the course of their dispute with Bundy, they managed to back themselves into some sort of corner.
I doubt there is some great conspiracy afoot between the BLM and oil leases, but what they are doing to the Bundys is beyond the pale.
Both sides have made some miscalculations and unless they can arrive at some reasonable accomadation, it could get really hairy down there.
The BLM will push this to the limit. The Bundys won’t back down.
We had a case here in my county where the state took land for nonpayment of taxes. The taxes would have been paid but greenies, the county and the state had it tied up in court over what the guy could do with his own property.
Once the land was taken the leases were approved within a month with the county and state dividing up the mineral rights before putting the property up for auction. The only silver lining was that the greenies got used by the state and tossed aside.
On TV did I see BLM idiots pointing pistols at the pro-rancher crowd?
Wait! Y’all are saying the Obama administration sold fracking licenses? Did someone in the administration go rogue?