Posted on 04/15/2014 3:30:14 PM PDT by Jeff Head
Great summation Jeff...
Check the percentages Romney got in the states he won. He would *not* have won the nomination if we conservatives had not split our votes among Gingrich, Perry, Santorum, Bachman....We let the RINO win by bickering amongst ourselves and failing to unite behind one candidate.
BUT he DID get the vote...
UNLESS the GOP primary was as FLAWED as the general election..
Shenanigans behind the scenes.. with the elite pulling the “strings”..
The GOP is as screwed up as Hogans Goat...
Who it seems never seems to get pregnant.. for some reason..
This has been shown not to be true. It may be that Gold Butte was planned as a mitigation for the solar farm, but not for electrical production itself. The site planned for the panels was over 100 miles away and that project is now defunct.
Thanks for the ping. I happened to pass through Mesquite NE on the eighth of April, fat dumb and happy, enroute to the start of Mustangs Across America from the Saleen facilities in Corona, CA. An event in honor of the fiftieth anniversary of the Ford Mustang.
I say fat, dumb, and happy, because at the time I was not aware of what was going on not far from where I was on I-15. Had I realized, I might have changed plans, but it was four days later in Phoenix AZ before the story broke to the point I started paying attention.
Thank heavens for those ranchers and city folk who were paying attention and came to support the Bundys. I was truly amazed at the amount support especially the number of horses and riders, sure need them for an authentic cattle drive. Just unfortunate that so many calves ended up orphans thanks to the helicopter roundup by the feds.
Thanks also for a rerun of efforts you were personally involved in that many freepers followed over the years. Actions that proved successful in the fight against federal takeover of land and sovereignty of states that are clearly unconstitutional, unless you live under a “living” Constitution, and so far due to efforts of brave Americans, the Constitution, is still the supreme law of the land.
Not to mention those who chose to opt out and not vote because they could not bring themselves to vote for Romney. The election has been over far too long and these folks still can’t get over what they have done to the country that the rest of us are trying our best to preserve. They got what they deserved, but the rest of us sure didn’t and we are paying the price for the stupidity of the four million or more opt outs.
I’ll go out on a limb here and say, had Romney been President this incident never would have happened and much more of the lawless crap flowing downhill from the present executive branch of Government. But, the above is speculation, and the one thing not speculation is what is taking place because of who presently occupies the White House. So thanks again to all those who think not voting is the right thing to do.
Joanie, let me use my response to you...which I agree with...to sound off on many of the things I am hearing now about Cliven Bundy as they attempt top wage the PR war against him and his family and prepare the public mind for what they intend.
I know some of the people involved. Cliven Bundy is a good man. He is a honest hard working man.
Of course the other side in this is going to do all in their power to besmirch him and get others to believe it...it’s what they do. Ask Herman Cain and so many others.
Of course Cliven Bundy has looked out for his own interests through this. He has a family and grandkids and he takes seriously his injunction to provide for them. He is living free and he and his family have claims to that land that the Federal government has dismissed. But his unalienable rights supercede such rulings, just as our founder’s did. So he is doing all in his power to fight it.
It was brought to my attention to look back at his family’s claims to that land that predate the 1877 time frame...that go back into the Utah territory before there was a Nevada territory. Apparently his family laid claim to that same land back then and intended to work it, but was then called away by their Church, the LDS Church.
When they finally came back, it was still not occupied so they started working the land. Apparently they document this in their court proceedings...but it was dismissed by the Federal government. And of course it would be. To admit to this would mean that the Bundy claim predates any and everything the State of Nevada did at its inception.
The truth is, the BLM and the Federal government have been moving people like Cliven Bundy off of the land for decades. They do not want independent ranchers or farmers making use of that land. The same was true at Klamath, it was true at Jarbidge, it has been true in too many places to count. This man and his family are standing up to it...and we need people to stand up to it with them and many others to supports them.
Is Cliven Bundy perfect? Of course not. Only One is. But knowing what I know of him, and given my own history and background in these matters...I would stand with Cliven Bundy long before I would stand with any Federal Agency or their enforcement arms under this administration (and I myself work for one of those agencies).
This administration is wholly corrupt and it winds its way down in the policy and actions of its various organs.
This issue goes well beyond the specific incidents involved directly with the Bundys. Cliven Bundy is standing on his own personal rights and the constitution.
There is no provision for the Federal government to own or control vast swaths of lands in any of the states. it is not granted in the Constitution, and according to the constitution that power then belongs to the people or the states. A state cannot give the Federal government that which it has no power to accept according to the Constitution...despite usurpations that have occurred in spite of that.
That’s where Cliven Bundy stands. And despite whatever court rulings to the contrary (because they themselves would also be unconstitutional) I stand with him.
I realize this...and ammended my own posting to that effect and accordingly on my site. I wish I could do so here.
What has happened is that a solar farm was in fact built about 40 miles from the Bundy ranch, and amazingly, the tortoise was not an issue for that plant. Why?
We all know why. Reid was behind it and his man runs the BLM.
The BLM controls over 40 million acres of Nevada land. Developers have to go to the BLM to develop any of that land in the State of Nevada. Harry Reid, like any good mobster, has “his” man (wholly unqualified) in place at the head of the BLM so anyone wanting to develop in Nevada on those lands has to, in effect, deal with Harry Reid.
That’s the corruption that is going on and the clear lesson from these mobsters and corrupt people is that in Harry Reid’s Nevada, if you are a large corporation with money to spread around, or if you are a foreign entity with the same, the following is true.
Rich donors trump the Desert Tortoise, and the Desert Tortoise trumps independent ranchers and independent Americans.
...apparently Bundy’s claims to that land in question prior to the late 1870s is on religious basis...and that is why the court dismissed it.
But, IMHO, that is also moot because the larger question is the state sovereignty issue.
I do not believe Nevada had the power to cede, or the Federal government had the power to accept, lands from the state for federal control according to the constitution.
It’s long past time that states stood up for their own property rights.
Good grief Jeff, you know better than to be explaining that to me.
I was guilty of the same mistake on Sunday, but by that evening had found out otherwise, but I was already seeing leftists bashing conservatives about it to drain their credibility. By the time you posted, it was two days later.
Aside from the BLM's reprehensible behavior, the key fact here nobody is talking about is that cattle can improve habitat for the tortoise. It robs the agency of any moral high ground.
The left is doing whatever it takes to plant urban population centers in the West and depopulate rural areas with which to control the Senate. That alone is enough rationale for Reid, aside from his corrupt ambitions on the part of his family.
These videos are for people who don't yet understand why Cliven Bundy broke his agreement with the BLM. They show why the BLM should not even be managing the public lands of Nevada or any other state.
1of3 Stephen Pratt speaking to Sheriffs at WSSA conference
2of3 Stephen Pratt speaking to Sheriffs at WSSA conference
3of3 Stephen Pratt speaking to Sheriffs at WSSA conference
Here's one that shows why the Sheriff of Clark County is duty bound to keep the BLM and all Federal agents from arresting Cliven Bundy.
Steven Pratt, Bound by Oath to Support THIS Constitution,/a>
~ joanie
~ joanie
We are at a time of choosing...far past the need for it...but approaching now its imperative.
As was the case at the founding, the civil war, and to a lesser extent at other times (ie. the Carter years leading to the Reagan years), people are going to have to choose where they stand.
The individual and state’s rights of this nation have been steadliy and relentslessly attacked and eroded by those who favor a much more centralized federal government with much greater powers. Not something the founders envisioned or intended...and in fact against which they took great pains.
Irrespective of what these opposing forces have accomplished, the wording and the intent of the constitution and its underlying moral values still exist...and we need only retuirn to them to take advantage of what they offer.
Many people will, and are, pointing to legal precedents...but if those precedents are based upon a faulty constitutional basis, they are null and void...the whole chain of them.
I believe they are, and am personally glad to see people standing to point it out and to oppose the long chain of usurpations and abuses...and I will stand with them until my final breath.
God’s speed and His blessings to you and your dear husband and family, Joanie. It is my honor and privilege to count you as a compatriot, a friend, and as a sister in Christ.
Just email me if there’s anything in particular that you’re looking for. I’ll see if I can sniff it out.
bkmk.
I also love the “they lied” list.
the Center for Biological Diversity(CBD) filed a notice of intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) if the Service does not create a new nationwide wolf recovery plan“ KBC NOTE: CBD is funded by Earthjustice, which is funded by George Soros. The same CBD who is presently suing to take more Klamath Basin irrigation water by changing the biological opinions.
The Green $$$ Scam, Range Magazine, posted to KBC 2/2/11. KBC
NOTE: This article articulates the billions of dollars funding the green groups taking our land, water and rights through lawsuits. Last week Center for Biological Diversity, Oregon Wild, Environmental Protection Information Center, and The Larch Company sued to list another endangered species (Environmental groups want Klamath River salmon listed as Endangered Species.) The first 3 groups along with some “friends”, “stakeholders” in the KBRA, are all in a coalition together: George Soros, Tides, Ford Foundation, Weeden and dozens more including the federal government fund their litigation to destroy our infrastructure/dams and take our land and water.”
Well said, Sir!!! May I copy/share this?
I used to like Glenn Beck. He is worthless to me now...
And also about the kickback Reid and co stood to make on a (now defunct) $5,000,000,000 play by China...
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