Posted on 05/12/2014 8:49:30 AM PDT by jazusamo
Forest Service says it's mouse habitat
The Obama administration’s crackdown on Western land use has sparked a furor over the Forest Service’s decision to fence off a creek used by thirsty cattle in drought-stricken Otero County, New Mexico.
The Otero County Commission is scheduled to meet Monday to discuss whether to order the sheriff to open the gates against the wishes of Forest Service officials, who have argued that the fence is needed to protect the Agua Chiquita riparian area and habitat for the New Mexico meadow jumping mouse.
Otero County Sheriff Benny House said he worries that the increasingly tense situation could erupt into a Nevada-style melee between ranchers and federal agents.
“What’s going to happen here is that we could end up with a Bundy situation,” said Sheriff House, referring to Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy’s standoff with the Bureau of Land Management. “Hopefully, we can resolve it without it getting out of hand.”
In another display of unrest in the West over federal land policy, about 50 people drove all-terrain vehicles Saturday into Recapture Canyon in southern Utah, an area managed by the Bureau of Land Management that is off limits to motorized vehicles. Hundreds more attended a protest at a nearby park.
Juan Palma, Bureau of Land Management Utah state director, said in a statement that the agency would “pursue all available redress through the legal system to hold the lawbreakers accountable.”
He said the area is the site of ancient Indian archaeological artifacts and dwellings.
Although Bundy ranch comparisons are inevitable, one key distinction is that the Otero County ranchers, unlike Mr. Bundy, haven’t broken any laws. They own the rights to the water under New Mexico law, but the creek is within the federally owned forest.
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They can fence off the water from cattle but they cant fence off the border from illegals?
An excellent point...One fits the agenda of the elitists in DC and the other doesn’t.
We all know what fearsome predators cows are!
This federal gub mint has got to be neutered.
I’ll second that.
IMO It's far more probable that the militia have, for the simple reasons that they're more likely to understand the Declaration of Independence than, as a whole, government agents.
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Anyone who sees more info on this topic, please ping me... I'm close enough to go support the 'rebels' if necessary.
It’s time for Governor Martinez to team up with the Sheriff, and overrule the Forest Service. It is New Mexico’s land, not the federal government’s, no matter what this or any other administration has to say about it. States need to take control of what rightfully belongs to them.
Because...
There's another thread on this that states Otero County Commission tells USFS to open gates.
State officials slap feds: New Mexico board orders Forest Service fence opened
I think having them on the menu would be more down McDonald’s alley. They probably incorporate them in the roadkill that burger they call Big Macs.
Ping to #51.
Wire cutters and a few hundred feral cats
Cats don’t need no stinkin’ wire cutters to get in.
I had a Leftie complain the Bundy broke the law. I asked if he’d ever read the Letter From Birmingham Jail. He said “What’s that?”
Sigh, damn I’m old.
No but the cattle do once the cats are done
And the cats get all the saucers of milk they desire... sounds like a good deal.
Time to start putting out some rat poison.
So will we. There will be NO place to hide. Simply walking your dog could be extremely hazardous to Fed's health.
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