The taking of Western lands for various and sundry federal purposes, however noble in some cases, is infringing on the farming and ranching industries of those areas.
Its infringing on basic rights like the ‘pursuit of happiness’ described in the Declaration of Independence.
I think its pretty sad that words like ‘militants’ are being used against those folks out there at the refuge which is what some media use to describe terrorists.
Its also sad that Steven and Dwight Hammond are in a federal prison for a second time under some ‘anti-terrorism’ law for lighting a backfire to protect their property from a brush fire.
The ONLY land that this rag tag group has any say over is the land that they paid for and pay property taxes for. That is it. I don’t care if their land was used by animals for 500 years. If it is not their land then the owner being federal government or otherwise can say get off my land. Period.
Still don’t know what the significance of Oregon is. But really am not interested in knowing. of course liberal media is saying they are tea party conservatives as much as they can. I hate the doosh bags because of that. They are not conservative in any way. They are trespassers at best.
Crap like what happened to the Hammonds makes me want to found a “Deep underground sovereign country” A literal underground colony built actually underground in some old used up salt mine, using a deep geothermal well for energy and greenhouses for food and small animals for protein.
And then seal the damned thing up and expand underground by digging new tunnels and hope the people above ground forget the hell we even exist.