Before paying the fee, he’d have to sign a grazing contract that would cut the number of cattle he’d be allowed to graze. Once he did that, he’d lose the state water rights that has a minimum number of cattle that he *has* to graze to keep the water.
Do you see the bind? Why he was trying to hard to pay someone besides the BLM? If he signs the contract, he loses everything.
Thank you for the info. Clarity is needed on the history and any case history.
I also suggested that he file an injunction in court and post a smaller bond to show his good faith. This would show he respects the rule of law and that he backs his position with cash. If he wins in court he gets his bond back.
But more importantly if he were to file today then likely the case would not be heard until a year out and would likely drag on for another year after the first hearing. So Bundy could run the clock out on Obama while possibly benefiting from a more conservative congress in the meantime (hopefully GOP conservatives control House and Senate starting January 2015).
Your info makes it even more compelling that Bundy get this whole matter into federal court where everything can be examined, even Reid and his son’s complicity.