[SolidRedState]

It was necessary to expose this underhanded treatment of ranchers to the rest of the country.

While he may not have a legal leg to stand on, he has a moral justification to right the wrongs committed against other ranchers for years and years.

Had he not done this, I, for one, and many others would have remained in blissful ignorance.

Sometimes it just takes one person making a stand to open people’s eyes to right a wrong. Legal or not.

[Ben Hecks]

It’s ironic that the federal government gave away thousands of acres of productive farmland to homesteaders but requires ranchers like Bundy to pay for grazing rights on desert land that requires over 300 acres to support one cow.

[liberalh8ter]

According to Bundy's daughter, through her response that was posted her a few days ago, Bundy's grandfather 'bought the rights to the Bunkerville allotment' back in 1887 (IIRC). Those rights were sold to Bundy's father who then passed them down to Bundy. Now, without seeing the deed, it's impossible to know what exactly was bought. She did explain that since the rights were purchased, the Bundy family has made improvements to the land such as water and road access and fencing.

Because of these statements, I'm not ready to call what the Bundy's are doing, 'illegal'. Fedzilla may be the illegal entity here.