[farmfriend]

Rights, farms, environment ping.
Let me know if you wish to be added or removed from this list.
I don't get offended if you want to be removed.

[DuncanWaring]

More historical reference on this situation here.

[editor-surveyor]

"Note from Kathy Van Tuyl: Remember, folks ... these are President Bush's Secretaries of Agriculture, of Interior, and his Attorney General. He apparently has no more control over them now than he did four years ago, and I haven't heard him talk about doing anything about them. Should we give him another four years?"

Does kathy think that we would fare any better under komrade Kerry?

[George Frm Br00klyn Park]

"They may be acting in desperation to intimidate other ranchers from similar attempts to seek compensation when federal government takes their property.

PPR, If the above is true, then this is the epitome of FASCISM! Peace and love, George.

[MarMema]

Snort. Welcome to Seattle, where your own land is not really your own land, also.

[redgolum]

ping for later

[cowpoke]

Clearly, this is a move by the Feds to get Hage out of the court of claims, where he is winning, and back in the regular courts where we almost always lose. If Hage doesn't remove the cattle, the Forest Service will impound and remove them, impose a fine or charge for the removal, and then place a lien on his private property for the amount of the fine. This is exactly what they've recently done to Kit Laney.