Rather than throw their muscle around the government could just buy out Bundy’s interests.
Rather than throw their muscle around the government could just buy out Bundy’s interests.
And that's the point. The BLM has been buying the land at pennies on the dollar. Because the fees paid to BLM (for grazing rights, etc.), and the legislation levied (i.e. EPA), have made those lands basically worthless.
So, because of the fracking, solar projects etc., the government is squeezing Bundy out of his grazing rights to obtain the land for x. Whom ever "x" is at the moment.
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