I am a citizen of the state of Kentucky first and the US second and I am conservative.
Same here except in Texas. You do acknowledge that you are a citizen of the U.S. and I suspect that you, as I, claim rights and privileges under both the constitution of your state and the U.S. Constitution.
Bundy, while seemingly a very genuine and very nice man, asserts that he does not follow “hardly any federal laws.” Well, guess what? We already have 12 million illegal aliens who refuse to follow federal immigration law. That hasn’t been a good thing.
I think Bundy means well. I think he wants to assert Nevada’s right to own lands within its borders. I agree with him on that. The U.S. has no business owning 80% of any state’s land. I think if he could pay the State of Nevada for grazing rights, he would and that would be the end of it.
The problem with Bundy’s logic is that he cites the parts of the U.S. Constitution that fit his arguments and ignores other parts that do not. That’s not how the FF intended the U.S. Constitution to work.
On the other hand, neither are the actions of the BLM how the FF intended the federal government to act. So ...