Posted on 04/14/2014 8:14:59 AM PDT by Kaslin
This is the power of social media. This is the power of personal video cameras. This is the power of citizen journalists. And the next time Senator Feinstein calls for “licencing” only “legitimate journalists,” that the 1st Amendment only extends to people who work at the New York Times, Washington Post, or MSNBC, remember this moment. This is how the bullies with the power, the cronies and their allies, are turned back.
Dianne Feinstein First Amendment Is A Special Privilege
This is not about a rancher owing the Bureau of Land Management money. This is about a federal government which just assumed control of public land years ago (not government land like military bases or federal courthouses – though the taxpayers do pay for these too) changing the rules and telling citizens to lump it. It’s about a central authorities passing regulations in Washington with little regard, indeed contempt for the little guy out in flyover country.
Well the little guy stood up this time and other little guys came to his aid. This is how it’s done. Film it. Share it. Get the word out.
And always remember your 1st Amendment right. It is the 1st Amendment for a reason.
(From ABC News)However, today the BLM said it would not enforce a court order to remove the cattle and was pulling out of the area.
“Based on information about conditions on the ground, and in consultation with law enforcement, we have made a decision to conclude the cattle gather because of our serious concern about the safety of employees and members of the public,” BLM Director Neil Kornze said.
“We ask that all parties in the area remain peaceful and law-abiding as the Bureau of Land Management and National Park Service work to end the operation in an orderly manner,” he said.
The roundup began April 5, following lengthy court proceedings dating back to 1993, federal officials said. Federal officers began impounding the first lot of cows last weekend, and Bundy responded by inviting supporters onto his land to protest the action.
“It’s not about cows, it’s about freedom,”
And what does he live on? Unless he enters into a barter existence then he's got to sell something. And even if he bartered his cows for goods and services the feds will to after whoever he traded the cow to, since it's legally their cow to begin with. Bundy may think he's won but it's just starting. If he still has his ranch once the dust settles I'll be very surprised.
I double guarantee everyone that NONE of those riders are ‘Sunday Riders’.
Don’t forget all the cell phones they confiscated & smashed.
Good point.
http://www.dcclothesline.com/2014/04/14/communist-chinese-takeover-us-energy/
I heard rumors they were destroying cell phones and confiscating weapons, but there doesn’t seem to be any video of it. These days, it’s “video or it didn’t happen.”
If I may hazard a guess, I think Bundy knows exactly what he's up against. He isn't stupid.
I am very confident that his 14 kids will take care of him and mom.
Well this is not over and I believe that they will come back at some point with more armed thugs. Its stupid but they will do it. Its going to be way worse next time.
That’s the dumbest suggestion I’ve seen yet. So now we’re gonna go full retard and kidnap innocent people to school the opposition.
Please stay home from the rebellion.
“If that happens... we need to be ready to truncate...”
Please, if you would, elaborate on what you mean by “truncate.” Thanks.
And neither are the feds, much as we'd like to think otherwise. They're not going to let him off scott free.
US Federal government is the greatest threat Americans have ever faced. In CW1it was Southerners. CW2 will emerge as the war against the American independents.
Agreed. No way is this over.
Could be. The Bundys’ should move out and place bear traps and other little surprises.
Thanks for your cogent comments!
Leaving lethal booby traps is a great way to destroy the good will Bundy’s built up with the regular people.
Leavign traps on the open rancge is a very BAD idea. Not to mention it brings NDOW into the mess.
Actually, they kinda have been ignoring the situation as much as they could, which is why he’s been running cattle without a grazing contract for 20 years. This round up was actually instigated due to threats of lawsuit by the Center for Biological Diversity.
This was a big b*tchslap for the Biologically Diverse.
Somebody needs to FOIA all of BLM’s internal and external communications regarding the round up and see just exactly whose been talking to whom about what.
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