....Were talking about the territory of Nevada. People of the territory of Nevada. As they they do not have the Constitution. Theyre within the territory and Congress had an unlimited power to make all the rules and regulations. Okay. The people of the territory petitioned the United States Congress to make this a state. And they have a clouded title. So in order to clear their title, they give up their public domain forever. It sounds terrible. Forever? But let me tell what you they had to do. They had to give it up forever so Congress would have a clear title. And what did Congress do? It made a state of Nevada....
....Based on the conversation on the radio show, Bundys fundamental issue isnt with an out of control government taking control of his personal land, but that he disagrees with how that land became federal land when Nevada was founded in 1864.
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I think Clive Bundndy’s family grazing rights were administered by Clark County before the BLM. Clive doesn’t set up the background very coherently.