The Guadalupe Hildago treaty is on Bundy’s side.
Even if Bundy had no claim to the land, there is absolutely no possibility that the feds do. Any land in private possession at the time the treaty was signed can never be government land.
The Guadalupe Hildago treaty is on Bundy’s side.
Even if Bundy had no claim to the land, there is absolutely no possibility that the feds do. Any land in private possession at the time the treaty was signed can never be government land.
The legal assignment of lands in the West was full or errors and there are many excellent arguments to be made on either side. However, as I posted above, going back that far in time means we should redraw the borders of Mexifornia and prepare to see the American Indians become super-wealthy.
The claim Bundy’s family made to lands did not survive. Bundy can blame his relatives or mine, but he does not own the land and all the old treaties are pointless today. He conceded the point when he paid BLM and I understand his families claims were pressed in court. Land claims in the West were beyond crazy, but our relatives settled it.
Fact - Bundy paid grazing fees to BLM and stopped. Fact - Bundy tried to pay an entity that did not own the land in protest showing that he understood he needed to pay - they could not accept it. Fact - Bundy stopped making any payments for grazing rights he still exercised. He profited and BLM lost the chance to sell those rights to another person willing to pay.
I don’t like the direction our country has taken and I firmly believe that 3/4 (or more) of the federal government is unconstitutional, but our parents voted for this crap and it’s up to us to change it. If we can’t educate a majority of our fellow citizens it won’t matter.