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I was at the Federal Court House during the trial yesterday, perhaps Federal persecution may be the better word. After the trial the Judge set the sentencing date for March 11, at 4:00pm and the Prosecutor jumped up asking that sentencing be done immediately. He didn't like it when the Judge said, "No, it will be March 11, as I have stated".

The crazy part about the trial was when the Judge declared Cliff GUILTY. He said there was no imminent danger for fire and Cliff should not have put his cattle out to graze. A cow only can eat about 30 pounds of grass a day. I would imagine if you fenced a cow into a pen 30 by 40, it could clean out the wild grass in one day. (my estimate of 30 pounds of wild grass) but cattle walk and eat. They do not graze in one place until there is no more feed then move on. So if a lightening strike is going to cause another fire, as it did in 1996, where is the warning? Bad weather doesn't give three month warnings, especially lightening strikes.

If the Forestry Dept doesn't want to go in and cut the grass, what protection does Cliff and Bertha have from losing their home, stables and barn to another fire, especially a lightening strike fire?

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They're going to push this to a fight.

I talked long into the night with some of those Elko boys when I was at Jarbidge ... the government is severally underestimating the resolve of these folks ... just like they are at Klamath.

I tell you boys ... I'm very concerned. They seem to be hell bent on pushing these people off the land with this "Rural Cleansing" and they are going to run it into a brick wall one day soon. It's as if they have decided to go for it and push these people to the breaking point ... and with some of the new laws, I'll bet they label them terrorists if they stand up and fight.

Well, they better be prepared for a lot of that particular brand in my estimation if the good Lord doesnt touch their hearts or if they don;t turn to reason and to fulfilling their oath to the Constitution soon.

They're going to push this to a fight.

I talked long into the night with some of those Elko boys when I was at Jarbidge ... the government is severally underestimating the resolve of these folks ... just like they are at Klamath.

I tell you boys ... I'm very concerned. They seem to be hell bent on pushing these people off the land with this "Rural Cleansing" and they are going to run it into a brick wall one day soon. It's as if they have decided to go for it and push these people to the breaking point ... and with some of the new laws, I'll bet they label them terrorists if they stand up and fight.

Well, they better be prepared for a lot of that particular brand in my estimation if the good Lord doesnt touch their hearts or if they don;t turn to reason and to fulfilling their oath to the Constitution soon.

This situation is sickening and heartbreaking.

Is there nothing that can be done about this revolting situation?