The showdown is far from over. The BLM says it will "continue to work to resolve the matter administratively and judicially," though Bundy still doesn't recognize federal authority over the federal lands that he continues to use in violation of a court order. The federal judge who issued that decision says Bundy's claims "are without merit."
That order from October 2013 says Bundy owes $200 per day per head for every day he fails to move his cattle. That amounts to roughly $640 million in damages owed to the federal government for illegally grazing his cattle.
Well - THAT was a long wait...
So they’re pegging the fines to 2013? That’s 10X better than 20 years....
(I figured they just slammed him for all 20 years, because that’s how they usually do it.)
What was that language about "cruel and unusual punishments"? Where did I see that? </s>