The notion that the federal land he was grazing on actually belongs to the state of Nevada, for starters.
Another one might be his claim that the only law enforcement official who has jurisdiction in Bunkerville is the county sheriff, for another.
Fair enough. I thought you were referring to his “racial” comments.
At one time in the 1970s the Nevada Legislature actually claimed federal land in their state. Read up on the Sagebrush Rebellion. Not saying Bundy is right or wrong on his claim, but that is where it came from. I lived in Nevada on a ranch then and I can tell you most ranchers there felt the same way- that it was/should be state land. As much support as Bundy had I would say he is not the only rancher there that thinks that way now.
I think he could have chosen a better legal issue to stand on, but I do believe federal land in the West needs to be turned over to states.