Posted on 01/20/2016 5:18:49 PM PST by fruser1
The same day Oregon Governor Kate Brown called the takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge "absolutely intolerable", more militiamen from around the country drove in truck by truck to join the cause.
"We came here to work and we are working," Bundy said. "We have crews that are working and our teams that are working on."
That includes a legal team, security detail, crews to tend to the property and numerous other small groups tasked with "important" work.
"We're doing what's right, we're doing what the founding fathers would do because we're inspired by God, also."
But the town seems to overwhelmingly disagree.
Residents expressed their frustrations with the refuge occupation at a community meeting Wednesday night.
"Ammon, you need to go home to your family; thank you," local resident Jennifer Williams said.
Harney County Judge Steve Grasty took the microphone over to where Bundy sat in the bleachers and told Bundy he'd drive him wherever he wanted to go, as far as Utah. He also offered to meet with him anytime.
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Seems to me the locals are upset on philosophical terms. The occupiers, however, are seeing their livelihoods destroyed by the feds.
Per the Indians, the occupiers have no intent of excluding them, nor harming that property, so should be no prob there.
So it's interesting to me how folks get so upset as if the blogosphere is more real than reality.
As far as my own position goes, I'm on the side of the occupiers.
I see people standing up to the govt. While other “patriots” are telling them they are stupid.So, if not here, where?
Unlike OWS encampments, I'll betcha females aren't getting raped in tents nor are there any massive drug orgies either!
There are no shades of gray now. The Feds and those that support them are on the wrong side and must be opposed by all effective means.
Sedition against an oligarchic tyranny is the highest form of patriotism.
Kate the bisexuals speaks.
Kate Brown - get in the #1 man position in the stack and lead by example
Me too but Oregon is long lost and not worth the energy.
Used to live right across the border in Washington.
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