In October 1980, Gerald Chaffin threw gasoline on his wood-frame home and burned it to the ground. He did it at the behest of the federal government. His crime? The BLM controlled the land on which his home had been located. He was the third owner of the home, which had stood for 37 years to house oil workers. His house, the BLM said, was trespassing. It would have to go.
Three decades later, Americans are still fighting the same battle.
On Tuesday, Texas Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott penned a letter to Bureau of Land Management Director Neil Kornze opposing what he sees as a potential land grab in the northern part of the state by the federal government.
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Ditto from the comment on the previous post , I care.
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ReplyDeleteMikulski and Cardin are cosponsoring a bill to eliminate all federal agencies responsible for harassing and illegally arresting American Patriots. Well I am lying but that's what I want my elected officials to do.
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