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Tuesday, April 08, 2014

Feds Steal Ranchers Cattle in Armed Helicopter Raids: Feds attempt to rub out Family Farmers

In the latest attempt to rub out the family farm, the Federal Government is targeting a rancher in Nevada by sending in armed agents, armored vehicles and low-lying helicopters to steal the ranchers cattle.

Cliven Bundy, who has been fighting the federal government’s attempts to shut him down for the last 20 years, is in a bitter battle that just took a turn for the worse. Over the weekend, armed federal agents from the Bureau of Land Management stormed Bundy’s land, stealing over 500 of the rancher’s cattle.

The government claims the cattle were illegally grazing on government land; but Bundy, who has been a rancher all his life, says he’s been doing it this way for decades. In fact, his cattle are grazing on the same land that his father and father’s father used to raise their cattle.

The trouble started in 1993 when Bundy refused to pay the feds for the right to allow his cattle to graze on land that he claims has been in his family since the 1880s. His family actually owned the land before the Bureau of Land Management ever even came into existence; so how the federal government can now claim they own the land is a bit puzzling.

“We own this land,” he said, not the feds. He said he is willing to pay grazing fees but only to Clark County, not BLM.

“Years ago, I used to have 52 neighboring ranchers,” he said. “I’m the last man standing. How come? Because BLM regulated these people off the land and out of business.”

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7 comments:

Anonymous said...

So which will be first, WWIII or USA civil war? Here's a bad thought but very probable, THE SAME TIME!

Anonymous said...

will take WWIII over civil war any day because americans are too stupid and lazy to fight in a civil war...

they have showed you with evidence, hard evidence that they do not care to be slaves...

Anonymous said...

This is so wrong! We should all be alarmed over this. What can we do to help this family?

Anonymous said...

Wasn't there a movie that came out in the early 70's about the same type of crap call "Billy Jack?"

Anonymous said...

what can be done to stop this???

Anonymous said...

One Tin Soldier Rides Away...

Anonymous said...

Why are there silent helicopters flying around Salisbury? Is there something going on that we're not being told?