I suppose that withdrawing from a confrontation with Nevada land thief Cliven Bundy was the better part of valor. Nobody in the Federal government wants another Waco or Ruby Ridge incident, although I suspect some of the militia and tea partiers who converged on the jerk’s ranch (and your and my land) would have been quite happy to have a pitched battle, as long as they escaped alive.
The fight between Mr. Bundy and the Bureau of Land Management widened into a debate about states’ rights and federal land-use policy. The dispute that ultimately triggered the roundup dates to 1993, when the bureau cited concern for the federally protected tortoise in the region. The bureau revoked Mr. Bundy’s grazing rights after he stopped paying grazing fees and disregarded federal court orders to remove his animals. (My emphasis)
This turkey broke the law, owes the Federal Government upwards of $1M in past due fees, and has now become a hero to the far right. What a country.
Yeah, they just told the entire “taxes are an imposition” community that if they make enough noise, the gummint will back down.
For the record, my sister says that a bunch of “activists” from Utah came over to Las Vegas to “support” this guy, armed to the teeth of course, and they all looked exactly like the actors on The Duck Club.