Ryan Zinke goes to Bunkerville Nv. HIDES from a woman trying to give him a letter!

Like Swamp Gas that's hard to see but the stink lingers on and on - Ryan Zinke Ignores - Hides - cowers - literally turns his back and closes the door on Briana Bundy who tried to get 5 min of his majesties time and hand him a letter!
Zinke is 10 minutes from the Bundy home, and Refuses to go visit, inquire about what has happened there, the abuses, criminal activities by HIS employee's.
Like most other Appointed political hacks looks like Zinke is NOT for working with his Employeers We the People.

Zinke is smelling a lot like Obama Swamp Gas!

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Briana Bundy tries to Delivery personal Letter to
Ryan Zinke but he refuses to discuss ranching and water rights. Bundy family excluded from Meeting by fellow church member and LDS home teacher.
THE LIBERALS AND THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT ARE NOT WHO WE SHOULD BE PROTESTING! WAKE UP PEOPLE!!!! WE ARE SLAVES TO OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS AND NOTHING MORE! but it's not my business so, I'm going to go adjust my chains and carry on.

 

Prosecutors in Bunkerville Retrial Rely on Deception - by Shari Dovale

It Matters How You Stand

Prosecutors in Bunkerville Retrial Rely on Deception by Shari Dovale Redoubt News 7-28-2017 The chaotic events of “Bundy standoff” near Bunkerville, Nevada on April 12, 2014 were captured on hundreds of cameras.  There is video from almost every angle (including from multiple surveillance aircraft flying above).  The feds occupied the high ground (despite what they claim in court) and were filming by dash-cams, body cams and handheld cameras.  Nevada Highway Patrol had two (2) vehicles positioned on the all-important northbound bridge of I-15 with dash-cams rolling continuously.  The standoff may have been one of the most well-recorded spontaneous crowd events in history. But prosecutors in the Bunkerville retrial of Rick Lovelien, Scott Drexler, Eric Parker and Steven Stewart have sought to severely limit the video and photographic evidence that the jury is allowed to see.  The untold thousands of images of the events known to exist do not support the government’s claims in the indictment.  Although dozens if not hundreds of FBI agents have spent 3 years pouring over the imagery in an effort to find images of any of the four defendants (or any Bundy supporter, for that matter) pointing weapons at federal agents, they have failed to produce one. For the most part, photos and video show the defendants holding guns in safe manner, either pointed downward toward the ground or in a vertical position with barrels upward.  It seems that Rick Lovelein’s rifle was slung on his back throughout the entire event.   The rifles of Parker and Drexler were (apparently for a short period) positioned between cracks in concrete barriers on a northbound bridge of I-15.  But it is significant that Parker and Drexler’s prone positions occurred near the end of the “standoff,” after BLM agents drastically escalated their threats to use force against unarmed women and children. Parker’s weapon had no scope and experts say it could not have been used for accurate shooting at the given distances if gunfire had broken out.  At best, Parker may have been able to provide defensive overhead cover fire in the event that federal agents began killing people.  Such protective fire could have made agents seek cover, thereby saving lives. It is also significant that two Nevada State Troopers were patrolling and doing traffic control on the bridge while Parker and Drexler lay prone.  Parker testified in the first trial that one trooper even conversed with him as he was on the pavement. In order to convict the 4 defendants of assaulting federal officers, threatening federal officers, extortion, using firearms in crimes of violence and other offenses, prosecutors must emphasize agents’ testimony that the agents saw guns pointed at them while concealing all imagery which refutes such statements.  The government’s strategy is therefore one of concealment and deception.  Thus far the rulings of Judge Gloria Navarro seem to give prosecutors an avenue to carry out this strategy. On the morning of July 10, 2017—just as defense lawyers were preparing for jury selection in the trial Judge Navarro granted the prosecution’s “motion in limine” prohibiting the defense from bringing up BLM conduct, or any of the events leading up to the April 12, 2014 protest.  Prosecutors have been vigorously objecting to any attempt by the defense to introduce photos or video which contradicts prosecution witness testimony.  And almost every government witness claims to have no recollection of sequence or timing, thereby making it difficult to show an image that clearly refutes the witness’s testimony. On Thursday, July 27, 2017, an anonymous juror asked a simple written question to a witness: will the jury ever get to see images from different angles?  Judge Navarro intercepted the question and told the jurors that most trials have no photos at all and are based only on witness testimony.  It is an “unreasonable expectation,” Navarro told jurors, to expect to see photos from additional perspectives.  Of course Navarro knows there are numerous pictures which would discredit the witness’s claims (as many were shown in the previous trial).  But Navarro suggested that jurors are to focus on the testimony of the government witnesses. Shari Dovale | July 28, 2017 at 6:39 pm | Categories: BLM, Bundy Ranch, Court, News, Redoubt News | URL: http://wp.me/p8bCbd-MI

LaVoy Finicum; One Cowboy's Family Stand For Freedom: NOT GUILTY

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NOT GUILTY Posted: 02 Nov 2016 03:28 PM PDT We got the news of the Oregon political prisoners NOT GUILTY verdict while at a liberty event in Colorado. We had been asked to come and address the locals there a second time because, believe it or not; FBI, BLM and Oregon agents had indeed followed us to Colorado asking the local Sherriff to be deputized so they might raid our event. The FBI, BLM and Oregon agents were practicing irresponsible tactics of intimidation and libel with the assumed goal to silence our right of free speech. We were not made aware of these agents’ inappropriate conduct until weeks after the first event in Colorado. This was because our wonderful host wanted to do her homework before she said anything to be sure she had correct information. Our host interviewed the Sherriff and then filed an open records request on July 20th 2016 to get a copy of the memo that was sent to the Delta City Council, Interim city police and all department heads.   The envelope the memo came in:  The letter that accompanied the memo:  The Memo: Our host then went to the City of Delta's council meeting. She read the memo into the public record. They mentioned how they were libeled as very dangerous people, she talked of the power in words and read from the FBI's website how they are defining "Sovereign Citizen." She then went in to get the minutes on Friday Aug. 12, 2016 and found how they did not transcribe their words. To take it a step further, here is an article in the Delta County Independent by Pat Sunderland published August 10th 2016 talking about our hosts questioning the libel given them by this memo, published 1 day before they spoke with Charles Kettle, the interim police chief on Aug. 11, 2016.  Were we shocked that we were being followed, that the agents were seeking to intimidate and/or manipulate local law enforcement so to become deputized or that tools of slander were being used to stir up the local citizens in anger and fear for our upcoming arrival for the first event? NO!  Agents went to such lengths using the same tactics in Eastern Oregon when LaVoy and others arrived to peacefully petition the government for a redress of grievances ending with our husband and father being assassinated.  Here is yet another example of agents irresponsibly using their delegated control.   After all the leg work had been done a letter was written and sent to the Finicum representatives communicating how we would like a face to face meeting with them to discuss our situation and ways to move forward in building the disintegrating trust between the governed and those who are governing.    COPY OF LETTER: Subject: My mother and I are seeking your advice and support.   Dear …, OVERVIEW OF ISSUE:     My father, Lavoy Finicum, was shot and killed by Oregon State agents, in coordination with Federal agents, on January 26, 2016. My mother, Jeanette, and I have been invited to speak at events around the country to give a voice to our father’s death. Since then, The FBI, BLM and Oregon agents are practicing irresponsible tactics of intimidation and libel with the assumed goal to silence my mother’s and my right of free speech. They have libelously labeled us as an irresponsible group known as “Sovereign Citizens.”. And they have sought to be deputized and raid an event, held for us, outside of their jurisdictions. My mother and I are seeking to remedy these irresponsible actions, through your advice and support. We sincerely desire and seek a relationship process that includes rebuilding trust between us and our governors. THE HISTORY OF THE ISSUE: A meeting took place roughly around June 20th – 28th, 2016 involving the FBI, BLM, Oregon State and Delta County agents. We do not know who organized the meeting in Grand Junction, CO (Mesa County) but it has been assumed the FBI, BLM and Oregon officials led the meeting. Delta County Sherriff Fred McKee and Charles Kettle who is the Delta, CO interim police chief attended the meeting. Barbara Hulet (organizer of the event for my mother and I) along with other individuals met with Sheriff McKee and Chief Kettle to confirm the meeting and their attendance. The sheriff and police of chief were very concerned about not disclosing any names of the agents who were there or any other details such as who organized the meeting, why it was organized, when the exact date and location was etc.   They did disclose how the agents were asked permission to conduct a raid on the symposium that was being held at the Delta Fireside Inn, 820 Highway 92 in Delta, CO (Delta County) scheduled for July 6th, 2016. Fortunately, the Delta Sheriff Fred McKee and Charles Kettle, the interim police of chief did not give them permission to raid the event. They expressed how many people in the event would be carrying a fire arm on their person and how they had a right to do so. Barbara thanked the Sheriff and expressed how there were children at this event (including my children and Barbara Hulet’s daughter). Barbara Hulet found a memo labeling all those who attended the July 6th symposium as “Sovereign Citizens”. This memo was sent out to the Delta City Council, Interim city police and all department heads. She filed an open records request on July 20th 2016 to get a copy of that memo (SEE ATTACHED). This memo was dated June 28th 2016, 8 days before the event that I, Thara Tenney spoke at. It specifically stated how my father, LaVoy Finicum was labeled as a “Sovereign Citizen” and how his wife, Jeanette Finicum would be in attendance. There is no evidence my father was a member of or made any public declaration of support for “Sovereign Citizens”. He always instructed us to be responsible citizens with a responsible government. On Aug. 2nd Rosemary Anderson, Bev Watts and Barbara Hulet (individuals who helped organize the July 6th symposium I spoke at that the FBI wanted to raid) went to the City of Delta's council meeting. They read the memo into the public record. They mentioned how they were libeled as very dangerous people, Rosemary talked of the power in words and read from the FBI's website how they are defining "Sovereign Citizen", Bev Watts spoke of how they don't belong to or support any such groups. When Rosemary, Donna and Barbara Hulet went in to get the minutes on Friday Aug. 12, 2016 they found how they did not transcribe their words. Here is link to minutes, also see attached: http://cityofdelta.net/documents/agendas%20and%20minutes/minutes/2016/ccminutes08022016.pdf When Barbara Hulet, Rosemary, and Donna Biliko spoke face to face with Charles Kettle, the interim police chief on Aug. 11, 2016 about the memo, he said he told the city manager David Torgler to send out the memo and that he (Charles Kettle) is taking full responsibility for the memo despite the fact that he says David Torgler the city manager is his boss. In speaking with Charles Kettle (police chief) he expressed he did not fully understand the meaning of being libeled sovereign citizens. Rosemary told him he needed to write a letter to the editor apologizing and Chief Kettle said he would have to have that approved by his boss Mr. David Torgler, city manager, whose name is on the memo. The apology has not taken place as of 9/1/2016. Here is a link to an article in the Delta County Independent by Pat Sunderland published August 10th 2016 talking about these 3 women questioning the libel given them by this memo (published 1 day before they spoke with Charles Kettle, the interim police chief on Aug. 11, 2016: http://www.deltacountyindependent.com/residents-protest-sovereign-citizen-label-cms-4308 WHO IS INFLICTED BY THE INIMIDATION AND LIBEL: ·        Colorado citizens; Barbara Hulet, Donna Biliko, Rosemary Anderson, David Justice, Beb Watts and Betty Oglesby. ·        Colorado county government agents Sheriff Fred McKee and Police Chief Charles Kettle. ·        Arizona citizen Jeanette Finicum, the wife of LaVoy Finicum. ·        Utah citizen Thara Tenney, the oldest daughter of LaVoy Finicum. This irresponsible intimidation and libel is both unacceptable and bordering on harmful. And it needs to stop. MY DECLARATION: I, Thara Tenney, the oldest daughter of LaVoy Finicum, was the main speaker at this symposium. My speech is titled, “Habits of the Heart; a Perpetuation of Freedom”. In this speech I talk of my father, LaVoy Finicum, who he truly was, what enabled him to be a powerful voice for freedom, what got him to Oregon, what he was accomplishing in Oregon, and I end with an invitation for others to do their due diligence to maintain our republic as responsible citizens. I am a citizen following the law within the boundaries of a republican form of government. I reject any form of government where the governed or the governors misuse government irresponsibly. I reject soundly, forms of government supported by any governed who claim they are without law and who consider themselves sovereign and without government. I reject soundly, forms of government supported by any governor who claim that the governed are subject to all laws, regardless of abuse and irresponsible application and who, subsequently, take advantage of the governed’s ignorance and irresponsible reactions. EXAMPLES OF IRRESPONSIBLE GOVERNORS: ·        BALTIMORE - MAYOR “LET IT BURN’, ·        FERGUSON - GOVERNOR – 48 HOURS BEFORE SUPPORT, ·        BURNS - FBI LYING ABOUT FIRING AT MY FATHER I CALL FOR A FRESH, NEW ERA OF PRO-RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT BY BOTH THE GOVERNED AND THE GOVERNORS! It is very clear how the governed are sensing this modern irresponsibility and are reacting the best they know how. I say stop abusing their ignorance, stop abusing their trust, stop the intimidation and the slander! The GOVERNMENT (it) is being misused by irresponsible governors to intimidate and slander me and my mother as we are being followed by them having our reputation and character libeled and slandered by them and intimidating citizens and governors of other states. My children were put in harm’s way as the FBI sought the blessing from the local sheriff to raid our event. We will continue to remain steadfast! We will continue sharing our account of my mother’s husband and my father’s voice. We refuse to have his voice buried along with his body! We claim our right to freedom of speech, free from intimidation by those entrusted with the reins of our government. My FATHER’S SUPPORT OF “PRO-RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT” (visit his YouTube channel - LaVoy Finicum): “We are not just a bunch of wannabe anarchist…who don’t believe in government…contrary…I believe in the government…I believe in the federal government…we need the federal government…in the proper place…” “I believe in government. I believe in the Federal government. We need the federal government. How else are we going to protect our country? I believe in the proper relationship between the States and the Federal government and the counties” WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR US: ·        We would like to know any unknown details about the CO event meeting of FBI, BLM, Oregon State, and Delta County agents (i.e. such as who organized the meeting who was in attendance, and how any such irresponsible governors are going to be held accountable (e.g. IRS targeting conservative groups, etc.). ·       We would like an inquiry into what criteria was used to link my mother, any afore named Colorado citizens, and myself to an abhorrent group known as “Sovereign Citizens.” ·       We would like to know are we on a list linking us to this irresponsible group? And if so, where is the list? What is the criteria for placement on the list? What is the process for removal (i.e. you would handle that, we would sue, etc.)? ·       We would like you to ask the House Speaker and Senate President Pro Tempore for a Joint Citizen’s commission to study and recommend clearly defined boundaries of what is and is not ‘domestic’ and/or so-called ‘right-wing’ extremism in relation to the abhorrent group known as ‘Sovereign Citizens’. ·       We would like an inquiry into the Department of Justice’s criteria for labeling ‘domestic’ ‘home grown’ and so-called ‘right-wing’ extremists, intergovernmental coordination for interdicting those labeled as ‘domestic’ ‘home grown’ and so-called ‘right wing’ extremists and what remedies or appeals exist for those governed who find themselves labeled as such.  ·       We would like a face to face meeting with you to discuss our situation and ways to move forward in building the disintegrating trust between the governed and those who are governing. Be assured our request is sincere and it is our hope to find ways to rebuild and bridge the gap that exists. Our pain is palpable but our resolve to improve the future is concrete. We would like to do this together. MY DECLARATION: I CALL FOR AN END TO IRRESPONSIBLE GOVERNORS USING INTIMIDATION AND BORDERLINE LIBELOUS SLANDER THAT IS INJURING ME, Thara Tenney AND MY MOTHER, Jeanette Finicum AND HINDERING AND RESTRICTING OUR FREEDOM OF SPEECH. I WILL FOREVER SUPPORT MY FATHER’S VIEW OF PRO-RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT AND I INTEND TO CONTINUE TO PROMOTE HIS VIEW OF PRO-RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT NATIONWIDE. I DECLARE AND PLEDGE MY ALLEGIANCE AND RESPONSIBILITY TO SUPPORT, KEEP AND MAINTAIN A PRO-RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT – THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Yours Affectionately – With Humility and Resolve, How wonderful it was to announce the NOT GUILTY verdict during the second event in Colorado. The crowd cheered, cried and prayed together. The exact same presentation was given followed by an explanation of the information above followed by an invitation for the people to make their own conclusions. Sheriff Richard Mack the founder of Constitutional Sheriffs association and Dr. Angus McIntosh founder of Allotment Owners in the Western States also spoke and delivered powerful messages on how property rights and law should appropriately interact with one another. We were so overcome with gratitude for the defendants being exonerated but yet burdened with deep sorrow as our husband and father would have also been exonerated. Rather he was denied his right to a fair trial, he was denied his right to life for merely using his words to educate others of Constitutional principles.         A jury of his peers vicariously found that LaVoy too was NOT GUILTY!

– Daniel Love – The Most Evil Man In American-Immune From Prosecution

Learn who Daniel P. Love,

Before his attacks upon the Bundy Ranch, there was the Redd Family of Utah who after Love's hours of interrogation and lies, and other evil...that led to Dr. Redd death.
There will be more tyranny and evil from Love as long as the BLM and others pay him well, keep him above the laws, and he can do anything he pleases.


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Hammonds / Bundy Ranches Obama's Goons Demand Silence & Promise Violence! Hammonds Fear for lives

Bundy Ranch    Facebook posting 11/21/2015

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Dear Friends,
Yesterday I received a phone call from Dwight Hammond (74). He said that he was very afraid for his life and for mine as well. He informed me that federal agents contacted his attorney. They told Dwights attorney that if Dwight and Susie did not end all communication with Ammon Bundy, that they "would detain the Hammonds early for federal prison and that they would transfer pain to the Hammond family". He further said, that he believed "they would bring misery t...o the whole family"

Steven Hammond's attorney also confirmed that federal agents contacted him and hinted a raid on the Hammonds home if they did not end all communication with Ammon Bundy.
On Thursday November 19th, Harney County Sheriff - David Ward, informed me that federal agents indicated to him that if the Hammonds continued to speaking out that they may raid the Hammonds home and detain them early for federal prison. I informed the Sheriff that it was his duty to make sure that did not happen.
I do not have to explain how this is a violation of individual rights. Dwight, Steven and Susie have all told me that they are terrified of what will happen if they continue to communicate with me. In the last phone conversation between Susie and I, she told me that she loved me and was so thankful for what I have done to get the truth out. She then informed me that she feared that if we continued to talk, federal agents were going to put a bullet in her and Dwights heads, and possible mine. I attempted to instill courage in both Dwight and Susie, but fear had over come them.
This last Wednesday I spent a good part of the day in the Hammonds home. We spoke for hours. Several times I found the Hammonds in tears when they explained the injustices that has destroyed their lives. They were hopeful that the American people were going to stand for them. And that just maybe they would be able to return to the life they once new. In just a few short hours federal agents again have dashed the Hammond's hope and replaced it with fear.
I hold my tong against those that would inflict such pain upon these wonderful people. It reminds me of the scripture that reads: When the wicked rule, the people morn. I want everyone with in the reach of my words to know that I will do everything in my power to make sure that justice is brought to the Hammonds. I will not stop until the Hammonds are home free without fear. I do not fear for my life and I love the Lord and I love the Hammonds.
With Concern,
Ammon Bundy
Why the Hammonds are being threatened and abused:
http://bundyranch.blogspot.com/…/facts-events-in-hammond-ca…

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What happened before the standoff??‏ Bundy's explain.

Carol Bundy

3:55 PM

07/06/2015

What happened before the standoff??‏ Friends, I recently discussed the events that led up to our confrontation at Bundy Ranch with the BLM on the Western Freedom Forum podcast. I explain in detail what grazing 'rights' are and how they are established and how the BLM is claiming they own these rights despite my family having spent generations establishing our grazing rights according to the law here in Nevada and I'll explain what the BLM did to every other rancher in our area. This podcast is hosted by Darin Bushman who was with us that day along with a number of people from Utah.  Darin is also a County Commissioner in Piute county Utah. He started this podcast to bring attention to the many situations we are dealing with in the West.  If you want to keep up I'd recommend you subscribe.  It is available on iTunes and Stitcher. Please share with your friends, we need to educate everyone. Ammon Click the image above to listen to the interview http://www.westernfreedomforum.com/?p=46

 

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GRAZING RIGHTS: Ranchers lope for land issues with grass march

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The term “march” seems greatly underpowered. Horse’s hooves are pounding, fast and hard across miles – nearly 3,000 of them according to the route map – from the west side of the country to the east, where, historically, important decisions are made.

The “express” part of the Grass March Cowboy Express is certainly the picture that comes to mind considering the group plans to complete their trek – from California to Washington DC, in just 20 days, riding every inch of it horseback.

The ranchers and others loping good horses five miles at a time coast-to-coast liken their efforts to Ghandi’s “salt march” in the 1930s when the British government maintained control of the salt in the waters surrounding India.

“The British Government had a total monopoly on all salt,” one of the “Grass March” organizers, county commissioner Grant Gerber from Elko County, Nevada, said. “A citizen of India was even prevented from distilling a little salt from ocean water for his family. All salt had to be bought from the British Government. In Nevada the federal government has a monopoly on Nevada land and the grass. The government owns 87 percent of the land, but also exercises total control over much of the private land as well. The effective control of the government exceeds 92 percent of the grass in Nevada.”

Gerber explained that six ranching families were told in March of this year that they could not turn a single critter out on their Bureau of Land Management grazing allotments because of drought conditions.

While much of Nevada and the southwest has suffered extreme drought, their corner of the world – in the extreme northeast corner of the state has received rain, Gerber said.

“Everybody out here snickers when they hear that we’ve been in a drought. It was a good wet spring and we’ve been getting rain all summer,” he said.

“The grass was 18 inches to two feet high,” said Gerber who helped organize a public viewing of the grass in May to gain public support for his clients who were appealing the BLM’s 100 percent cut - preventing cattlemen from turning their cattle on summer range. Rain has arrived at the right time to grow adequate forage on the Argenta Allotment in the Fort Lewis area in northeast Nevada, and yet the BLM determined that grazing would not be allowed in 2014, he said.

The six families that graze the region were in a tough spot. They own 56 percent of the land and all of the water in the 332,000 acre area but were unable to use even their private rangeland because of the checkerboard nature of the allotment. They sold cattle and grazed winter range in an effort to maintain base cow herds.

Gerber, an attorney for one of the families, said he told them they had three options. “I said you can accept it, you can sue but with the way BLM regulations are you’ll probably lose, or you can go after them with the First Amendment and maybe, just maybe we’ll have a chance.”

After their first 70-mile “grass march” in May to garner public attention for the situation, the BLM allowed ranchers to turn cattle into pastures more than two months later than their agreements call for. But then mid-summer, drought-induced “triggers” were met, according to the BLM, and cattle were required to be removed from the rangeland at least two months early.

An official statement from the state office said, “BLM Nevada attempted to work with the individuals who graze their cows on an area of public lands known as the Argenta Allotment to develop a plan for reduced use that would correspond to the current drought conditions. These cooperative efforts were rejected which forced the Bureau of Land Management to temporarily prohibit grazing on the parts of the Argenta Allotment that had already surpassed recommended use levels.”

Deputy chief of communications for the Nevada BLM Rudy Evanson said “most ranchers” in the state have been agreeable to grazing plan adjustments due to dry conditions. “This is our third year of severe drought in Nevada. So in order for ranchers to continue ranching in the future we need to make the changes we are making today,” he said.

Discrepancies exist between the BLM’s grass monitoring findings and those of the the permittees’ private range consultant, Evanston said, but “obviously we believe that our measurements are correct and we’ve taken actions based on the observations and monitoring done by BLM field staff.” Those actions have directed permittees to remove cattle from nine of 20 use areas, which all six permittes have complied with, he said.

In a news story earlier this year, Pete Tomera, the largest permittee on the allotment, said the triggers BLM set in its agreement with ranchers – which were based on the height of vegetation – and included a minimum four inch grass height in riparian areas, were “unrealistic,” adding that the private range consultant he hired found that there was “an abundance of feed.”

Gerber and his clients believe BLM employee Doug Furtado who stopped 2014 grazing, is “ruling with an iron fist.” The group of ranchers plans to deliver petitions to their state representatives and senators when they arrive in Washington, DC, calling for Furtado’s ousting and a more common sense approach to federal land management.

Furtado, the district manager for battle mountain district, is backed by his superiors, Evanson said. “The actions that he’s taken have the full support of the state office.”

While the removal of Furtado, who designed a statewide drought management plan that hasn’t been released for public comment, is one of the group’s goals, the bigger goal is to raise awareness of federal lands grazing issues.

Ranchers are justified in their concern, Gerber said, citing the removal of cattle from the region around Cliven Bundy, who, of 51 original permittees is the only rancher still grazing that allotment. “In the late 1980s and early 1990s the BLM cancelled all of the grazing rights of 50 ranchers in the Las Vegas district. Fifty ranchers, 50 families, gone. Now they are working to cancel the rights of ranchers in Battle Mountain district and others. In Nevada the BLM and Forest Service have an absolute monopoly on the grass. I for one decided I was not going to accept it.”

Bruce Clegg, Tooele County (Utah) Commissioner and rancher said that while his cattle graze only private land, he, his wife and his son and daughter who comprise his family ranching operation, will ride from the Utah/Nevada state line all the way to Washingtong, DC. Grandkids will join them through Utah and Colorado. As a county decision-maker he is well aware of the economic, cultural and environmental concerns of eliminating livestock grazing. “It would be better for our county to get the land transferred to the state,” he said

“As a county commissioner I need to keep grazing in mind for my constituents,” he said, adding that across the west, counties and states deal with similar issues when it comes to public lands - wild horses, obscure endangered species and overgrowth when grazing is ceased, causing forest and grass fires.

Because 87 percent of Nevada’s land is federally-managed, unelected bureaucrats like Furtado wield an unbalanced amount of power over major segments of the economy and culture of the nation, he said. “People like Furtado have the ability to destroy the grazing which is bad for everything especially wildlife,” Gerber said.

“I plan to ride down the street in Washington DC, and I plan to ride up 17 west, and deliver these petitions,” said Clegg, whose great-grandfather began raising cattle when he arrived in Tooele County Utah in 1849. The family has ranched ever since.

Clegg and his family will use 20 horses throughout the ride, saving their best 12 for the latter part of the trip.

A horse in good condition might take two legs of the journey each day, but many are asked to ride for only one stretch, sometimes only three or four miles in the mountains and other treacherous terrain. After the three- to five-mile jaunt, a horse is trailered and hauled to a gathering place. Some riders immediately mount another, fresh horse, while others take wheeled transportation to the night’s camping spot and prepare for the next day’s ride.

Gerber said along the way, ranchers and others concerned with federal government overreach are asking them to hand their petitions to DC lawmakers. “These petitions are on sage grouse, the water grab by the EPA, a bunch of those kinds of things. We are inviting all counties, city governments, all organizations to put those petitions in our hands and we’ll deliver them.”

This kind of demonstration has never been done, as far as the Gerber knows. Fifty riders have already taken part in some or all of the event. By the time they finish, 100 or more will probably have saddled up for their cause, Gerber expects. Rallies are planned in many cities along the way including Cheyenne, Wyo., and Denver. Seven people will go from beginning to end. “It is an exhilarating feeling. I’m 72 years old and it’s a great experience riding across California and Nevada and going clear to Washington D.C.,” Gerber said.

Open Letter to Sheriff Gillepsie‏

Please help us Share Clivens Message - August 6, 2014 To Sheriff Doug Gillespie, Clark County Nevada Sheriff's Department, In a recent press conference, you mentioned 1) the BLM lied to you and 2) Bundy brought armed men to the ranch for protection. While I can't speak to the validity of your first claim, we unequivocally take issue with the second. We never asked for armed men to come to our aid. In fact, everyone who arrived at the Bundy ranch (men, women, armed & unarmed) voluntarily came to support the constitutional rights that you failed to defend. Had you not neglected your duty to defend our rights, the rights of the very people for whom you swore a solemn oath to defend, there never would have been a standoff in the first place. So while you chastise my family and pontificate about how "Bundy should be held accountable for crossing the line", let it be known that the responsibility for this escalation rests primarily at the doorstep of the Clark County Sheriff's office. Please allow me a moment to remind you of some of the history leading up to that day: Hundreds of militarized agents invaded our community and terrorized us. They seized the land by gunpoint, claiming it as their own. They not only threatened, but actually inflicted bodily harm on anyone who stepped onto the land. Remind you, this land was cared for, cultivated and improved upon by my family and the community for many generations. A 57 year old cancer surviving woman was body slammed by a federal agent, for doing nothing more than exercising her first amendment rights. As we sat in the sniper's cross-hairs, federal agents shoved M-16 rifles into the faces of our wives who were holding our infant children. Dave was, kicked, beaten, battered, loaded into a federal truck and taken to the BLM compound to become the BLM trophy. They paraded him around in the sun, cruelly ridiculing him for hours, tightly bound (without water). After they had their fun with him, they dump him out on the road and covered up any legal proof that they even took him. These are just a few of the atrocities that were inflicted upon my family and the community - who was peacefully protesting. The only thing we pointed at those agents, were cameras to capture their atrocities for the world to see. In return, they released dogs on us, they tased us, they beat us and they abused us in order to intimidate us. When our first amendment rights were stripped down to a 20'x50' box, you did nothing. When armed men trampled my brother, beat him and nearly took his life, you refused to protect. When women, infants, and children were held captive at gunpoint by angry and violent men, our cries for help fell on deaf ears. When men and women literally wounded and bleeding were in need of emergency assistance, because you allowed these heavy hands to afflict us, you then refused the emergency medical services to be dispatched for our care. When we called, you said, "there wasn't anything you could do". You said, "this fight was between the Bundy's and the BLM". However, you commanded your deputies to stand by while their own families and community members were being inflicted upon and threatened with lethal weapons. Sheriff, your response demonstrates that you have a fundamental misunderstanding of your place in our government. You have more authority and responsibility than any federal agency, and yet you cowardly forced the people to defend themselves. Evidence in your power and responsibility was never more apparent than at the standoff. When your deputies told the federal agents to back down - the federal agents backed down. They backed down because your deputies who had constitutional and jurisdictional authority from the people, finally did what the people hired you and them to do, and insisted that these federal agents stop their abuses. In the end, your deputies did the right thing, but Sheriff, you should have never let it come to this. While the BLM was willing to shoot my family over land and power , we were willing to die for our families, our livelihoods and our constitutional rights. You should have been defending these rights for us. That's what we elected you to do. Thankfully, the American people came to our defense. They came to our defense because you failed to do your duty. For that you should be grieved and held accountable. I offer warning to you and other government personnel that lead or follow your example. The people are in unrest because of these types of egregious actions. The purpose of government is to protect and uphold the unalienable rights of the people, not to infringe upon them. It is our duty and obligation to defend our God-given rights if our government representatives fail to do so, or tries to discard them. We as citizens desire to live in peace and tranquility, but will defend our freedoms if necessary, in order to do so. I call upon you Sheriff Gillespie, and all civil servants, to honorably effectuate the true purpose of government, to uphold the oaths and duties of your sworn offices-to truly be representative of the people, by the people and for the people. I leave you with the wisdom of Thomas Jefferson: "Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add 'within the limits of the law' because law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the rights of the individual." Sincerely, Ammon Bundy

American's Come Share your personal stories of Big Fed Gov over reach and its results

 

I am curious after watching the last 48yrs of my life how the world turns, from Washington state to Oregon state, Texas state and now Utah. I have seen the loss of Freedom, loss of livelyhoods, lands, and yes even lives, all due to Federal Over Rule, they have forgotten they are our employees, now they act, think, believe they are the Kings & Lords over you and me. I remember when America was once a Free'r Land, honorable, and over all better.

I would like to send out a message to any and all that have had their lives changed, industry harmed, family farms, ranches, dairies, orchards, fishing, crabing, oil, gas, coal, any part of our economy.
Be they the IRS, FBI, CIA, NSA, TSA, EPA, BLM, DNR, NEA, FDA, DCFS, now new ACA obama care, and all the other agencies out there.

By the over regulations, over reaches of Federal Government Agencies of America since 1940.

I would like a place for people to share their stories, to show the pattern of government incroachment upon the people of America over the last 80+ years.
How it has effected our economy, our food supplies, water supplies, energy supplies, education, and over all freedoms.

If your lands were taken, way of life destroyed, your towns impoverished etc.
Being from the Pacific North West, I have seen wood mills eliminated, logging and fishing fleets decimated, farms and ranches destroyed, and the effects it has had on people, towns, etc.


So I hope we can pass this along and encourage all to share their stories, add the facts, links to court cases, documentations, photo's videos, interviews, all evidences needed to verify your story, and to show the dangers of an over reaching National Government that has lost touch with We the People.

There are millions of stories I am sure... I hope we can be a gathering place for them.
Put them in the comment section or email them to me: hulsitalianplasters@hotmail.com