Tuesday, April 8, 2014

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

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

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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.”
So why now?
According to the feds, this is all about protecting the desert tortoise. Yep, apparently protecting a turtle is now reason enough to storm a man’s property and illegally steal his cattle.
Just before the round-up began, Bundy claims armed federal agents surrounded his 150-acre ranch.
“They’ve been bringing men in and equipment and setting up a compound,” Bundy told FoxNews.com Monday. “They got helicopters flying low. They got snipers around the ranch. Our access to public lands has been blocked.”
Federal Government Raiding Bundy's Farm Stealing His Cattle
Federal Government Raiding Bundy’s Farm Stealing His Cattle
Bundy says he’s extremely fearful that the federal government is trying to turn this into another Ruby Ridge or Waco situation. The BLM has closed public lands in Clark County while they work on a plan to round up the “trespassing” cattle. Only marked vehicles are being allowed into the area and “free speech zones” have been set up several miles from the ranch in an attempt to corral protestors who have made their way into the area.
“I’ve tried to fight this thing legally, and I’ve tried to fight it politically,” Bundy said. “We’ve got one more fight. We the people haven’t fought yet.”
This is video shot by the family who claims the BLM assaulted and hauled off one of Bundy’s sons for filming them steal his dad’s cattle.
“He was there to do some filming when about 11 federal agents pulled up and arrested him,” Bundy told Las Vegas News 3. “They said he was outside of the First Amendment area and they took him down. We don’t know where he is now.”
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  1. Joe says:
    What’s really ironic about this is the same organic eating idiot liberals who claimed to be so against the government 10 years ago are the same morons who are now in full support of the government who is doing this. Where do these idiots think they get their organic food? WAKE UP AMERICA
    I can’t even recognize this country anymore.
    • Kitten says:
      I would call this Karma for the what this person family did to first nations people.
      • Lisa says:
        And I would call people like you INSANE!
        I realize people these days are too dumb to actually know about the real history of anything, but the “first nations people” that you speak of were not the first people in America.
        It’s people like you with your idiotic liberal attitudes that have allowed this country to descend into the pits of hell. If you hate the country so much LEAVE. Stop trying to change it into some socialist utopia.
        • Phil says:
          Say what? Who were the first people here then…..atlantians? Jesus? Annunaki aliens? Please inform us ignorant folk.
          • Lisa says:
            Don’t want to hijack the comments because this really has nothing to do with the article, but there is more than enough historical evidence to suggest White Europeans, Polynesians, Greeks and even the Chinese had been to “America” long before “Native Americans” Indians.
          • Darrell says:
            I think it was Jesus. And everybody knows Jesus was white. So alla them funny-colored-skinned fellas with the funny feather hats are jist gettin’ wut they done deserve fer stealin’ America from Jesus.
          • 11B says:
            It’s well documented that the “First” peoples crossed the Bering Strait Land Bridge long before those we know today as Native Americans were here. The “Native” Americans did to those before them what the white Europeans settlers eventually did to them.
          • Dark Space says:
            The Clovis First model that presumes the first people in America came over the Bering Land Bridge has been debunked several times in recent years. They linked DNA from remains that predate the Clovis people by 11,000 years, and found in Brazil, to Aboriginal Australians. They found remains and artifacts in Texas (Google Buttermilk Creek) that predate the Bering Land Bridge theory by a couple of thousand years.
            The only fact that matters here is that the government is taking land currently being occupied by an individual. This guy didn’t take it from indians, vikings, or Columbus. He’s been working it for decades and they’re trying to take it.
        • Brian says:
          “…this country to descend into the pits of hell”
          “If you hate the country so much LEAVE.”
          Physician, heal thyself.
        • MrPenny says:
          Like any type of utopia would be a bad thing.
      • Bo Diddly says:
        Bought land?
      • Glenn says:
        Kitten, could you please tell us who the first people in this country were? Include documentation please.
      • Roy Montgomery says:
        Kitten, I am willing to bet you his family did not do anything to the first nations people and at least way less that the government did and is still doing today. What are you going to do when Karma comes to bite you for what you are doing.
        • Darrell says:
          > What are you going to do when Karma comes to bite you for what you are doing.
          You could post the same question to the retarded rancher who thinks his cows should be able to graze on public land, but I don’t expect you will.
    • Dan says:
      I seriously doubt “liberals” are cheering shit like this on, I’d be more inclined to believe it’s either oil and gas folks or the factory farm people, the big money folks who actually own our representatives in congress that would cheer shit like this on.
    • ckak says:
      It comes down to who actually owns the land- the landowner or the Fed. If indeed the Feds’ can prove they own the land and show that the landowner has not paid for the right to graze there, then he deserves what he gets. Either way, go to court and hammer it out. Going to court, as unsavory as that may sound, beats going out in a blaze of gunfire.
      • George says:
        Unfortunately; This administration has a track record of ignoring court orders when it conflicts with its agenda; can you say BATFE v Ares Armor, NLRB appointments; just to name a few
    • Kathleen says:
      It’s doubly ironic when you’re …uh … So very smart that you denigrate your customers who are paying you a premium price for that organic or free range product.
      And assume they all have the same political leanings because they think deadbeats should pay their bills. And that sucking on the gov tit for free for twenty years is conservative.
      Be independent dude. Buy land. Pay the fee. Go to the private sector. Put in a feed lot. Stop whining bout the gumbint cheese not being tasty enough.
    • Angel says:
      I can’t believe with all the illegals coming into this country that our Government has nothing better to do than to bother an American Farmer…Really ?? Is this still America ?????
  2. prariewolf says:
    He should shoot every damn gov’t agent 1
  3. jim says:
    wtf we dont have anything to spend money on besides giving this man a hard time….i mean are they rounding the rattle snakes and other animals that are roaming this land…no because they dont have cash…
  4. Jeremy says:
    Our government has become so corrupt that its a damn shame! This land has been in this mans family since the 1800′s and the government wants to take itvand his cattle and say he is trespassing? I dont support our government, president and hate the FEDS! He shouldve blasted every single one of them for coming on his land!! Government are the real terrorists and thieves in this country!!
  5. Bill says:
    He says he owns the land but is willing to pay grazing rights, obviously that means he doesnt actually own the land.
    He the admits that access to PUBLIC lands gas been blocked and grazes his cattle on public lands without paying the grazing fees, he is therefore breaking the law.
    His cattle are graing on land that does not beling to him and the government siezes them, NOT steals them, he therefore gets what he deserves gor breaking the law.
    Show a deec that says the land is yours and you win your case fail to fo that and you lose.
    Pay your fees to graze on BLM land and you wont have your cattle seized, dont pay and you are breaking the law.
    • Lisa says:
      Actually the land is his land. Did you even read the article? His family has used, maintained and owned the land before the BLM even existed.
      • Bill says:
        I used to own my neighbors land and then i sold it to them but i still mow (maintain) the yard for the little old lady that lives there now but that doesn’t mean that i still own it or can do with it what i will.
        He admits in the article that the land IS public (BLM) land, therefore it isn’t his anymore.
        Maybe his family once used or even owned the land but they don’t any longer.
        He thinks he can get away with free-grazing on public land, sorry charlie, no freebies here.
        • George says:
          Wow looks like the Obamanites are out in full force tonight. Just because the BLM illegally seized his land doesn’t mean it’s their land.
          There’s a difference between your stupid analogy and what actually happen. HE NEVER SOLD HIS LAND TO THE BLM. They illegally seized it and then tried to charge him to use his own land.
          • Sally says:
            I’m not sure it was ever his land. Sounds like it was in use by his family, but the government never sold it to them. They USED it. I get the feeling we’re only hearing one side, and the guy is a master at ginning up fear of the big bad government. There is another side here.
          • Lee451 says:
            Technically, they are “Obamanations” not “Obamanites”. Know your kenyan.
            For the record, libs, ANYONE born in this hemisphere, in North, central or South America is a “native American”, not a few self-proclaimed people with aboriginal blood.
        • John Johnson says:
          Awesome. I agree. No freebies. Pay for your own damn health insurance. No freebies for anyone.
          • Sally says:
            And how is the ACA ‘free?’ The freebies were in use by the 30 million uninsured who used ERs for health care and we all paid for that. NOW people are expected to have policies that they pay for with premiums, which will cut the cost for all of us. You know, facts.
        • Corey says:
          actually bill if you would open your ears and actually listen to the man he said he has sent money, multiple times to the COUNTY, and the county has sen the money back because they dont know what ta do with it. the blm hasnt always owned that land, it once was the countys. he refuses to pay the blm because of the bs regulations theyre trying to impose. and it is bullshit, this man takes care of the land, keeps it maintained to help prevent brushfires and so forth and now, over 20 years later they want to come in and do this? just goes ta show how stupid some agencies are!!! thisw ill probably be resolved in the manner they intend, and there will most likely be alot of bloodshed on both side and the final result will be all laid the blame on the bundy family, when in all actuaactualityit could been the complete opposite. the prayers, thoughts and support from my family go to the bundy family!!! eventually when all I taken from you, you will look back and wonder yourself how you could ever agree with such a communistic action such as this…..unless you yourself are part of the actual problem
          • JD says:
            Maybe the county should have just quietly forwarded the money to the BLM. Then none of this would have happened and the maniacs from both sides of the aisle would have to find some other story on which to post inane responses.
    • jamie says:
      He said they bought the grazing rights in the 1800s
      Hes willing to pay a yearly fee to the county but the federal gov was already paid. There is something seriously wrong here. Our southern border is hemorrhaging ILLEGAL aliens and the feds are worrying about bleeding more money out of this guy. Seriously? ! This is messed up!
      • Kathleen says:
        He SAYS. Doesn’t sound much like he’s proved any of what he says.
        Hey. I took over the park next door. And they sent a cop to talk to me. And would you believe he was armed?
        Oh my God!!!!
        This is America. Everyone’s armed. And you don’t own something just because you say so. Or your great grand daddy was using it, but didn’t own it either. And your paying the wrong agency because you want to – and they won’t take your money, because they know they’re the wrong agency.
        Damnit. I own grazing rights in front of the Statue of Liberty. See – I sent a check to the NYC Parking Authority!
        Sure – just more welfare. Access to gov land instead of buying what your business needs or paying the private side fees. Which would be much more and not subsidized. Pay up ya deadbeat.
    • Ben Franklin says:
      It’s amazing how people like Bill and damn near all of this country has no clue that we actually ahve a Constitutions.
      Wake up people. The BLM has no constitutional authority to claim ownership over anything. And this bullshit over “public land” is just that Bullshit. The government was never meant to have this much power.
      Really sad that Bill and people like him forget that We the People are supposed to be the ones who have the power.
    • dersk says:
      In other words, that rancher is ripping off every single one of us tax-paying citizens.
    • Hugh Godwin says:
      Who can say that they really own property anymore? As long as you have to pay the govt for the right to keep what you already supposedly own (taxes)you do not own it at all. The crooked govts own it.. If you don’t pay them a fee for what is yours they will confiscate it. Your taxes are your lease. The property is no longer yours. This is not what the founders had in mind.
  6. prariewolf says:
    1) Bill, Read then article then comment , it is better for people to think you are STUPID than to open your mouth and remove all doubt! 2) Kitten, The oldest remains found here in N.A. are of a white man in WA. State known as Kennewic Man. Why does the Gov’t feel it’s necessary to deploy snipers to round up cattle ? Snipers got them in trouble at Ruby Ridge.
  7. Linda Harris says:
    I HATE BLM, I could not hate anyone more than BLM, except the Schools, colleges and Universities that are shoving their earth worshiping religion off on our kids as a science. My only comfort is that the prophecy states the Lord is going to come and kill them all and throw them into a dark abyss where they will be forgotten along with their gods forever.
    • Sally says:
      Wow, that’s some loving God and religion you;re following there, Linda. Let me guess? Christian? And here I thought Jesus was all about love and forgiveness.
    • dersk says:
      Well, THAT’s quiet a scientific attitude.
      • Kathleen says:
        It does appear to have results that are verifiable and reproducible.
        Her hate and violence has little to do with how Christ spoke and acted. The ironic observation seems apt.
    • JD says:
      Ah, hatred. Just what Jesus wanted from his followers.
  8. Praying for this rancher says:
    Lord, God, Almighty, Please Protect and Bless this rancher and his family. If his cattle are being stolen, then Please Restore what has been stolen. Lord, God, Almighty, Please Stop the BLM and each government agent from tormenting this man and his family.
    • corey says:
      amen!!
    • J. Grant says:
      Matt 6:5-7
      “When you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you. And when you are praying, do not use meaningless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that they will be heard for their many words.
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  10. Wombat says:
    I am reading, and half have it wrong and the other are trying to get it right, so here we go. The BLM is a surface management agency they are to record mining claims and are to manage public lands. That is it!
    So where have they gotten the right to enforce law? They Go by CFR’s which are codes, mere violations, not laws! I have been watching this story and it is funny because the county sheriff, which has supreme lawful authority in a county,says he can not do anything, Hmmmm? The sheriff needs to tell the BLM where they stand and get them out/ off of this guys back. This would however take a sheriff who takes his oath to the Constitution and to the people he serves serious!
  11. Chris says:
    If this turns into another waco, I wonder if the American people will sit by idly and watch, as his family gets slaughtered… Just like they did at waco..
  12. Enter your name... says:
    If the BLM says someone was outside of the First Amendment area, does that mean they can dictate areas where the Constitution does not apply?
  13. Cooter davenport says:
    Put a sombrero on those cattle and the fed’s will look the other way! Hypocrites and double speak. Those agents that carry out these “orders”, I hope they know what imperial scum they are!
  14. Ira Shlamazel says:
    Yeah, so it’s not your land. Period. You have no documentation of ownership. Just because “you always have” is not justification for letting your cattle ruin the desert habitat. What you don’t seem to understand is just how destructive grazing cattle are in a DESERT. You have to be an IDIOT to think that’s a good idea! It’s not the govt’s fault you’re too dumb to figure out some other way to make a living. Letting cattle graze isn’t hard work. You are bringing this all on yourself. Stop whining like a little girl and find something else to do. Hating the government is the very definition of ANTI-AMERICAN.
    What is ANTI-AMERICAN? Treason.
  15. Ricky says:
    Actually Ira being small govt is the most patriotic thing you can do. Google some quotes from the founding fathers, they feared exactly what America has become.
  16. daryl says:
    Sheriff has the authority to arrest the federals for arrest the federals for theft. have them charged convicted of property theft felony and a long term for it a permanent cease and desist order, they bought the land from the govt in the 1880′s that is how it was done then, or the railroad which was given the right to sell it. This is just a property theft pure and simple, a federal government taking private property rights just because they can. so now we the people are on the hook for the total value of the cattle stolen, loss damage to his business interests, damage to his name false arrest of his child who is being detained without allowing him to contact his parents of legal means of defense….so now we have kidnapping charges too….which is a life sentence under federal law…so the director of the blm is on the hook for official malfeasance too and misuse of authority false arrest etc, time to send him to jail too. as for north Amricans having their property taken talk to the government not the land owner who has the right to be secure in is property from government interference, and refuse to follow the law they are sworn to support defend and protect.
  17. Bonnie says:
    This IS Not right and needs to go viral!
  18. Drew Curtis says:
    If Kentucky wins, free vodak for everyone!
  19. JohnD says:
    It used to be that the Government would prosecute cattle rustlers. Now they ARE the cattle rustlers!
  20. Stan says:
    Am I the only one who noticed the creation of “Free Speech Zones”? this is an area where you are allow to exercise your First Amendment right and no other place? And now a turtle has more rights than a US Citizen.
  21. foster says:
    The government is not some obscure thing, it is us, the people. Legally, there is no difference between this guy and people who commit medicare fraud; they are both stealing from you and me.
  22. Jason T says:
    So which is it? Either his family owns the land or not. If he really owns the land, why is he willing to pay grazing rights to clark county?
    Sounds like he is holding a grudge against the BLM. Well I say tough…Pay your bills.
  23. wlaramie says:
    So now we only have free speech where the government tells us we do?
  24. Montana says:
    There is a lot more to the story than what is being told. From what I see in the photo this guy has some scrub desert land he is running cattle on. He has a “150 acre ranch”. You can run only a few cattle on that acreage. But he says they have taken over 500 head. Well, if you run that many cattle on that type of land you need an aweful lot of land. Several square miles. If he doesn’t have a lease or a deed to the land, then he is breaking the law. Period. And have ignored the law for several decades the action has been forced. What if everyone decided to do this? I am not a fan at all of the fed, but I think this guy is full of it.
  25. Moman says:
    wow, uhm the land is supposedly PUBLIC so anyone can go there public land is not really open to trespassing and last I knew property isn’t capable of trespass either and cattle are property.
    but the BIGGEST slap in the face you people are looking right over is the “designated first amendment Zones” WTF!? since when is the first amendment rights to peacefully assemble and protest limited to fricking ZONES!? ESPECIALLY ON PUBLIC LAND!?
  26. Flinton Steele says:
    who is paying the grazing rights for the desert tortoise?
  27. Norm says:
    This could be the test case; If everyone don’t help this poor guy out, they will keep rolling along, steeling and taking whatever they like. They are criminals, and people should rise up and stop them, They are no longer for the American people, but for the banksters, you need to turn up in the 1000s, and stop them all.
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Anonymous said...

I tell you what I think, I think that you should all take up arm against these creatures who are the servants of the dung beetle elite families of the ROTHSCHILDS and the ROCKERFELLERS, the government and the federal monkeys have declared war on the people, AND IT IS TIME FOR YOU ALL TO WAKE UP, like the guy in the movie network you should say the same, I AM GETTING AS MAD AS HELL AND I AM NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE. signed TONY LANE

Anonymous said...

I tell you what is wrong is that you have been told that PUTIN and Russia is the enemy, you have all been brainwashed by BULLSHIT, there are only tree war mongering rogue nations on this planet and they are AMERICA,BRITAIN and ISRAEL, these nation between them have made wars and betrayed nearly 98 per cent of the world including the USA, so it is time to wake up and know who your real enemy is. TL

Anonymous said...

your country has declared war on you, OBAMA could not tell you truth even if the lives of his family depended on it, so wake up everyone and take your country back, tony lane

Anonymous said...

Rise up and stop them, turn up in the thousands.