Nevada rancher (Bundy) calls on sheriffs to disarm federal agents in cattle dispute

[phantom power]

Here's the lesson Bundy and his flash-mob of thugs learned: bullying the govt with a gang of gun-men works.

A Nevada rancher who succeeded in reclaiming his seized cattle from federal land managers over the weekend by rallying armed supporters called on local sheriffs across the country on Monday to join his crusade against government overreach.

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Federal rangers, facing about 1,000 of Bundy’s armed supporters, backed down on Saturday and ultimately released at least 300 of the seized cattle, in a decision the U.S. Bureau of Land Management said was made to avoid harm to employees and the public.

The four-hour standoff temporarily shut down Interstate 15 and ended when the bureau stopped rounding up cattle, citing safety concerns, and then agreed to return the cows.

“Every sheriff across the United States of America, take away the guns from the United States bureaucrats,” the 76-year-old Bundy said on Monday while standing on an un-hitched flatbed truck trailer at the entrance to his property.

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“Understand it is because of each and every one of you standing here and each and every one of our Americans watching us and protecting us with our firearms why this did not turn into Waco massacre or a Ruby Ridge,” Fiore said, referring to two deadly 1990s confrontations involving federal agents.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/04/15/nevada-rancher-calls-on-sheriffs-to-disarm-federal-agents-in-cattle-dispute/

[TwilightGardener]

1. Yeah, I'm supposed to trust thieving fucknutz like him with unlimited firepower

but not anyone in law enforcement. I hope you rot in jail, assclown.

[siligut]

2. Bundy appears to be drunk with power

He must imagine himself to be some sort of anti-government hero.

[phantom power]

3. For better or worse, the feds utterly validated his delusions of grandeur by backing down

[siligut]

8. Bundy and the RW militia were going to use this as an excuse to start a revolution

The feds are smart, 'Never let the extremists write the rules'. Like it has been said, just undermine Bundy in other ways.

[pscot]

4. I guess if Occupy had been heavily armed

the government would have been afraid to fuck with them. Lesson learned.

[phantom power]

6. Occupy would have been gunned down in the streets if they showed up armed...

because Occupy was threatening the plutocrats who own our govt, not the govt itself.

[MineralMan]

5. Nah. Let's disarm Bundy and his merry band of morons, instead.

Law enforcement isn't going to disarm itself...especially the feds.

The response should be to show up next time with the battle wagons and plenty of armed federal agents. A full response that is more than overwhelming to a band of ragtag militia morons. Let them disarm themselves or hightail it out of there when they see who shows up.

The BLM sent some rangers in, armed with tasers and not much else. They shouldn't make that mistake again.

[B Calm]

7. What makes this fucking rancher think he can use OUR LAND to graze his

cattle and not pay us?

[TwilightGardener]

9. It's armed robbery.

[B Calm]

14. Damn right! The bastard should be behind bars and along

with his cohorts!

[2banon]

10. Heard a sound clip of Bundy making claims Federal Claim is "Unconstitutional"

This was heard on NPR, i think it was All Things Considered (last night).

Broadcaster mentioned that this has been a fight with BLM/Feds for decades, violation of States Rights.. that was as much as I heard. As usual, "news" announcers generally avoid in-depth analysis or background information in order to aid receiver of the news a more fuller understanding of the context.

On the other hand I was pre-occupied with other matters and might have missed any additional information, but that's a lead anyway to the question you posed, hope it helps some.

[2banon]

12. P.S. And you'll find the Koch Brothers aiding, abetting, and coaching Bundy on Constitutional

Grounds/Merits.

This is Koch brothers fight d'jour itching to take to SCOTUS..

[frylock]

11. has he submitted a list of demands?

[MohRokTah]

13. I think I may be getting the reason why the BLM backed off now.

Back off, the nutter is still news because the nutter cannot shut his mouth.

Then everybody sees how much of a nutter he really is, so if the gunmen show up again, they're all the bad guys as far as any rational person will believe.

Since only irrational nutters could support a nutter, if the terrorist gunmen start shooting, the feds become the good guys if they have to shoot back.

Could be a good strategy. Since Reid says it isn't over, I'm not feeling as bad about them backing off now.

[Lizzie Poppet]

15. Translation: "Here, you guys take the risk FOR me."

This freeloading lunatic needs to see the inside of a cell.

[B Calm]

16. He is one of those FREELOADING SOCIALISTS that the right wingers tell

us about, and they support him! lol

[Lizzie Poppet]

18. "Welfare cowboy"

Funny how the Tealiban fall silent when it's someone like Bundy "sucking gummint teat."

[Rex]

17. We have crossed the Rubicon. A small army of RWing wackos with guns made federal agents flee.

It seems like crime totally pays.

[Tom Ripley]

19. The man is such a flaming asshole