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Originally Posted by FlameOn
They refuse to pay grazing fees that are already heavily discounted (any sane private land owner would charge far more), they refuse to cooperate for the federally mandated preservation of endangered species habitat, they refuse to pay nearly a million in fines related to their violations of previous court judgments threatening endangered species habitat and set fire to 130 acres of it when denied access (and are arrested for such) and their supporters forcefully seize a government facility, occupy it and prepare themselves for a bloody confrontation. On top of all this they are encouraging others to do the same.
How are their grievances reasonable here? This to me is just as absurd as the Freemen of the Land movement. They don't want to pay the government taxes as it is against their 'rights'. To me they are basically they are squatting and they are armed to the teeth to enforce their ideals. There are plenty of legal means to try to pursue and a land dispute in no way warrants armed threats of occupation and armed violence. What happened to the tried and true American sue everybody approach? Could it be perhaps they have no legal ground to stand on?
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I'm not weighing in on their motivations, if I had to I'd say they are nutters and don't have a leg to stand on.
They THINK they have a legitimate grievance.