Having grown up on the farm next to the Bundy’s, It was very unreal to see what happened in nearly my own back yard.
Corrupt government actions was something I only read about on the news, not experienced first hand. However the past two years, I was able to see first hand the capabilities of big government. I was able to see the extreme flaws of media organizations. I was able to see how little some people understand about the constitution and civil rights.
After nearly 2 years of being in Prision the Bundy’s got to go home to their families yesterday. The suffering and loss they have experienced its unfathomable. However, they are tough and fought against the wrongs being committed, and finally the truth came out in court, and they where released.
Many people don’t know what to believe because they hear that Cliven Bundy owes grazing fees. Trust me their is an explanation, he is a true and honest man. It’s much more complicated then simply owing fees and not paying them. This battle was not about grazing fees.
Dan Love the BLM agent over the operation lied to the media about the $1 million dollars in grazing fees owed. In court the defense was able to calculate how much was really owed and it was less then $9,000.
The Bundy’s have been grazing on a particular piece of land long before the BLM was ever formed. When the BLM was first formed it was all promises of the good they would do, and how much it was going to help the ranchers, and over all help them be more profitable. As time went on these promises turned out to be lies, and the funds ranchers paid did not go to what they were told they would be used for. Instead these funds were spent on driving ranchers off the land. Cliven saw this taking place, and being the last one said enough is enough. Cliven understood the constitution and knew the land was not to be governed by a federal entity in the way it was being governed. He paid fees to the state state instead of the BLM. They where not accepted because they were not organized to do so, but regardless Cliven was happy to pay to the right entity according to constitutional law.
Does it matter if the government controls the land?
Yes, yes it does. As humans we need water, food, and shelter. If you think about it, the only way to have those three things is to have land. Whoever controls the land controls the people. Therefor if you want to actually be free you cannot live in a place where government controls the land.
The Bundy’s stood for these rights, they protected these rights. For that, I thank them, and share a fraction of their story here on steemit.
Thanks you Steemit community for looking into this.
