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Biggy · 04-23-2014, 07:31 AM

A little context on the bundy story...

Clive bundy paid grazing fees for a while to the BLM, but then then the BLM was using money against the ranchers, to buy outstanding permits and make their life more difficult. His family grazed the land for years but however long ago they had a change of mind to protect the endangered desert tortoise, so he tried paying the county and other agencies who refused. Basically he refused to financially support an agency that was trying to put him out of business... But really when they determined he couldn't graze the land anymore I'm not so sure he was on the hook for grazing fees as he's not supposed to be there but imagine the govt showing up one day and kicking you off your own land or land you've been on for 100 years. Not saying he's right but it's still brutal, I certainly wouldn't paint the man as some ingrate.... The long and short of it is he wasn't trying to he a cheapskate and get out of fees, he simply didn't want to move and pay money to a govt agency trying to put him out of business.

There's a history of the BLM selling land off to solar companies. While most of this has been linked to one specific company and that has been debunked pretty fairly, who knows what the true future use of the plans entail and if there is a hidden motive in trying to kick bundy off the land.

04-23-2014, 07:31 AM
Biggy Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 1,595	A little context on the bundy story... Clive bundy paid grazing fees for a while to the BLM, but then then the BLM was using money against the ranchers, to buy outstanding permits and make their life more difficult. His family grazed the land for years but however long ago they had a change of mind to protect the endangered desert tortoise, so he tried paying the county and other agencies who refused. Basically he refused to financially support an agency that was trying to put him out of business... But really when they determined he couldn't graze the land anymore I'm not so sure he was on the hook for grazing fees as he's not supposed to be there but imagine the govt showing up one day and kicking you off your own land or land you've been on for 100 years. Not saying he's right but it's still brutal, I certainly wouldn't paint the man as some ingrate.... The long and short of it is he wasn't trying to he a cheapskate and get out of fees, he simply didn't want to move and pay money to a govt agency trying to put him out of business. There's a history of the BLM selling land off to solar companies. While most of this has been linked to one specific company and that has been debunked pretty fairly, who knows what the true future use of the plans entail and if there is a hidden motive in trying to kick bundy off the land. Last edited by Biggy; 04-23-2014 at 07:45 AM..