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What's It All About, Bundy?

As the dust settles around the hooves of the mounted militia and cowboys who rode in support of Cliven Bundy and backed down the Federal Government, it might be a good time to ask, what was it really all about anyway?

Cliven Bundy raises cattle in Nevada.  He and his family have been grazing cattle on open land for generations.  For many years he was charged a grazing fee by the Federal Goverment that manages the land under the office of the Bureau of Land Management. 

Some year ago Bundy stopped paying his grazing fees.  The government took him to court to collect.  They won, he lost.  According to the BLM he owes more than a million dollars.

Bundy refused to pay so the government went in and started to round up his cattle off of the land.  Bundy found a way to make a stand against that effort and along the way a lot of other folks joined in.  But did they know what the issue really was, or were they just inspired to do anything to stand up against the government?

So here is the issue, according to Bundy, in an interview with Glenn Beck:

Essentially, Bundy is saying this conflict isn’t inherently about grazing fees or water rights, but that he ultimately does not recognize the lands to be federal and the United States government or the BLM do not have jurisdiction on the land.

“So I think this is very clarifying to people,” Glenn said.

“It’s not BLM land. It’s Nevada land,” Bundy said.

“That is a different point of view than everybody else that is a rancher that I know,” Glenn said.

Based on the conversation on the radio show, Bundy’s fundamental issue isn’t with an out of control government taking control of his personal land, but that he disagrees with how that  land became federal land when Nevada was founded in 1864. [Glenn Beck]

In a lot more detail Bundy has made the argument that when Nevada became a state the Federal Government lost jurisdiciton over the land that was, prior to statehood, federal territory. 

Do you really think that all those people cheering for Bundy and the protesters understood this, agree with this, realize that this issue has already been tried and failed in court? 

Bundy, it seems, was acting in contempt of court orders.  In a land of law and order have people really gotten to the point where they celebrate and support open defiance of the law? 

If so, have they invited perahps some unintended consequences?

Update On Obama's Reaction To State Sovereignty

Yesterday I commented upon the Obama administration's request for over $1 Billion to impose gun control.  Today I was alerted to this development:

The National Guard is following a direct order — but it’s not happy with it.

All of the Guard’s AH-64 Apache helicopters are scheduled to go to the active Army, and there’s nothing its top brass can do about it. [Washington Times]

Some have interpreted this move by the POTUS to have more sinister implications.

As if the Obama administration's purchase of more than 2 billion rounds of ammunition, and nearly 3,000 urban tanks, along with their unprecedented (and highly illegal) domestic spying program was not enough to convince you that the federal government is about to suspend the Constitution once and for all, the man who once vowed to run "the most transparent administration in history" has just rather inexplicably, ordered the U.S. Army to seize every Apache attack helicopter currently in use by the National Guard.

In all, the Defense Department will confiscate 192 Apaches from National Guard units around the country and give them to the active duty Army.

In exchange for the heavily armed and highly maneuverable choppers, Guard units will receive 111 UH-60 Blackhawktransport helicopters from the Army, Defense One reports.

Last week, U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee, claiming that the measure will save taxpayers $12 billion, over the next three years.

So, what could be another, more reasonable explanation?

The Apache, which began service in 1986, is armed with a 30 mm M230E1 Chain Gun (with 1,200 rounds), Hellfire anti-tank missiles, and 70 general-purpose 70 mm rockets. In short, it is capable of fending-off any enemy, foreign or domestic.

Obviously, these helicopters could pose a substantial obstacle to say, a tyrant drunk on his own power, with an army at his disposal. [Washington Examiner]

Time and time again this administration gives the impression that something is afoot which has bad written all over it.

According to one group the BLM agents at the Bundy ranch were in fact supposed to engage in violence in order to incite a larger scale crackdown centered around the expected death of some of the agents after a shootout.

Where does your state stand on the growing tension between "The People" and the Federal Government?  And perhaps to my fellow Kentuckians, which candidate for the US Senate has been tapped by none other than the First Lady as a reliable vote in favor of her husband's gun control efforts?

Stand Your Ground Update

When the Bureau of Land Management surrounded Cliven Bundy's ranch in Colorado in an effort to reclaim land upon which he and his family had been grazing cattle for generations, the armed forces of the United States took aim at citizens with their weapons.

Some say that revelations implicating Harry Reid and the Chinese in a plan to use the land for other purposes caused the BLM and the armed agents to stand down.  Not so says the rancher's son.

A show of force was necessary to stop the government seizure and sale of embattled cattle rancher Cliven Bundy's cows, his son said on Sunday, a day after an armed standoff between federal agents and hundreds of Bundy's supporters. [Reuters]

The armed standoff came after a contingent of militia groups headed for the ranch in support of Bundy and in opposition to the military like maneuvers of the BLM and other agents.

Under the Obama administration there has been a rise in the number of states which have created a separate militia unit under the control of the governor alone without any requirement that the  members treat the president as their commander in chief.

Obama is angered by the several State Governors who have reestablished “State Defense Forces.” These forces are described as: “State Defense Forces (also known as State Guards, State Military Reserves, State Militias) in the United States are military units that operate under the sole authority of a state government; they are not regulated by the National Guard Bureau nor are they part of the Army National Guard of the United States. [Politcalvelcraft.org]

And just how has the president responded in the face of the increase in militia groups, state military units and private citizens having the ability to defend themselves?

President Obama has requested $1.1 billion and the Department of Justice (DOJ) asked for $382.1 million for gun control "to protect Americans from gun violence." [Foxnews]

Is it just me or do you hear echoes of "The Concord Hymn"?

Your Land, My Land?

I'm not a big fan of Alex Jones or his hysterics, but I have been following this developing story and what you read below should give you a glimpse of how the government really sees you and me when we don't agree with them.  It also raises a question:  Is this land really your land, is this land really my land?

Federal snipers with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) trained guns on members of a family yesterday after they dared to stop and take video footage of cattle outside the bounds of a designated “First Amendment Area,” before arresting one of the men for non-compliance.

The cattle were being rounded up by BLM officers as part of a crackdown on Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, who has refused to pay “grazing fees” demanded by the feds as a result of a re-classification of 600,000 acres of federal land in northeastern Clark County which Bundy claims has been in his family for generations.

Fears that the confrontation may turn violent and concerns that Bundy is drawing increased support from liberty activists and the local community prompted the feds to tape off two ridiculous “First Amendment Areas,” outside of which free speech in support of Bundy is banned. A sign placed inside the area reads “Welcome to Amerika – Wake Up” alongside a hammer and sickle logo.

When Bundy’s family members violated that rule yesterday in an attempt to peacefully document the cattle roundup, they were met with a barrage of loudspeaker warnings and four BLM snipers with their guns trained on the dissenters.

None of the family members were armed, but as soon as Dave Bundy began filming the cattle in the distance, 11 BLM vehicles each with two agents arrived and surrounded him.

“They also had four snipers on the hill above us all trained on us. We were doing nothing besides filming the area,” said Ryan Bundy.

The family were told to leave the area via loudspeaker because they had violated the crudely established “First Amendment Area”. [Infowars]

Dr. Gary Shearer Found Dead

Gary Shearer had his office raided by federal officials investigating the overdose and deaths of a number of his patients.  The Kentucky Medical licensure board suspended his license due to his methods of prescribing pain medication.  Last night it was reported that he was found dead.  Rumors are that it was suicide.

Gary was well known in Northern Kentucky as one of the most perceptive doctors around.  He was a master at making the correct diagnosis from a detailed examination of symptoms.  He had many, many loyal patients who were not, as the press might have you think, going to his office just to get pain medication.

As a lawyer who comes into frequent contact with doctors in handling injury cases, over the years I found Gary to be one of the more compassionate and approachable family practitioners in the profession.

After two years of investigation without a record of any criminal charges, his death is a tragedy.

Malaysian Jet Flew For Five More Hours?

You watch, you decide.

 

Russia Matters

Vladmir Putin may be losing his grip on reality says German Chancellor Merkel.  Hillary Clinton compares Putin to Nazi Germany.  Putin timed his threats over the Ukraine to coincide with a pre-announced launch of an inter-continental ballistic missile.  He sent a warship to Cuba, is patrolling very close to our maritime borders, supports Iran and is making deals with Communist China.  Russia matters.

Condoleezza Rice and Donald Rumsfeld both said the same thing within the past week.  Our president has conducted himself in a way that has given the rest of the world the clear impression that we are weak economically, weak morally, weak militarily and have a weakened political system that is weak on threats to democracy.  In other words, Obama has made America more vulnerable in direct contravention of his first and foremost job, protecting the security of our nation and defending our Constitution.

Now, having diagnosed the very serious condition in which we find ourselves, what do we do to heal these problems and how much time do we have to get back on our feet?  The answer is: we have precious little time and we need radical change.

Impeachment takes too long and it would get hung up in the Senate.  Obama's term in office isn't up until January 2017.  So how do we rid ourselves of this sickness?

We must take back the majority in the Senate, increase our seats in the house and move swiftly to remove him from office or at the very least deny him any power over our future.

If you really think that the world is just awash with enthusiasm over Obama then let's assume you are right.  Why would they be?  Is the rest of the world thrilled that we have enjoyed so much prosperity?  Do they celebrate our successes?  No.

The rest of the world is like a pack of wolves at our doorstep, living off the scraps we throw into the yard but waiting patiently for the one opportunity to exploit our weakness to come inside, take all the food and eat us in the process if possible.

Why does Russia matter?  Because they have just demonstrated for the rest of us how totally inept and dangerous the Obama administration really is.

CNN Reporter: "How Much Do You Criticize Obama Because He's Black?"

As a journalist you weigh, how much you should criticize the president because he's black?  REALLY?  The answer is you don't.  Being black is not subject to criticism.  Or was he asking is "how much do you give him a pass because he's black", the answer is "you don't" give him a pass because of skin color.

Black skin is a human organ.  It is not teflon.

 

Why We Need To Calm Down: Police Shoot Teen In Own Home

The nation is red lining.  For those of you who drive cars with tachometers or who plan to watch NASCAR this weekend you know what I mean.  Things are getting to the point where our engine is about to explode.  Social pressure, economic pressure, distrust, fear, conspiracy theories, spying, all add to the problem.

Glenn Beck says it is being done intentionally.  He says that those who want to USA to collapse are adding pressure from up top (our dictator in chief and his executive orders) and pressure from below (the clamoring masses of unemployed about to lose everything) and from the sides (the incessant bickering between R's and D's) and that eventually the plan is for the whole thing to explode.

Some say the purchase of ammunition and military like vehicles by homeland security and local police departments evidence the concern of law enforcement that some sort of civil war is about to break out.

Add to that the continued increase in gun purchases around the country and you have a fairly decent body of evidence from which to conclude that we are all getting wound way too tight.

Now this.

Christopher Roupe, 17, was a ROTC student at at Woodland High School in Georgia who dreamed of serving his country in the Marines. That dream came to an end when he answered a knock on the door of his trailer home. He found himself face-to-face with Euharlee police officers who promptly shot him to death. An officer said that she saw a weapon in his hand.  It turned out to be a Wii controller. [Turley]

Add to that the story of a few days ago of an 80 year old man being gunned down in his own bed.  And add to both of these recent horrors the number of similar tragedies going on all around the nation.

Don't think for one minute that you won't be a victim of some person, a civilian, a police officer, or even a federal agent wound up to the snapping point about to "red line" on you.

We need to calm down.  And quite frankly, we need to say "no" to every single thing that this current administration wants to do.  We need to stand behind the folks who refuse to let this administration and his democratic cronies around the country get by with adding any more pressure.  We need to patiently wait for his term to end, and then ease our way back into normalcy.

In the meantime, remain situationally aware at all times.  Arm yourself and stand your ground.

Suffer not yourselves to be betrayed with a kiss. Ask yourselves how this gracious reception of our petition comports with these war-like preparations which cover our waters and darken our land. Are fleets and armies necessary to a work of love and reconciliation? Have we shown ourselves so unwilling to be reconciled, that force must be called in to win back our love? Let us not deceive ourselves, sir. These are the implements of war and subjugation; the last arguments to which kings resort. I ask, gentlemen, sir, what means this martial array, if its purpose be not to force us to submission? Can gentlemen assign any other possible motive for it? ...The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave. -Patrick Henry

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Alison Grimes Embraces Offensive Absurdity

If you listen to Alison Lundergan Grimes and her echo chamber of far left liberals you will hear them ranting that republicans have waged a war on women. That is absurd, and offensive particularly considering that she is hyping her upcoming date with Bill Clinton. Here's what one editorial in the liberal San Francisco Chroincle says about him:

"[Y]ou have to give [Senator Rand] Paul this much: He rightly pointed out the chasm between how Clinton Democrats treat women as an interest group and how they treat them as people. When Bubba strayed, only the women paid.

The McFadden-Lynch memo serves as a reminder of what the Clinton machine does to women who speak out. They become loose ends who need to be tied up."

That editorial is a reminder that the stain Bill Clinton left on the presidency goes well beyond him getting a 22 year old intern to perform oral sex on him.

There was of course the admission to his affairs with various women during his marriage as well as claims by several of him forcing himself on them:

Gennifer Flowers, Monica Lewinsky, Dolly Kyle Browning, Elizabeth Ward Gracen, Paula Jones, Juanita Broaddrick, Kathleen Wiley.

Juanita Broaddrick told her story to a national television audience last night, saying she did not tell authorities 21 years ago of her contention that Bill Clinton sexually assaulted her because "I just don't think anyone would have believed me."

In a gripping account punctuated by sobs, the Arkansas woman told "Dateline NBC" that in her Little Rock hotel room, Clinton suddenly "turned me around and started kissing me, and that was a real shock. I first pushed him away. I just told him 'no.' . . . He tries to kiss me again. He starts biting on my lip. . . . And then he forced me down on the bed. I just was very frightened. I tried to get away from him. I told him 'no.' . . . He wouldn't listen to me."

The nursing home operator, previously known as Jane Doe No. 5, told Myers that she felt "violated" but finally stopped resisting Clinton's sexual advances because "it was a real panicky situation." She said that "he was just a vicious, awful person."

Pressed by Myers as to whether she was raped, Broaddrick said she had been. "It was not consensual," she insisted. [Washington Post]

It defies logic to attempt an understanding of why any candidate, particularly a female candidate, would want to have anything to do with Bill Clinton, unless the lust for the money he delivers at the end of the night is enough for them to put their morals and their values on hold until the affair is over. 

A relationship with a man of such low moral character done solely for money was once the kind of thing that caused people to call you an ugly name.  But today candidates squeal loudly if people call them ugly names and their buddies in the press to rush to their defense whenever Slick Willie is involved. 

You can expect Alison Lundergan Grimes to continue making the offensive and abusurd argument that it is her opponent, rather than her new political bedfellow Bill Clinton who is the one waging war on women.  But I for one think women are too smart to fall for such baloney.

Happy Valentines Day ladies.