Fry again suggested that the U.S. brace for future actions like the armed takeover of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge, which began in January and lasted 41 days.
Sound a bit like a conspiracy, doesnât it?
Been waiting for some media play about the FBI/US Attorneys new conference that was supposed to be held in Portland this morning at 9:00am. It was going to be some explanation for the failure of the US Attorneysâ office to prosecute the open and shut case against the militia trespassers. Any body heard anything at all about that or are we really going to spend another day of the disgusting FBI Director Comeyâs politicization of the Presidential election via more email bullshit.
Sheer coincidence that all those âpatriotsâ arrived at the Masher Refuge at the same time and all packing enough guns to intimidate the federal employees there from showing up for work. What can be done about Jury Nullification in the face of such a horrible verdict?
I saw this elsewhere. Great question:
Why is there not, at the very least, a civil action to make them responsible for the damage done during their âprotestâ?
The ongoing protest over the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), which has been carried out largely by Native Americans and environmental activists, appears to be an unlikely new draw for militia members. Rhodes said heâs heard from âplenty of guys who have expressed interest in going up there,â as has at least one of the acquitted Oregon occupiers.
This is horrifying to me. Because if these assholes turn up there with their guns and their posturing, it could give law enforcement and the DAPL-hired private security the excuse theyâve been looking for to kill every native protester they can.
âWe must not be afraid when weâre told to act by the lord,â Bundy went on. âWe must act and not be afraid.â
*âthis is the way the world ends⌠not with a boob but with a whimperâŚâ
⌠* with apologies to T.S. EliotâŚ
âIn the big picture, theyâre right,â Stewart Rhodes said of the occupiers in a Friday phone call. âWestern lands are being stolen from the American people. Itâs not just white ranchers, itâs also the Native Americans too. Itâs happening right now at the pipeline. So itâs the entire west.â
Excepting of course that unlike what happened/ is happening to Native Americans, white ranchers lands arenât being stolen, white ranchers are trying to steal public lands from the American People for their own private use.
âWestern lands are being stolen from the American people. Itâs not just white ranchers, itâs also the Native Americans too. Itâs happening right now at the pipeline. So itâs the entire west.â
Singing âtwo of these are not like the otherâŚ,â
Western lands are being stolen from the American people. Itâs not just white ranchers, itâs also the Native Americans too. Itâs happening right now at the pipeline.
YES! This #deplorable is exactly right. It is wrong, unjust, and illegal for a private entity to unilaterally take over lands owned by a sovereign nation!
Ok kids, pop-quiz time! Draw a line from the group to its proper classification!
GROUP CLASSIFICATION
Ammon Bundy, Rancher
U.S. Government/BLM Private Entity
Standing Rock Sioux Sovereign Nation
DAPL Construction, Inc.
Somehow I have the suspicion that when the next âoccupationâ occurs, the law enforcement folks are going to be somewhat less willing to wait them out, and try for calm, controlled arrests. I have a hunch that they will, instead, move in quickly with overwhelming firepower, and demand an immediate surrender. No sense turning these clowns over to the courts if stupid juries are just going to cut them loose.
This cannot be said too much. Iâd like to hear who Rhodes thinks owns the land the government is supposedly âstealing.â
Iâm really depressed about this decision.
Does this mean it is okay for me to take over Yellowstone or maybe Yosemite?
Short answer: Nothing.
Longer answer: Next time, more care needs to be taken in jury selection. There were obviously a majority of jurors who were sympathetic to the defendants.
It sounds like the jury instructions were faulty, too. More care needs to be taken in writing the jury instructions. Basically, the AUSA was outmaneuvered by the defense.
Heck of a job youâre doing, Republicans.
They didnât learn a thing.
The Rule of Flaw
If you donât understand âwhite privilege,â then ask yourself honestly:
How hard would the prosecution have had to try if these guys were Black?
What âairs of triumphalismâ would they have been allowed to have then?
It been what - 40 years? - since you could put âsuicideâ on a Black manâs death certificate that had been shot three times in the back, hanged upside-down and burned to a crisp.
These crackers âanti-government activistsâ still shit their pants about the Black Panthers (from the 60âs) and quiver like Donald grabbed them about the eight-member New Black Panthers.
It was the lord who gave us the advantage,â he said. âHe always gives us the advantage if we stay true to him."
âWe must not be afraid when weâre told to act by the lord,â Bundy went on. âWe must act and not be afraid.
You know, that would look just so great carved into LaVoy Finicumâs tombstone!
It is not over yet, they still face federal charges in Nevada.
Of course, I am sure they are counting on Jesus and Donny the Populist.