Friday, April 4, 2014

I DARE YOU, I DOUBLE DARE YOU: IRON COUNTY, UTAH SHERIFFS & COUNTY COMMISSION ARE THREATENING TO START KILLING OR REMOVE, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT OR BLM, WILD BURROS & HORSES, IF THE BLM, STARTS THE ROUND UP AND AUCTION, OF CLIVE BUNDY'S CATTLE THAT HAVE BEEN RANGING FREE FOR 20 YEARS! AFTER THREE COURT ORDERS FROM A FEDERAL DISTRICT JUDGE, CLARK COUNTY SHERIFF, CONTRACT COWBOYS, AND OTHERS WILL CHECK THE BRANDS ON THE COWS/BULLS, AND TAKES CLIVE'S TO SALE, TO COVER THE FINES, FEES BUNDY HAS GARNERED OVER THE YEARS OF GRAZING HIS CATTLE

Daughter & Son-in-Law, Are Taking on the Southern Utah, Nevada Mormons--Over Attitudes of Being Above the Law!  The Fruit Doesn't Fall Far From the Tree!

My daughter, Greta Secrist Hyland, called me the other night, and told me about a situation in Bunkerville, Nevada, an old Mormon settlement, in fact some of the names of the BLM property at issue, is called Gold Butte and Mormon Mesa, or Mormon Mess at Bunkerville, for a play on the words, Bunkerville Flats . . . Clive Bundy, has had a 20 year war with the BLM over a law change, between 1990 to 1993, that consisted of a land swap, between the BLM, some ranchers, who got $5 million to rectify any inconvenience they might experience over losing some grazing rights, or moving their cattle elsewhere.

Clive Bundy, however, was not included in that money and land swap, to save the desert tortoises, which are on the Endangered Species List, and Clark County, Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Program, to save the tortoises, purchased the land, that Clive has been running cattle on, for roughly $400,000.  In most ecosystems, there is a delicate balance that must be reached to preserve the system that either thrives together, depending on foot chains, bug control, vegetation, predators, etc.  Upheaval in any ecosystem can have lasting results on the other species in the system if not protected--so yes, the tortoise is a viable and important part of the system.

A federal district judge in Nevada, ordered Clive to remove his cattle, once, I believe in 1998, right after the change in the law took place, that the Mormon ranchers didn't agree with, so he stopped paying his grazing rights fees to lease the BLM or land belonging to the United States, since roughly 1845 or so, when Mexico sold the land to the U.S., with Bundy's ancestors, settling that area in around 1877 or so . . . about 130 years of cattle ranching . . . maybe he is considering the legal remedy of adverse possession, but I don't think that will work with the government, maybe another private property owner who has abandoned their property, but, the BLM, has been dealing with this character for 20 years!

The Tale of Two Sheriffs, One Lawless & the Other Law Abiding, Trying to Help Cool Tempers, Not Add Fuel to the FIRE!

The Clark County Sheriff, has met with Clive on numerous occasions, trying to get him to understand, what is going on, and that his life, liberty and not his property, are not at stake!  Clive, on the other hand, has picked up a few less than worthy arguments, to try to either shame the sheriff into doing his bidding, alleging the sheriff is not protecting his property--attitudes of many early, Mormon settlers who think they are southern Utah royalty, and above the law . . . stating that the sheriff is able to kick the BLM of, what he considers his property, even though he clearly admits he doesn't own the property.

I guess in news interviews, Bundy has made several statements that would indicate, a threat of violence . . . why not, is Clive's response to the question.  Sheriff Mark Gower and the Iron County Commissioners, surprise, not surprised, hearing about the travails of a fellow Mormon, and royalty, none the less, is rallying the calavary or the Mormon Malitia, to threaten the BLM, that if they remove one of Clive's cattle, they are going to start shooting or removing wild horses and burros from Iron County!

While agreeing with Sheriff Gower, a personal acquaintance of mine, having met with Mark, about suing the fish and game cops in Iron County, also under the Department of Interior, over another alleged endangered species, that is reeking havoc in cemeteries, at airports, in farmers' fields, and rendering property in that county worthless, I ideologically agree with him on both the issue of the Utah Prairie Dogs, and the wild horses and burros, having testified in a Senate committee, about preventing trash horses and burros, the BLM is trying to house with ranchers, throughout Montana, due to two female socialites, who had the power to lobby Congress to get the Wild Horse & Burros Act passed, protecting, feral horses, not the majestic wild mustangs, you and I imagine, like Black Beauty . . . these are hairy, mean, hungry and ugly . . . but that is beside the point, I disagree, whoever, with the attitudes and the means, or the threat, which is stirring up people to anger, and even throwing fuel on the flames of an already hot issue . . . violence is not the answer . . . the law, is the law, is the fucking law!

THE CLARK COUNTY SHERIFF, SAID, NO DROP OF HUMAN BLOOD IS WORTH SPILLING, OVER ANY COW, IN HIS OPINION--I AGREE!

These are hot button topics, with all the rage, fire, anger, over, what some people would call, nuisance animals . . . however, the prairie dog is again, a part of the ecosystem in southern Utah, but the horses and burros are another issue, for another day, and really have nothing to do with Clive and his cattle on BLM or United State's Property for 20 years, now owned by a conservancy group.  One sheriff, gets it, and is trying to defuse the situation, the other is flexing muscles in doesn't have . . . now, don't get me wrong, there is nothing I would like better, than to have the entire, Iron County Sheriff's Department, to go up against the BLM, the fish and game cops, and get their asses kicked for doing what they did to me, and I hope they understand, that federal agents, are not going to be as nice as me!

And I am not nice . . . this land is our land, this land is your land . . . public lands belong to the people of the United States, not Clive, fucking Bundy, dumb ass, Moron pioneer stock!  Get a clue, the rest of the world think you are clowns, and they are right!  The BLM, with educated people, far more in their areas of expertise, knowledge and experience, know more about the habitats and ecosystems that we do.  And if you want change, we go through civilized means to do it.

The Good Sheriff, of Clark County, is the number one, law enforcement officer in the county, he can, at least sheriffs in Utah, don't know Nevada law, but usually similar, can invite federal agents in on a crime in their county, and they can tell them when to leave also, unless, the crime crosses state lines, and involves another state, making the crime the jurisdiction of the feds.  However, this is not a crime, yet, and the Sheriff over the cattle round-up and removal for auction, is following the orders of a federal judge!  In other words, in is acting under the law, by following the judges orders, distinctions need to be made, when a sheriff has power to do something, or not, this is not a case he has any power to do anything, and neither does Sheriff Gower!

For An Overview of the BLM Acts, History on the Case & Interesting Comments on the Clive Bundy Affair

See, both Greta and Dallas Hyland's articles!  Greta has a associates degree in Horticulture, a bachelor's degree in Natural Resources, and a master's in Natural Resource Management; she has worked for the Forest Service, the National Park Service & the Department of Natural Resources, and she just applied to law school, brilliant, an amazing writer, much more research oriented, I just talk off the top of my head, she actually has the facts, dates, times, issues, and Acts right, plus beautiful pictures on her blog: http://www.thesouthwestjournal.wordpress.com/2014/04/01/free-grazing-breaking-clive-bundys-stand-against-the-government.  Greta makes some fun comments on Outlaws as LegendCs--Clive is not one of them!

Dallas, was a former film major at Dixie State University, until he was asked by former student body president, to do some investigative journalism, to uncover what the prez, thought was misappropriation of funds and the college . . . man after my own heart, take'm down!  Now he just has a 1983 civil rights case against, administration, faculty, staff, and campus cops, who lied, doctored evidence, emails, tampered with witnesses, didn't follow student right's policies, nor the United States Constitution, on due process and equal protection . . . targeted since the day he walked on campus, the non-denominational Christian at the Mormon campus!

Dallas, is the token non-Mormon, or the voice of reason, on the Bryan Hyde Weekly or Daily Radio Show, with Bryan at odds with both Dallas & Greta, on this issue, again, those Mormon loyalties run deep in southern Utah!  Bryan might lose sponsorship if he doesn't take the party and church line!  Dallas, was a former Dixie Sun reporter and writer, he writes for the St. George Magazine or News; he was the voice of the St. George Marathon, and played, ironically, at the request of the film department, Mormon Prophet, Brigham Young, in the film documentary, called, Liquid Desert, a story to commemorate the 150 year celebration of the college, I think?  And many other projects, and a common pain in the ass to local politicians, keeping them on task and withing the budgets set!

Http://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2014/03/28/kilter-trespass-cattleman-law/#UzzDdld435c, for Dallas's response to Clive, Iron County, etc.

Constitutional Provisions Sheriff Gower & the Commission Might Want to Consider, And Explain to Their Hero, Clive!

10th Amendment, anything, not expressly given to the federal government by the states, is retained by the state and the people . . . United States Constitution, Article I, Section 18, under powers of the Congress or the Legislative Branch of the Government: to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested in this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof!

Article IV, Section 3 [2], The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States: and nothing in this Constitution shall be so constructed as to Prejudice any Claims of the United States, or of any particular state.  This section has to do with the federal state relations.

Sheriff Gower, County Commissioners, Clive, and all Mormons, is there any question in your, fucking puny minds, that the BLM and the federal judge, and the Clark County Sheriff, acting under orders of the Departments and Officers of the United States, to remove Clive's cattle and sell it to cover fees?

HAVE A NICE DAY!


2 comments:

  1. Love it !
    Do you know where to look for the environmental evidence used in this case by BLM?
    Would like to post. Mr. Bundy and family seem adept at PR and rousing the rabble.
    Enjoy your style.
    Thank you, keep up the good work.

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  2. Ah, yes, the sweet voice of reason.

    It's irrelevant to the law governing the issue at hand, of course, but I've heard conflicting stories about the tenure of the Bundy family on that land in Nevada. I read somewhere that they actually had land originally in Arizona across the border, and it wasn't until 1942 or sometime thereafter when a Bundy first acquired the Nevada property. Unfortunately, I can't verify the veracity of any of that; the only other references I can find mention the Bundy family residing in that area since 1877.

    Which brings up another false myth being propagated by agitators on the right, and that is that Bundy settled there before Nevada was a state. Now, that is verifiably false, because even if the earliest 1877 date is used as to when the property was acquired by the Bundy's ancestors, Nevada was admitted into the union in 1864. There were also specific provisions for granting statehood to Nevada involving the exclusive domain of federal lands, which were agreed upon, if I'm not mistaken.

    There are also the ludicrous conspiracy theories being widely disseminated involving Harry Reid, his lawyer son, and the solar project by the Chinese firm ENN purporting political corruption and designs on Bundy's property. These can be readily disproven, of course.

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