Charges brought against Cliven Bundy and his family and supporters
did not say anything about UNPAID Grazing fees.
Because the federal and state governments designed MILITARY OPERATIONS against the Bundys, the charges
brought against the Bundys were fraudulent. Made-up lies.
That is why, Bundys and
most supporters were not found guilty in two trials!!!
As you will read below, the charges have nothing to do with a
Grazing Permit and or unpaid grazing fees.
Yes, the argument over Grazing Permits facilitated the stand-offs,
but the charges were downright false.
First: For 21 years, Cliven would not sign the CONTRACT with the
federal government (BLM) which was demanding a Grazing Permit with fees
attached.
In the 1970-80s, there were 53 ranchers operating ranches in Clark
Co., Nevada. BLM began forcing ranchers to obtain Grazing Permits.
BLM began harassing ranchers for their WATER RIGHTS and GRAZING
RIGHTS.
Cliven Bundy tried to rally the ranchers to stand together and
oppose the Grazing Permits. Many would not do it. Many signed the Grazing
Permit contract or gave up fighting for their Water and Grazing Rights. They
eventually lost their ranches.
Under Nevada law, Grazing Rights are directly tied to Water
Rights. They are, literally, PROPERTY RIGHTS. This is what Cliven and a few
ranchers were standing upon. Cliven kept asking the State of Nevada and the
Clark Co. Sheriff (whoever was in office) to defend the ranchers from federal
encroachment and harassment.
For 21 years, the Clark Co. Sheriff did somewhat defend them.
Meanwhile, the other ranchers were losing their ranches for a
variety of reasons. But, it looks like obtaining a Grazing Permit did NOT save
those ranches. No wonder Cliven would not sign the Grazing Permit contract.
In 2013, the Bundy ranch was the only ranch still operating in
Clark Co., Nevada. Hum, that should speak volumes as to the corruption and
arm-twisting going on.
According to the BLM documents that were finally obtained by Bundy
defense attorneys, the BLM decided to take a stand using MILITARY OPERATION in April 2014 against the Bundys.
Bundys, and their supporters, were not arrested for the April 2014
situation until January and February of 2016, after Ammon and Ryan Bundy had
used ADVERSE POSSESSION on the Oregon Malheur Refuge over a year and a half
later.
The charges were not about grazing. The charges were for standing
against an armed U.S. military that was dead-set on killing them.
Below are the actual charges and the April 2014 situation
Prosecution for April 2014
situation – according to Wikipedia and looks to be correct
On February 7, 2016,
Ammon Bundy—along with his father Cliven, brother Ryan, and others—were
indicted in the U.S. District
Court for the District of Nevada for their roles in the 2014 Bundy standoff. The men were charged with 16 felony counts:
one count of "conspiracy to commit an offense against the United
States"; one count of "conspiracy to impede or injure a federal
officer"; four counts of "using and carrying a firearm in relation to
a crime of violence"; two counts of "assault on a federal officer";
two counts of "threatening a federal law enforcement officer"; three
counts of "obstruction of the due administration of justice"; two
counts of "interference with interstate commerce
by extortion"; and one count of "interstate travel in aid
of extortion."[22]
This prosecution is
separate from the Malheur Refuge occupation prosecution in the U.S. District
Court for the District of Oregon. In early April 2016, Judge Brown
of the Oregonian prosecution approved an order to send the four defendants
charged in both cases, including Ammon and Ryan Bundy, to Nevada to make an
appearance in court there.[23] The men were transported to Las Vegas by U.S. Marshals,
and on April 16, 2016, Ammon Bundy and the four other militants refused to
enter pleas in regards to their roles in the standoff, prompting U.S.
Magistrate Judge George Foley, Jr. to enter not guilty pleas on their behalf.[24][25] In the unusually long
arraignment, Bundy asked for the 64-page indictment to be read aloud in court.[25]
The trial for the Bundy standoff case was set for February 2017 in Nevada.[26]
Mistrial and acquittal
On December 20, 2017,
Federal judge Gloria Navarro declared a mistrial in the Bundy case, citing
gross misconduct by the federal government. In her ruling, Judge Navarro
stated, "The court does regrettably believe a mistrial in this case is the
most suitable and only remedy...."
The primary example
related to a claim made by defendant Ryan Bundy, who claimed that there were
snipers around the property, and that they called for backup only because they
felt threatened and isolated. The federal government denied this.
Later in the trial, a
witness confirmed the presence of a federal videotape, proving that snipers
were in fact on the property. This, along with 5 other pieces of evidence,
would have greatly affected the trial. Judge Navarro ruled that "The government
falsely represented the camera that was on the Bundy house was incidental, not
purposeful." She stated that the D.A's office knew of this evidence, but
would not acknowledge it. This, she decided, violated due process.
ON JANUARY 8, 2018, JUDGE
GLORIA NAVARRO declared the MISTRIAL with prejudice,
effectively dismissing the charges, on the grounds that the defendants could
not receive a fair trial. "The court finds that the universal sense of
justice has been violated," the judge told the Los Angeles Times.[27]
Simply put – the feds
lied they had set up a MILITARY OPERATION and were indeed planning on attacking
the Bundys. The trial would never have gone forward with those TRUMPED-UP
CHARGES if that information would have been given to the BUNDY DEFENSE ATTORNEYS,
which is mandated by law.
Tens of millions of
DOLLARS has been spent on the trials of the Bundys. Both trials found the
Bundys NOT GUILTY!
FIRST TRIAL in Portland,
OR.
Pretrial court appearances and indictment relating to Malheur – according to wikipedia
On
January 29, Bundy appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Stacie F. Beckerman
alongside several other jailed militants. He explained the motives of the
occupation to the court, saying that his "only goal from the beginning was
to protect freedom for the people."
However,
Judge Beckerman denied him and the other militants release from jail,
explaining that she would not release them as long as the occupation continued.[40][41][42] That same day, Bundy offered to plead guilty to the
federal conspiracy charge alone, in exchange for the dismissal of the other
charges against him, the dismissal of all of the charges filed against the
other militants in custody at the time, and letting militants still at the
refuge to leave peacefully without arrest. However, federal prosecutors
rejected the offer.[43] Bundy later repeatedly urged the militants remaining at the
refuge to stand down and go home.[34][44]
In
a March 3 interview, Bundy described his life in jail and continued to explain
his motives of the occupation. Although he did not witness Finicum's death,
Bundy also asserted Finicum had been cooperating with officers before they shot
him.[10]
On
March 8, the federal grand jury
in Oregon returned a new, superseding indictment that unsealed the following day,
charging Bundy and 25 co-defendants with a variety of crimes in relation to the
occupation.[45][46]
AMMON
BUNDY WAS CHARGED WITH A TOTAL OF THREE OFFENSES: conspiracy to impede officers of the United
States by force, intimidation, or threats; possession of firearms and dangerous
weapons in federal facilities; and using and carrying firearms in relation to a
crime of violence. The latter offense carries a possible life sentence.[47][48][49][50]
October 27, 2016, Bundys and several
supporters were unanimously acquitted of conspiracy and firearms charges – but were
not released from detention PRISON, because of the charges for the 2014
stand-off.
Both trials – The Bundys and most
supporters were found NOT GUILTY.
They are not domestic terrorists.
I maintain our federal and state
agencies are the terrorists in the Bundy situations.
Editor Liz Bowen
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