Cliven Bundy has filed an appeal in an attempt to stave off the seizure of his cattle by the Bureau of Land Management, which is scheduled for Aug. 23 based on an order issued by Nevada District Judge Lloyd D. George on July 9. The appeal is the latest in a nearly two-decade-old battle between the rancher and federal government regarding grazing rights. The ruling is actually an extension of the original 1998 action in which Bundy was “permanently enjoined from grazing his livestock within a different area, the Bunkerville Allotment, and ordered Bundy to remove his livestock from the Allotment before November 30, 1998.” Also, in May 2012, another complaint was filed in which Bundy was allegedly found to be grazing his livestock without authorization on land owned by the United States, administered by the secretary of the Interior, BLM and the National Parks Service. The action included more area because Bundy’s animals allegedly had drifted even further into an area that includes some of the Gold Butte around Lake Mead National Recreation area and the Overton Arm, otherwise known as “New Trespass land,” according to court papers. Allegations also include Bundy’s livestock “cause damage to natural and cultural resources and pose a threat to public safety.” The threat to the endangered desert tortoise that resides in Gold Butte and other areas is part of the “damage,” according to documents. “I am not done fighting by any means,” Bundy said. If his appeal is not accepted, or a stay isn’t granted, Bundy said he will just “keep on ranching, like I’ve always done.” The Bundy Ranch, he said, extends north to south from the Lincoln County line — or the Mormon Mountains — to the Gold Butte area known as Whitney Pockets and from east to west from Bunkerville to Lake Mead, he said. His argument is that he grazes his cattle on Nevada and Clark County land in accordance to Nevada law, and that the federal government has no jurisdiction over the state lands. “Are we a state or a territory in the United States?”. George’s ruling is that “the public lands in Nevada are the property of the United States because the United States has held title to those public lands since 1848, when Mexico ceded the land to the United States,” according to court documents. “I can’t believe a federal judge wouldn’t recognize the sovereign right of the state of Nevada,” he said...
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I am a descendant of the Whitney's of the Whitney Pockets, and am extremely opposed to the action taken by the federal government against the Bundy's. Twice a year for the last half a decade,our family has enjoyed a family reunion at the Pockets. This year is the first we will not be doing that as the federal government has closed it. The federal government is eroding our freedoms one a time and I wonder how long we will watch it before we decide enough is enough. My heart goes out to you Bundy family. My children have gone to school for years with their grandchildren and we have come to know them well. You will never find better people.
sorry he is wrong, I have as much right to the land as Bundy, along we the 330 plus millions of "we the peoples". You must abide by the rules, Every thief has a just a regular nice guy defense, but that is no excuse. Pay up or get out
Frank Read the Nevada CONSTITUION and article 2, tells you why Nevada has no sovereign rights there, Don't you guys follow the Constitution?
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