Thursday, October 08, 2015
Are Ranchers Terrorists?
It’s a prime example of why ranchers and the BLM don’t get along.
Eastern Oregon ranchers Dwight and Steven Hammond served three months
and one year in federal prison, respectively, after a fire they started
on their property spread to BLM land.
The fire, set to control juniper trees and sagebrush, burned less than
140 acres of public land. A jury convicted the father and son in 2012,
and a U.S. District Judge handed down the sentence. Should have been
case closed, except the feds weren’t satisfied. They appealed the
sentence because it didn’t meet mandatory guidelines stipulated in the
Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, which Congress
passed following the Oklahoma City bombing. The 9th U.S.
Circuit Court of Appeals agreed, and yesterday U.S. District Court Judge
Ann Aiken re-sentenced the men to five years in federal prison. Oregon
Farm Bureau president Barry Bushue said, “This is an example of gross
government overreach, and the public should be outraged. link
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The ranchers were reckless and performed a stupid act. They were sentenced to pay the consequences. The federal government , claiming the ranchers were terrorists is obviously bogus and a blatant over reach. It is an example of government turning against American citizens and performing their own brand of terror. This must be stopped.
Government abuse of American citizens is a rampant fact that this exemplifies, if it was an ilegal alien that raped or abused our citizens they would be pardoned and be allowed to stay in this country. If you are a farmer or rancher who accidently abuses the BLM earth goddess then no mercy can be expected from these government goons.
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