Surely you jest - Clark County is where Sin City is located.Quote:
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Surely you jest - Clark County is where Sin City is located.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cebu_4_2
Sheriff is probably a Mason just like the feds. Why didn't anyone yell "ARE YOU A MASON?" at the feds?Quote:
Originally Posted by Cebu_4_2
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval Blasts Feds Over Free Speech
“To that end, I have advised the BLM that such conduct is offensive to me and countless others and that the ‘First Amendment Area’ should be dismantled immediately.”
B. Christopher Agee — April 9, 2014
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As WesternJournalism.com reported this week, a Nevada family is currently facing a stalemate with the Bureau of Land Management, which claims Cliven Bundy is violating a 21-year-old environmental law by allowing his cattle to graze on the land.
The ongoing battle took an even more troubling turn when, as federal agents rounded up Bundy’s cattle, several members of his family decided to peacefully record the proceedings with a handheld camera. Though the individuals were reportedly on a public road, authorities demanded they leave the area.
When Dave Bundy did not respond quick enough, officials released an attack dog on him, took him into police custody, and allegedly prevented his family from contacting him or learning anything about his supposed crime. Bundy supporters, according to federal authorities, are required to remain within a hastily constructed “First Amendment Area,” which has led to understandable backlash from those who value their right to free speech.
Numerous protesters have defied the order, leaving just a selection of signs – including one that reads “1st Amendment is not an area” – inside of the two allocated spaces.
Refreshingly, it is not just Bundy supporters who have expressed outrage over the limitations placed on freedom of expression. Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval has joined in the conversation with a recently released statement.
“Most disturbingly to me is the BLM’s establishment of a ‘First Amendment Area’ that tramples upon Nevadans’ fundamental rights under the U.S. Constitution,” he explained. “To that end, I have advised the BLM that such conduct is offensive to me and countless others and that the ‘First Amendment Area’ should be dismantled immediately.”
Ryan Bundy expressed his appreciation for Sandoval’s statement, concluding that limiting free speech has disastrous implications.
“Whenever you designate an area, then you’re restricting it everywhere else,” he said.
The entire ordeal has turned the family ranch into a “military compound,” he said – and all in a supposed effort to protect an endangered tortoise.
Cliven Bundy maintains that he is willing to fight for his property, which likely means the standoff between the government and his family will continue. With Sandoval interjecting his disapproval of at least one aspect of the BLM’s actions, this development is one bright spot in an otherwise protracted and disheartening situation.
Read more at http://www.westernjournalism.com/gov...Sbcg72PF7vy.99
According to the artticle at this link http://www.latimes.com/nation/nation...#axzz2ySEjRaqaQuote:
Originally Posted by hoarder
the Bundy family are mormans. Joseph Smith was a Free Mason and that's where the mormon temple rituals came from. A better thing for them to call out would be " is there no help for the widows son". That is a masonic call out for help in my understanding and is what Joseph Smith called out before he was shot. I like the mormon people I've been around I just don't like their religion.
Interesting:
Published on Apr 9, 2014
Link on the story for those that don't know.
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A repost but good to put out...
Government plans to euthanize hundreds of threatened desert tortoises it was supposed to protect
Published time: August 26, 2013 20:43 Get short URL
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Federal funds for a Nevada-based desert tortoise conservation center are running dry and wildlife officials plan to close the facility and euthanize hundreds of tortoises that were once classified as “endangered” and are currently considered “threatened.”
The desert tortoise can be found in the southwestern United States, but its population has been dwindling. In some areas, the tortoise population has decreased by 90 percent since the 1980s, and in the Mojave desert the population is considered “threatened.” It is illegal to touch, harm or harass these animals, and the Desert Tortoise Conservation Center has tried to increase their population ever since they were added to the endangered species list in 1990.
Still, only 100,000 desert tortoises are estimated to remain in the wild.
But federal funds are running dry at the Las Vegas Valley facility, and rather than release the animals, officials plan to euthanize about half of the 1,400 tortoises. The 220-acre facility will shut its doors in 2014, and the tortoises deemed feeble to survive in the wild will be set free. Many of the tortoises at the center were formerly kept as pets and are unable to survive in the desert.
“It’s the lesser of two evils, but it’s still evil,” US Fish and Wildlife Service desert tortoise recovery coordinator Roy Averill-Murray told the Associated Press.
The facility usually takes in diseased or injured tortoises and nurtures them back to health, but new arrivals will most likely be put to sleep.
The Bureau of Land Management currently funds the conservation and research center with fees inflicted on those who disturb tortoise habitats. During the housing boom in the early 2000s, the conservation center had plenty of cash, since developers were frequently fined for disturbing such habitats. But since the recession, the BLM has struggled to meet its annual $1 million budget.
Over the past 11 months, the BLM has only accumulated $290,000 in federal mitigation fees that developers are forced to pay.
“With the money going down and more and more tortoises coming in, it never would have added up,” BLM spokeswoman Hillerie Patton told AP.
The desert tortoise is the state reptile of both California and Nevada. Millions of these creatures once roamed the deserts of the American southwest and northern Mexico, but they are now a rare sight.
After news broke of the Desert Tortoise Conservation Center’s plans to euthanize the vulnerable animals, a petition was launched on Change.org, asking the state of Nevada to seek an alternate method to keep the facility open.
“While I understand that budgets are tight and money is scarce, I believe that the funds required could be raised,” states the petition, which was launched by New York resident Seth Webster. “…Please show your support and ask the BLM to cease plants to euthanize and find another way.”
The petition had about 50 signatures out of a goal of 10,000 on Monday afternoon.
So with a decision to kill the tortoises way back on "Published time: August 26, 2013" this standoff is just a game over an illegal court decision...