Quote:Actually I don't support privatized parks, national parks serve a purpose. They are a hands-off area the public has designated to industry, these area's require upkeep which is why there's a charge for access. This goes back to the point there is a purpose for the government to hold this land, the public has decided we want this land preserved undeveloped for the enjoyment of society. 

 

Now the land that the BLM is claiming and charging ranchers for requires no upkeep and is claimed by the federal government solely for the purpose of taxing ranchers. This isn't managed land, it's grasslands across the west that cattle have grazed on for centuries. Again look at the budget of the BLM over half of it's budget is in administrative cost of collecting, tracking and distributing these grazing permits. It's an agency created to tax simply to support the existence of the agency.

 

As for the fines, would I support armed resistance to the fines. Well for it to be an applicable scenario the federal government would have of seized private property. For example if the federal government claimed in Oregon you now have to pay an access fee to use the highways, which is crap because people have been using highways for decades without fee's. But nope the newly created Federal Division of Highway Management is overseeing the highway system in Oregon and you sir must pay an additional tax for access. Well you refused to pay that tax? we are going to now confiscate your vehicles. Damn straight I'd support armed resistance.

He willfully violated the law that's been in place for multiple decades.

 

He trespassed on land illegally. That comes with fines, fines he chose to ignore. The courts than told the BLM they could seize the illegally trespassing property. 

 

You are hypocritically defending one criminal because you agree with his ideology. If you disagree with laws then you work with your politicians to change them. You don't raise an army while calling for a range war sparking what we saw here. He had fines to pay and chose to ignore them. In the case of the traffic violators they end up in jail and you were ok with that but this guy is hero? You ignore the fact that it's illegal and give him a pass including his inflammatory call for war because you like his ideology. You have to see that right?

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