Bundy Ranch Stand Off - The Next Waco?

Red River Rumble? BLM Wants to Seize 90,000 Acres of Texas Ranchers’ Land
Posted by Faye Higbee / April 10, 2014


The Red River is the boundary between Texas and Oklahoma…or is it?

Byers, Texas along the Red River — The BLM stole 140 acres of the Tommy Henderson ranch thirty years ago. They took his land and paid him absolutely nothing. He sued and lost. Now the BLM is using that court case as precedent to do it again. The problem is, the land they want to seize is property that ranchers have a deed for and have paid taxes on for over a hundred years.

The BLM claims that about 90,000 acres (116 miles along the Red River) have never belonged to Texas in the first place. They will seize the land and it will seriously change the boundaries between the two states.

Avulsion verses Accretion


Since 1803 when the Louisiana Purchase was completed, there has been a controversy over the boundary between Oklahoma and Texas. The boundary is supposed to be the vegetation line on the south side of the Red River. But the River has moved over time. The problem is the definition of that boundary line- Oklahoma and Texas each use different semantics to define it. And the BLM is finding ways to use the disputed words to give them the ability to seize the land.

According to the BLM, the Red River is always Accretion (gradual accumulation of sediment) to the south, and always Avulsion (rapid formation of a new river channel) to the north. So according to the BLM, the boundary only moves one direction, never in the direction that favors the ranchers. They are looking to re-draw the entire portion of the Red River boundary. That includes 90,000 acres of land along a 116 mile stretch of the river.

“BLM officials believe they have a responsibility to manage land they believe is federal which includes an estimated 90,000 acres along 116 miles of the Red River. If land is found to be public, BLM officials say they have three options: leave the land open, closed, or open with limitations.” January 2014
Public input ignored?

 

Convoy of approximately 86 BLM vehicles have now departed the Bundy Ranch area in Nevada. About 200 head of cattle were turned over to Bundy’s cowboys and it is estimated that another 140 plus died while in BLM’s possession.

• Lewis Emil Kreifels
  LAWSUIT.
  
• LAS VEGAS -- A deal has been reached between the Bundy family and the Bureau of Land Management over the cattle that the agency rounded up earlier this week.
  
  After some tense moments Saturday afternoon, the BLM agreed to release the confiscated animals back to the family.
  
  The BLM announced it would stop the roundup of cattle owned by rancher Cliven Bundy Saturday morning. The BLM says the animals have been illegally grazing on public lands for 20 years and has spent the past week gathering the cattle from land near Gold Butte.
  
  The agency said it was stopping the roundup because of concerns about the safety of its employees and the public. Earlier this week, BLM officers and supporters of the Bundy family were involved in a scuffle. Cliven Bundy's son, Ammon Bundy, was tased twice by federal agents. Another woman said she was thrown to the ground by an officer.
  
  With more Bundy supporters pouring in from around the country, safety concerns began to grow.
  
  The I-Team has learned the deal to end the gather was brokered by Clark County Sheriff Doug Gillespie.
  
  According to sources, the BLM wants to proceed with the sale of the cattle already gathered during the roundup but is reportedly willing to share the revenue from the sale with Bundy.
  
  Sheriff Gillespie has been negotiating with Bundy behind the scenes for months reached a tentative agreement Friday night, though Bundy insisted the sheriff come to his ranch to finalize the arrangement face-to-face.
  
  The two men meet Saturday to discuss the agreement prior to a public announcement.
  
  In its statement, the BLM said its actions this past week were progress in enforcing two court orders to remove the trespassing cattle from public land.
  
  The agency director also asked that everyone involved in the dispute remain peaceful and law-abiding.
  

 

Odd. I've seen no pix of armed militia. Wouldn't surprise me at all, but it wasn't awfully obvious from here.

 

Agree. And, to accept the offer would be to acknowledge that the feds were right. Bad plan to bargain.

 

On April 8, Nevada's Republican Governor Brian Sandoval released the following statement in support of Bundy and condemning the actions of Bureau of Land Management: Due to the roundup by the BLM, my office has received numerous complaints of BLM misconduct, road closures and other disturbances. I have recently met with state legislators, county officials and concerned citizens to listen to their concerns. I have expressed those concerns directly to the BLM. Most disturbing to me is the BLM’s establishment of a ‘First Amendment Area’ that tramples upon Nevadans’ fundamental rights under the U.S. Constitution. 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. No cow justifies the atmosphere of intimidation which currently exists nor the limitation of constitutional rights that are sacred to all Nevadans. The BLM needs to reconsider its approach to this matter and act accordingly.

 

This is still wrong!! And calling it public lands after they acquire it is laughable!!

 

Exactly why the Reid connection has to be exposed. The only way to stop this is to have the whole country up in arms over it!