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Several people have asked whether Im planning to write about the Nevada ranch standoff. I have no such plans, but my friend and former colleague Ted Frank, one of the smartest legal minds I know, has this caution which I wanted to pass on: I hate to see how many on my side who are upset at Obamas violation of the Rule of Law cheer the Bundys criminal contempt of a court order. The Bundys are claiming a right to graze upon federal lands without paying or consent of the landowner on the grounds that the federal government has no sovereignty over Nevada. The US BLM has taken twenty years and multiple court proceedings to kick them out, winning twice in the Ninth Circuit. In response, armed militias showed up this week to defend the Bundys, who have threatened range war. The government has temporarily caved to avoid the possibility of armed confrontation. This really isnt a close question, and threatens to tar all small-government and Second Amendment supporters.
Posted on: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 01:50:48 +0000

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