Am I missing something or is Bundy Rancher a giant douche?

[eynon81]

[Winchester]

[eynon81]

anybody heard from Jimmyz?

http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/nevad ... al-rangers

[John Galt]

this is one of those stories that make me question why i look at drudge. he has his pet things, and he's using his position to blow up a controversy into something far more than it out be. i mean, this bundy guy is a douche. still, turn to cnn and all you'll get is more WHERE'S THE PLANE???!?!! COULD IT BE HERE?!!!?!!?!?!!?!?!?!! coverage forever

[Professor]

[eynon81]

[Professor]

I don't think I agree with either side here.

I equate this to a public park with a single tire swing. Lots of kids playing around. If many kids want to swing on the tire and are fighting over it, then I agree that the municipal authority has a right and obligation to come in and say, "Here are the rules for using the swing" or even just taking it down because it's creating conflict.

But, what if only 1 kid is swinging on the tire, and no one else is using it? Should the municipality come in and say, "Hey, that's not yours. Stop swinging on it!"

(Yes, I realize that the swing is "meant" for kids, whereas the grass may not be meant for his cows. But, what if that public park used to be land belonging to another person, and the govt took it and simply never took down the swing?)

Basically, so long as his cows are not impeding any public function of the land (invading state parks, polluting waterways, etc.), and as long as no one else is wanting to use the land, then why shouldn't he be allowed to use it?

[eynon81]

[Gremlin]

Ill take a giant douche with cows over a massive gang of heavily armed tyrants taking orders,... An-E DAY of the millennia.


I prefer to afford beef rather then see the feds go nazi.

[eynon81]