re: 150 plus armed militia takes over Oregon federal building (story developing)

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to this day, I can't believe Janet Reno and Bill Clinton didn't get more heat for it.

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It is unbeliveabe what the 'progressive' mentality will accept in their 'leaders' behaviors.

So long as their pet peeve is paid the obligatory lip service, nothing else matters to them.

The FBI has a pretty good track record with killing these clowns off

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To bring everyone into the loop in TL;DR style:
Prologue: Cliven Bundy is a rancher from Nevada that was involved in an armed standoff with the federal government. There was a long standing fight about the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) denying ranchers what they, the ranchers, thought was their right to let their cattle graze on government land. Bundy felt that he didn't have to pay the tax for letting his cattle graze on the land so he stopped paying it back in the 1990s. Many ranchers called this a major overreach by the feds and it gathered support of many far right conservatives. Some went so far as to show up armed and prepared to fight the federal government. The federal government did get a court order to impound the cattle, however, the BLM decided to not enforce the order: "Based on information about conditions on the ground, and in consultation with law enforcement, we have made a decision to conclude the cattle gather because of our serious concern about the safety of employees and members of the public."
More detailed story is here: LINK and here LINK
Chapter 1: The Arsonists
Some ranchers made a fire that spread to BLM land. They also set a fire to destroy evidence of deer poaching. The federal government charged them with arson and managed to get a conviction. They were sentenced and served the sentenced issued initially. However, the sentence was lengthened to 5 years, which is the mandatory minimum for felony arson, and were forced to go back. Cliven's sons calls on his army from his protest to show up and help protest these ranchers going to jail.
More detailed story here: LINK
Chapter 2: The Bundy's are Back!
The Bundys gathered some of these protesters to take over a wildlife refuge in Oregon. They have said they plan on living there for years and have called on others to join them to fight. Someone who joined them has sent a "goodbye video" to his family. One has said "I want to die a free man." Rumor has it that there are over 100 armed fighters and they have stockpiled supplies to survive.
Chapter 3: A Bundy Speaks
One of the sons have posted a video to their Facebook page and outlined that they are protesting the federal government putting the people in poverty by regulating the natural resources they need for their businesses. They also said that if they do not stand up now they might not be able to in the future. He also stated he did not want to cause anyone harm and confirmed that they are armed.
If you want to see the video it is on the Bundy Ranch facebook page.
I have been making edits with the feedback received from other users. Thanks to all who have commented with facts that you felt were relevant but excluded/forgot on my part. I have made about 20 edits so far to add them in while trying to keep it a TL;DR

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Taken from /u/ImPinkSnail on reddit

Pretty shitty that they served their time and then a judge decided they didn't serve enough after the fact.

How does a fire cover up evidence of deer poaching?

YoU don't want to go down that path. It's already proven that by percentages blacks are wayyyyyyyyy more likely to be on government assistance. You know this. I know this. The world knows this. I understand you goal here, but talking about government assistance with get you nowhere because of the percentages of blacks on it compared to literally every other race. Try a different path. I know you are just trying to say what people say about blacks, however the percentages don't help you.

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YoU don't want to go down that path. It's already proven that by percentages blacks are wayyyyyyyyy more likely to be on government assistance. You know this. I know this. The world knows this. I understand you goal here, but talking about government assistance with get you nowhere because of the percentages of blacks on it compared to literally every other race. Try a different path. I know you are just trying to say what people say about blacks, however the percentages don't help you.

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Nevertheless, the majority of blacks are not. However, that does not stop the haters here, now does it.

No it doesnt. But over 40 percent of blacks are on government assistance, a number that is alarming. This is off topic though. I know the point you were attempting to make.

A total guess here, but setting a fire could be used to explain the loss of tagged deer.

The guys admitted to setting the fire, so it's arson regardless.