'You go back and read the facts of the story, And then you go, ‘Uh oh”

[Virginian]

65. What happened to the "Rule of Law"?

This man is breaking the law. The law is clear. The law is established. The law is known and followed by his neighbors. He is a freeloader -- the welfare cowboy.

Everyone else grazes their cattle on:
A) land that they own and pay taxes -- or --
B) Federal land for which they pay a grazing fee.

Bundy is avoiding the expense of raising his herd but is getting the profit of selling the fatted kine. (freeloader) This seems to be an economic issue, so hit him in his wallet. If he won't willingly pay what he owes, get it from him in another way. Start with putting a lien on his property. Freeze his assets.

Is it possible to recover his unpaid fees at the sale of His cattle to a degree that no one wants to buy from him? He might try to get around that by selling to his neighbors and let them sell the cattle at market.

If he can get away with that, then what if all grazing fees were eliminated and a surcharge placed on the sale of any meat animal from that region? Those who haven't used federal land would be upset, so call it "Bundy's tax"? If others have to pay for his freeloading, maybe they wouldn't be so quick to side with him. They might even try to influence him with peer pressure.

Don't call him a patriot. How can he be a patriot if he fails to recognize the legitimacy of the federal government. What he is doing is in no way patriotic. He is simply a freeloader trying to get away with it through anarchy. I guess that makes him a freeloading anarchist and a thief.