Senator Reid-WON'T BACK DOWN-Explains WHY Armed Militia At Bundy Ranch Are "Domestic Terrorists"

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59. How much do you know about

the subject of land ownership, especially in the American west? I know it's complicated (not like buying a house or lot) and involves mineral, grazing, water and other rights. Bundy owns the water rights and in the west that makes him the owner of the land, I believe (need a rancher or rural western person to weigh in). He's also not a member of the Nevada Cattle Ranchers Association who pay the fees to the BLM who are hired for some land management and assistance to ranchers. There are also lawsuits, from environmental groups, ranchers and tribes against the BLM and Dept of Interior over trying to steal water for the city of Las Vegas. There's a LOT more going on here than the general public knows or is being told. Water rights are serious shit in the west. People who live on land, are connected to that land, and make their living on it, are much more invested in the good practices of the use of that land than any mega corporations, casinos and distant municipalities. I think there's a good possibility that stealing water is what's behind all this and Las Vegas wastes a shitload of water in an arid region where water is especially precious - and they want MORE.

Federal lawsuits seek to punch holes in $15 billion Las Vegas pipeline plan

Las Vegas water managers first floated plans to tap rural groundwater in 1989. It is now being pushed as a way to supply future demand and provide a back-up supply to a community that relies on the overdrawn and drought-stricken Colorado River for 90 percent of its water.

The project is expected to reach as far north as Great Basin National Park, cost as much as $15 billion and take a decade or more to build.

http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/federal-lawsuits-seek-punch-holes-15-billion-las-vegas-pipeline-plan








We're talking about BIG money with Las Vegas and as we know, money talks. Many a politician and judge has been bought by it.

My all time favorite film is Chinatown which is about this very subject. If people haven't seen it, they should.