Nevada ranching family claims victory as government releases cattle

[Sunlei]

106. I think the BLM was to harsh, imo they usually are, especially at the 'round-up' locations.

Their contractors/BLM have never welcomed or made it easy for observers/cameras/documentation at any of their round-ups. They usually fence off (snow fence first amendment area) the couple of observers a mile away with a few armed guards to keep them there along with some BLM clerk to answer questions. They will arrest the lone camera person who steps out of the 'cage'. This time they had hundreds of people to deal with all carrying the dreaded cameras, armed and refusing to stand in the cage.

I agree the cattle issue is a separate legal theory from any violation of his First Amendment rights.

I think any Federal case for any rights violation would be declared moot by the courts because that round-up was 'canceled'. Although the caging and the inability for the public to view our Gov. at work I believe is a rights violation.

Anyway, I think Mr. Bundy has had his 15 minutes of fame. The BLM won't place themselves in a position to have 300 people show-up at any future round-ups of his cattle.