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The BLM has no jurisdiction there. The citizens are standing up for their Constitutional rights.
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Say it all you like, but the trouble you have is that only a tiny sliver foaming wankers interpret things that way. Sad.
FWIW, I personally believe that it is generally better that states control most of the non privately owned land within their jurisdictions. The Feds own to much of Utah as best I can tell. A handful of kooks camped out at Bundy's place is not the way to change it though.
My state owns most of the land around me and I'm happy with that. Unfortunately we have kooks on the other side of the equation who have had recent success in halting even reasonable use of the forests and there is a real possibility that the state will give up and sell the forest to private industry (or worse, give it to the Feds.)
- Right-wingers have their Bundy ranch militia clowns.
- Environmentalist have their Cascadia Forest Defenders.
- Christians have their Westboro Baptists.
What can you do?