In honor of the Snacktivists

From the Malheur Refuge Occupation in Oregon came a movement to showcase the plight of the "sovereign-citizens-patriot-militia" (trademark pending) who like guns, taking public lands, and free snacks,

Praise Mildred.

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Ammon Bundy's lawyer quotes from Western film, mocks federal prosecutors in last-minute legal motion

Five days before jury selection is set to begin, Ammon Bundy's lawyer mocked federal prosecutors for their concise rejection of his last-minute efforts to convince the court to throw out the indictment based on his client's continued challenges of federal control of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge and the court's authority.

On Thursday, Assistant U.S. Attorney Ethan Knight wrote, "This Court has jurisdiction ... because this is a case involving federal criminal charges.''

He added, "Moreover, Bundy's adverse possession theory is fatally flawed because it does not apply to the federal government.''

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2016/09/ammon_bundy_quotes_from.html

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Oregon voters overwhelmingly reject candidates who backed Bundy militants

Oregon voters decisively rejected candidates who expressed support for the armed occupation of a wildlife preserve in their county.

Candidates packed the ballot Tuesday in Harney County, where armed militants led by Ammon and Ryan Bundy took over the Malheur National Wildlife Preserve earlier this year in attempt to overthrow federal ownership of federal land.

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/05/oregon-voters-overwhelmingly-reject-candidates-who-backed-bundy-militants/#.Vz94GwTkqV4.facebook

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Armed Militia Standoff In Oregon Drives Sympathizers To Run For Office

Known as the “patriot movement,” supporters are better known for their anti-government rhetoric and protests, but members and sympathizers of militias and anti-government groups in the West are increasingly running in county and state elections this year, especially in Oregon, where the armed standoff struck a chord.

https://www.buzzfeed.com/salvadorhernandez/armed-militia-standoff-in-oregon-drives-sympathizers-to-run?utm_term=.dswKX7WMyY#.pkXgVGyvx5

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Cliven Bundy suing Obama, Nevada officials

Cliven Bundy, the Nevada rancher who led an armed standoff over grazing fees on federal lands, is suing President Obama and Nevada officials in hopes of getting charges against him dismissed.

Bundy’s lawyer will file the complaint Tuesday against Obama; Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid(D-Nev.); his son, former Clark County Commission Chairman Rory Reid and U.S. District Court Judge Gloria Navarro.

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/279314-cliven-bundy-suing-obama-nevada-officials

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Bundy supporters seethe over arrest of militant with illegal machine gun: They’re playing with a ‘time bomb’

Authorities have arrested yet another member of the armed militant group that occupied the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon early this year, the Oregonian reports.

Michael Emry, who describes himself as a reporter who “embedded” himself with the Bundy-led militia during the 41-day stand-off, was arrested Friday on federal weapons charges.

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/05/bundy-supporters-seethe-over-arrest-of-militant-with-illegal-machine-gun-theyre-playing-with-a-time-bomb

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Ammon Bundy’s Defense is That 200 Years of Legal Precedent are Meaningless

If you ever wonder how people could be stupid enough to vote Republican, you have only to look at Ammon Bundy’s defense of himself and his fellow conspirators in the takeover and occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge this past January. He was arrested 26 days later with several of his followers, the rest dispersed or surrendered within a few days.

Bundy plans to go all the way back to 1787 to overturn 200 years of legal precedence, citing previously unknown documents

http://www.politicususa.com/2016/04/26/ammon-bundys-defense-200-years-legal-precedent-meaningless.html

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Oregon standoff figure Jake Ryan found hiding in shed in Clark County

Jake Ryan, Malheur Wildlife
Refuge Militia Takeover
Escapee

Jake Edward Ryan, the 27-year-old Montana man who has been sought by federal authorities for more than two weeks on an indictment stemming from the takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, was found hiding in a stranger's shed in Clark County Tuesday afternoon.

Gabriel said it appeared from Facebook postings that Ryan's family had tried to harbor him, and had hired an attorney for him.

http://www.oregonlive.com/oregon-standoff/2016/04/oregon_standoff_figure_jake_ry.html

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Utah ranchers vow to continue Bundy war against feds despite arrests of Oregon militants

On  23 January, a group of Utah ranchers gathered in Cedar City and made a pledge: they signed notices of “withdrawal of consent” to be governed – a statement rejecting the authority of the federal agencies that regulate grazing and charge fees to have livestock use public lands.

The ranchers were following in the footsteps of Arizona rancher LaVoy Finicum, who at the time was a leader of a land-use protest at an Oregon wildlife refuge and who had publicly refused to pay for grazing rights.

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/04/utah-ranchers-vow-to-continue-bundy-war-against-feds-despite-arrests-of-oregon-militants/


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'Mr. Sagebrush Rebellion' bankrolls push to seize federal land

When Western county commissioners wanted to start a nonprofit dedicated to taking over federal lands, they turned to a well-heeled 92-year-old businessman.

Bert Smith and his wife, Kathy, cut a $35,000 check. The American Lands Council was born in 2012.

"I don't know how much money they've put into it over the years, but a lot," said Demar Dahl, an Elko County, Nev., commissioner and the organization's co-founder and current board member.

Bert Smith, now 95, styles himself "Mr. Sagebrush Rebellion" and calls jailed Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy a "hero." The Ogden, Utah, resident has quietly bankrolled a bevy of groups challenging the federal government's ownership of roughly 640 million acres of Western lands.

http://www.eenews.net/stories/1060034277

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Judge Keeps Cliven Bundy in Jail, Citing a History of Resistance

A federal judge on Thursday refused to release Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, saying his history of ignoring court orders makes it unlikely he would return to court.

Bundy, 69, is accused of leading a 2014 armed standoff with federal agents who seized his cattle after two decades of illegally grazing them on public land and refusing to pay grazing fees.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/judge-keeps-cliven-bundy-jail-citing-history-resistance-n541156?cid=sm_fb

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Cliven Bundy Refuses To Enter Plea In Nevada US Court

Jailed rancher Cliven Bundy refused to acknowledge federal authority and declined to enter a plea in a U.S. court to criminal charges that he that he led an armed standoff against federal agents two years ago.




http://www.opb.org/news/article/cliven-bundy-refuses-to-enter-plea-nevada-court/




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Cliven Bundy makes initial court appearance in Nevada

LAS VEGAS — The renegade rancher at the center of a states-versus-federal rights fight made his first appearance before a U.S. judge in Las Vegas on Friday, while one of his sons did likewise in Utah.

Four others appeared before federal judges in Idaho, bringing to 19 the number of people charged with conspiracy, assault and other crimes in connection with the 2014 armed standoff over grazing cattle on U.S. land near Cliven Bundy's Nevada ranch.

http://www.oregonlive.com/today/index.ssf/2016/03/cliven_bundy_makes_initial_cou.html

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