Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), who represents the area that includes the Malheur Wildlife Refuge, admonished the armed takeover of the the preserve.
“What’s happening in Harney County is very troubling, and, if history is any gauge, no one comes out of situations like this a winner,” Walden said. “Law enforcement at all levels are working hard to keep everyone safe and resolve this peacefully.”
The militia group, now calling itself Citizens for Constitutional Freedom, took over an unoccupied building at the refuge Saturday. The group was in the area leading a protest in support of local ranchers facing jail time for arson on federal lands.
Walden – the chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee– is currently in Annapolis, Maryland, for a Republican leadership retreat.
“I’ll continue to be in close touch with community leaders and law enforcement as we monitor this situation,” Walden said in his statement.
Such a forceful condemnation of those who won’t abide by the law!
Actually history is a gauge and I’m pretty sure the government is going to win this one. Score another victory for tyranny.
Sounds to me as if Walden is getting some negative feedback from his own constituents re: the “patriots” wanting to bring hellfire down on the county. I think it’s rather telling that some sh*thead in TN is ready to support the situation today while the guy who actually represents the place wants nothing to do with armed insurrection in his area.
Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim:
Same guy!
Walden is your typical gun fetishist GOPer. He and those like him brought these idiots and this terrorist takeover to Oregon and now the rest of us Oregonians need to fix the mess they made, clean it up and pay for it so they can once again hate the government they so shamelessly take from at every opportunity all the while whining about not getting their fair share. This event is Walden’s making.