White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said Monday that he was “hopeful” the situation in rural Oregon, where armed militia members occupied a national wildlife refuge, could be “resolved peacefully.”
“We’re hopeful that that situation can be resolved peacefully and without any violence,” Earnest said during his daily press briefing. “The concern that we have is for the safety of federal personnel that work in those facilities. To our knowledge at this point, there are no federal employees that are at risk or in danger right now.”
The refuge that militia members occupied, under the leadership of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy’s son, sits on federal land. The militia members were protesting the prison sentences of a pair of Oregon ranchers, Dwight and Steven Hammond, who were convicted of arson for setting a fire that spread onto government property.
Earnest said the occupation was a “local law enforcement matter,” although local agencies had the FBI’s support.
Nuke the site from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure.
Peacefully fail to plow the road in, cut the electricity, and set up a cellphone jammer. They’ll be snowshoeing out within a week.
Trap them in and refuse to let them leave. Then make them pay taxes on all bazillion acres.
FInaLLY SOMEONE wHO WILL stand UP TO GoverNMENT thUGS aND A SHOUT-OUT to the CIVILIAN activist ON MORNING JOE wHO Was SORTA NOT wiLLING to LAY down HIS LIfe on PRINCIPLE BECAUse HE’s GOT a BUSINess AND six KIDs anD The KIDs and HIs EMPLOYEes depend on HIS SUPPort. AND THE GOVERNMENT Didn"T make ANY OF that. HE DID!1111111!one1!!!1!!!
I think the only real solution is to deed the federal property back to the relevant Indian peoples that were evicted from it in the first place… perhaps include any privately held ranch land that was taken from them in the US’s westward expansion. If the Indian peoples then want to develop the land, or lease it back to the ranchers, that’s their business and the federal government no longer needs to be involved.