A handful of people showed up outside a federal courthouse in downtown Portland, Oregon, as a lengthy trial got underway for seven people who were involved in a weekslong standoff earlier this year at a national wildlife refuge near Burns.
Opening statements were beginning Tuesday for the defendants, including brothers Ammon and Ryan Bundy, part of a Nevada ranching family embroiled in a long-running dispute over land use.
Those outside court waved an upside-down American flag and were joined by a horse named Lady Liberty.
They plan to march around the courthouse during the trial’s lunch breaks.
John Lamb drove from Bozeman, Montana, to take part in the protest.
He says the federal government has no more authority to manage ranching lands than he does to run the New York City subway.
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What do you call a lynch mob that’s assembled to lynch the judge, not the defendant?
Why mention a ‘handful’ of clowns at all?
confusing authority with skill and knowledge might indicate how unqualified you actually are…
btw…were they wearing tri-corner cowboy hats?
Do grow up you silly little boys .
They’ve got a 170 year history of whining about the government, taking government handouts and providing nothing useful in return. Nail 'em to the wall.