A Waco-like situation in the making ...and murmurings of an American Spring

Big government at its worst.  I won't be surprised if this is  the start of the first shots at the govt to show the American discontent with their elected officials and the big blasted government bullies. America is so ripe for another civil war.  There I said it  ... without giving a shit about what anybody thinks of me and my big mouth.

Henry Brean writing at ReviewJournal:
....The Bureau of Land Management quietly dismantled its so-called “First Amendment areas” in northeastern Clark County on Thursday, as the fight over Cliven Bundy’s cattle widened into a national debate about states’ rights and federal land-use policy.

State lawmakers from Arizona to Washington are headed for Nevada to rally alongside the Bundy family and its supporters. Most of them are tea party Republicans or Libertarians associated with a patriot group known as the Oath Keepers.

Several of the elected officials said they were drawn into the issue by video footage of Wednesday’s clash between angry protesters and BLM rangers that shows Bundy’s sister being tackled to the ground and one of Bundy’s seven sons being shot with a stun gun.

“Watching that video last night created a visceral reaction in me,” said Arizona Rep. Kelly Townsend, a tea party Republican who is driving up from Phoenix to take part in a rally with lawmakers and Oath Keepers near the Bundy ranch Monday. “It sounds dramatic, but it reminded me of Tiananmen Square. I don’t recognize my country at this point.”

Nevada Assemblywoman Michele Fiore, R-Las Vegas, called the footage “horrifying.” The pro-gun lawmaker has made two trips to the Bunkerville area in the past two days so she could meet with protesters, “protect our Nevadans and keep the peace.”...........

From CBSNews:
  ....A confrontation in Nevada  threatens to become a modern-day range war. The government is taking away a rancher's herd, and tensions are running high.

Rancher Cliven Bundy said his land has been in his family since the 1870s, Teri Okita reports. In his mind, he's not just fighting against some unfair fees. He said he's trying to keep Uncle Sam out of everyone's backyard.........



From WND:
....With his Nevada ranch   surrounded by helicopters, four-wheel-drive vehicles and an estimated 200 armed officers of the federal Bureau of Land Management, Cliven Bundy is drawing support from the governor and other prominent political leaders along with a host of protesters from other states, including fellow cattle ranchers and private armed militias.

At least three people have been arrested, and militias have made the confrontation over Bundy’s use of federal land for grazing a rally cry.....



From FoxNews:
...William La Jeunesse brought us the latest this morning on the standoff between a Nevada rancher and the federal government. The dispute centers on cattle belonging to 68-year-old Cliven Bundy.

The Bureau of Land Management says the cattle are grazing on federal land and more than 100 have been seized by authorities...........