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United States News Title: Where Are The Cliven Bundy Supporters Now? One year ago, Cliven Bundy sought help in his stand against the federal government. He believed he owned the right to graze his cattle for free on federal land, and he wanted an army to back him in his self-proclaimed range war. Bundys family has had a long history of encounters with the law, so its no surprise that those who responded to his call-to-arms had their own troubles and grudges with the government. During the Bundy Ranch peaceful standoff, supporters threatened government employees and officials, pointed firearms at law enforcement officers, harassed the press, called in bomb scares to local businesses, set up roadblocks on public roads, and formed lists (complete with photos and home addresses) of their perceived enemies, fellow Americans they wanted to punish without legal process. Many of these Bundy supporter crimes were caught on camera and braggingly posted on the Internet. The legal repercussions for these acts now depend on the political will of the Department of Justice, an agency that has historically dealt with Bundy- related threats and harassment with all of the backbone and resolve of an over-cooked noodle, leaving twenty years of confrontations and threats against land management employees unpunished. The DOJs past inactivity sent a message to these employees that they were expendable, told Bundy and his family that his years of threats were acceptable, and in the end, put a few hundred lives at risk under a freeway last April. If the DOJ acts responsibly, the Bundy standoff should ultimately result in a very long list of criminal indictments. If the agency shrugs, as it has too many times in the past twenty years, future confrontations involving the militias, sovereign citizens, and other anti-government extremist groups wont be as peaceful as what happened at Bundy Ranch. Only a few criminal actions have been brought so far. The following list includes the criminal cases filed so far against those who provided support, both physical and online, during Cliven Bundys standoff. Those who have provided physical support: Those who have supported Bundy online: Earlier this week, several militia leaders put out a new call-to-arms against the Bureau of Land Management in Oregon for a potential conflict on April 25, 2015 involving gold miners on the Rogue River. While it is not yet clear how many armed supporters will make the drive, the post- Bundy excitement and recruiting efforts within the anti-government extremist movement have continued to thrive.
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#2. To: Gatlin (#0)
Meh. Forbes is whining that Bundyites aren't being prosecuted as quickly as they want. Seems to me that the state authorities are dealing with them adequately even if they're in no big hurry about it.
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