Tony Newbill examines the Land Grab environment that the
American Left is imposing on Western ranchers, farmers, the job creating oil
industry and so on. A lot of this goes to explain the reasons ranchers such as
the Bundys, Hammonds, Finicums and more have begun to confront the government
on Land Grab policies. Some of the underlying motives of the Left can be seen
in the UN Agenda 21.
JRH 3/16/16
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More on why we are
where we are with Tyranny Today in America
By Tony Newbill
3/15/2016 9:39 AM
More on where the ideology comes from for a Totalitarian
system which is tearing down the Liberty of the USA that those like Lavoy and
Ammon have acted out against. When the truth is not Transparent Confused people
is the result and that is why we see Conflict happen!!!!
This shows you the reason for “Tyranny Today”.
For the last two weeks or so, I’ve
been going back into the C-Span Archives to watch programs concerning the
President’s Council on Sustainable Development (PCSD) that was created by
Executive Order 12852 in 1993. I was doing that as a part of my
research on the Bureau of Land Management related to the Bundy Family, the
Hammond Family, the Yantis Family and countless other ranching families that
the federal government declared war on.
Ammon Bundy and the Malheur
Occupiers called attention to the BLM’s war on ranchers and for that I, as an
American citizen am grateful because the issues they exposed are just the tip
of the iceberg. They have done a great service for this nation that
goes well beyond the war on ranchers.
The second meeting of the
PCSD was held on October 18, 1993. The meeting was
hosted by the Department of Commerce. Ron Brown was the Secretary of
Commerce. He was the first speaker at the meeting.
Posted by Vicky Davis
Published on Mar 7, 2016
This is a video clip of Commerce
Secretary Ron Brown speaking at the second meeting of the President's Council
on Sustainable Development in 1993.
In four minutes, Ron Brown laid
at the strategy for what was a coup d’etat on the American government and the
establishment of a system to facilitate the development of a global commercial
crime syndicate. Here are the main points from Ron Brown’s … READ THE
REST (Government Overthrow of the People;
By Vicky Davis; TVOI News; 3/7/16)
More on where the ideology comes from for a Totalitarian
system
Here is a long History of Healthcare reform and what that
reform in the minds of our Bureaucracy looks like. During the time Obamacare was being championed
for approval Jonathan was in and out of the Whitehouse many times:
[Tag:] Archive for Population
Control
ObamaCare architect, Jonathan
Gruber has been removed from the Massachusetts Health Connector Board after
calling the American people stupid.
The MIT economist professor was
involved in the construction of ObamaCare visiting the White House on several
occasions and has also made several controversial statements linking abortion
to eugenics, the reduction of welfare, crime, and black births.
A look at the White House visitor logs reveals
that Gruber was a regular at the Obama White House.
While apologizing for his insulting
statements to the American people Gruber was also grilled on controversial
eugenics like statements he
made on abortion, referring to the poor as “marginal children” and calling for
“positive selection.”
Posted by Rep Thomas Massie
Published on Dec 9, 2014
In Gruber’s 1998 paper, “Abortion legalization and child living circumstances who was the
marginal child,” he concludes that the legalization of abortion
saved the government fourteen billion dollars in … READ
THE REST (Jonathan Gruber: abortion reduces welfare,
crime, and black births;
By SAYNSUMTHN’S BLOG;
2/26/15)
More Posts under Tag Population
Control
Obamacare Architect was famous for what he said: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G790p0LcgbI
VIDEO: GRUBER: "Lack of transparency is a huge political
advantage."
Posted by AmericanCommitment
Published on Nov 7, 2014
Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber
bragging about deceiving the American people, who he thinks are stupid.
DATE: October 17, 2013
SOURCE: http://ldi.upenn.edu/ahec2013/agenda
Found by Rich Weinstein: http://twitter.com/PhillyRich1
DATE: October 17, 2013
SOURCE: http://ldi.upenn.edu/ahec2013/agenda
Found by Rich Weinstein: http://twitter.com/PhillyRich1
Here he is back in the 1990s when Hilary and Bill were
trying to get Healthcare reform done. Note what he says about lowering the cost
of healthcare:
VIDEO: Jonathan Gruber was honest in Clinton era (VIDEO)
Posted by ReidBaerPoetry
Published on Nov 18, 2014
Young Jonathan Gruber was honest in
Pres Bill Clinton era (VIDEO) "Health care costs will go up!"
What is Agenda 21? This is the catalyst for the whole
mess!!!!!!!!
VIDEO: What is Agenda 21?
Uploaded on Jul 4, 2011
Agenda 21 is a product of the 1992 Rio Earth Summit, and it is the means
by which Americans may soon be saddled with lower living standards. Agenda 21
is implementing "soft law" through ICLEI, which amounts to bribes and
regulations imposed by state and local governments.
By Tom Eddlem - Liberty News Network Correspondent.
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Agenda 21 - Rural Land Executive Order signed by Obama
VIDEO: Agenda 21 - Rural Land Executive Order signed by Obama
Posted by gvloanguy
Uploaded on Feb 3, 2012
While we were all distracted with
Weiner's weiner, President Obama signed yet another Executive Order, this one
to take control of all Rural Lands across the heartland. If you live outside
the city, look out the Feds are coming. To help you of course.
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Congressman Gohmert Talks Federal Land Grab & Oregon
Situation
VIDEO: Gohmert Talks Federal Land Grab & Oregon Situation
Posted by GohmertTX01
Published on Jan 8, 2016
Rep. Louie Gohmert (TX-01), who is
also Chairman on House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and
Investigations, appeared on C-SPAN, Washington Journal and talked to Peter Slen
about the situation in Oregon involving federal lands. He displayed maps on the
program depicting issues that private land owners may face when the government
possesses such a significant percentage of land within a state.
The same thing talked about here over water rights is what
happened to Hammonds in Burns:
VIDEO: Ramona Hage Federal Judge BLM Engaged in Criminal Conspiracy
360p
Posted by Sustaining
America
Published on Feb 8, 2016
For those wishing a greater
understanding of the issues facing property owners in the West, Ramona Hage
gives a succinct explanation based on her years as the daughter of one of
America's foremost ranchers. Wayne Hage purchased his family's ranch in 1978
and the struggle with the BLM and other federal agencies, including the Forest
Service, started soon thereafter (see his last interview before he passed away
here: https://youtu.be/f4hKiEnQdwU ).
The family has fought for their private property rights in court for over
thirty years. (Posted courtesy of the National Press Club.) Further information
is available at "sustainingamerica.com"
THIS is a Very Important Video, all states should do this:
VIDEO: Transfer of Public Lands
Published on Feb 28, 2014
March 2012, Governor Herbert signed HB148, Utah's Transfer of Public
Lands Act, which demands that the United States extinguish title to Federal
Lands and turn them over to the state to manage by the end of 2014. There are a
number or resources on the internet to get more background on the ACT and find
out what other western states are doing at www.americanlandscouncil.org.
This week on the County Seat we ask, What is the status of Transfer of Public Lands in Utah?
A number of organizations such as, National Association of Counties, The National Republican Committee, and a number of States have passed resolutions in favor of Transfer of Public Lands.
We also had an opportunity to talk to two professors from the University of Utah about the constitutional and political issues involved in a transfer of public lands.
Congressman Bishop Addresses Document Showing Plot for
Federal Land Grab
VIDEO: Bishop Addresses Document
Showing Plot for Federal Land Grab
Posted by CongressmanBishop
Uploaded on Mar 10, 2010
Congressman Rob Bishop addresses the Administration's secret internal
document that shows planning within the Department of Interior to designate as
many as 14 new national monuments in 11 different states. Over 13 million acres
of land were proposed as possible national monument sites.
Feds vs. Raisins: Small Farmers Stand Up to the USDA
VIDEO:
Posted by ReasonTV
Published on Jul 18, 2013
"They want us to pay for our own raisins
that we grew," says Raisin Valley Farms owner Marvin Horne. "We have
to buy them back!"
This is but one absurdity that Marvin and his wife Laura have faced during their decade-long legal battle with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Every year, the Hornes plant seeds, tie vines, harvest fruit, and place grapes in paper trays to create sun-dried raisins. And every year, the federal government prevents them from bringing their full harvest to market.
It's called an agriculture marketing order. Depression-era regulations meant to stabilize crop prices endanger the livelihoods of small farmers across the country, but the raisin marketing order is particularly egregious. An elected board of bureaucrats known as the Raisin Administrative Committee decides what the proper yield should be in any given year in order to meet a previously decided-upon price. Once they can estimate the size of the year's harvest, they force every farmer to surrender a percentage of their crop to raisin packers like Sun-Maid. The packers then place the raisins in a "reserve pool," a special holding vat for raisins that cannot be sold in the U.S. Eventually, the packers can sell the reserve pool raisins overseas at highly discounted prices set by the government or funnel them into school lunch programs for next to nothing.
The government allows them to sell one out of every two raisins.The farmers were always supposed to get a percentage of the money raised from the reserve pool raisins, but as profit margins dwindled over the years, so did the return to farmers. The tipping point came in 2003, when farmers received zero dollars in return for the 47 percent of the crop they had surrendered.
"You can't work for a whole year and then give 47 percent of what you made away and still keep that business afloat," says … READ THE REST
This is but one absurdity that Marvin and his wife Laura have faced during their decade-long legal battle with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Every year, the Hornes plant seeds, tie vines, harvest fruit, and place grapes in paper trays to create sun-dried raisins. And every year, the federal government prevents them from bringing their full harvest to market.
It's called an agriculture marketing order. Depression-era regulations meant to stabilize crop prices endanger the livelihoods of small farmers across the country, but the raisin marketing order is particularly egregious. An elected board of bureaucrats known as the Raisin Administrative Committee decides what the proper yield should be in any given year in order to meet a previously decided-upon price. Once they can estimate the size of the year's harvest, they force every farmer to surrender a percentage of their crop to raisin packers like Sun-Maid. The packers then place the raisins in a "reserve pool," a special holding vat for raisins that cannot be sold in the U.S. Eventually, the packers can sell the reserve pool raisins overseas at highly discounted prices set by the government or funnel them into school lunch programs for next to nothing.
The government allows them to sell one out of every two raisins.The farmers were always supposed to get a percentage of the money raised from the reserve pool raisins, but as profit margins dwindled over the years, so did the return to farmers. The tipping point came in 2003, when farmers received zero dollars in return for the 47 percent of the crop they had surrendered.
"You can't work for a whole year and then give 47 percent of what you made away and still keep that business afloat," says … READ THE REST
And it all comes back to what happened in Burns and
everywhere else in the USA where there are resources. And restricting all
citizens from their access to these fruits of their labors on a Capitalist
economic growth policy due to Climate Change, but at the same time allowing
some to access the resources….
The Clintons: is the
Oregon standoff really about uranium? by Jon Rappoport
(To read about Jon’s
mega-collection, Power Outside The Matrix, click here.)
Note: This article was written
before the Oregon shootout in
which one man was killed
and another wounded.
Is uranium at the heart of the
Oregon Malheur federal-protestor standoff? That’s the question I’m asking. It
isn’t a flippant question.
I realize there are many other
issues swirling around this event. The Hammonds, the Bundys, militias, the
feds, cattle grazing on federal lands, federal land grabs, and so on. This
article isn’t meant to take apart those matters.
It’s meant to follow up on my previous article,
in which I present a circumstantial case for the Clintons’ heavy involvement in
a scheme that’s transferred 20% of US uranium production to Putin and Russia.
And the key company in that piece is Uranium One.
Remember the name. It’s apparently a major clue in what I’m about to discuss.
I also want to say, at the outset,
that I don’t know how many independent news outlets and websites are covering
the uranium question, or which outlet initiated this line of investigation. I’m
relying on one provocative January 23 article at intellihub, by Shepard Ambellas:
Down in the body of that article,
the author provides a link to a page at the US Bureau of Land Management (BLM),
which is a federal agency under the Department of the Interior.
On that BLM page (“National BLM
> OR/WA > Energy > Uranium Energy”), in …
…
What does this have to do with
Hillary and Bill Clinton? I’ll reprint my previous article so you can read the
details, but the short version is: there’s a case to be made that they, through
Uranium One and the Clinton Foundation, facilitated the sale of Uranium One to
Putin and the Russians. And if so, and if this area of Oregon is projected to
be part of that uranium mining deal, then we are looking at a stunning
“coincidence”: the US federal government is coming down hard on a group of
protestors who are occupying, for their own reasons, a very valuable piece of
territory that goes far beyond the issue of private cattle grazing on government
land.
It comes under the heading of … READ
ENTIRETY (The Clintons: is
the Oregon standoff really about uranium? By Jon
Rappoport; Jon Rappoport’s
Blog; 1/27/16)
This article says that Malheur County may be the BIGGEST
Uranium Deposit in the USA!!!!!!!
In Malheur County, the poorest in
Oregon, there is wealth buried in the ground.
It's uranium—and the county has
what may be the biggest sources in the U.S.
For the first time in decades,
someone wants to mine uranium in the state. Oregon Energy LLC, owned by an
Australian company, hopes to extract at least 18 million pounds of uranium
oxide from a 450-acre southeast Oregon site called the Aurora property.
Uranium oxide, better known as
yellowcake, now trades near $52 per pound, six times its value a decade ago.
Yellowcake is used to fuel nuclear reactors and can be processed into a form
suitable for nuclear weapons.
Oregon Energy President Lachlan
Reynolds tells WW the mine will provide uranium for domestic
nuclear plants, noting the U.S. produces only 5 percent of the uranium it uses.
…
But the project, three miles from
the Nevada border, worries some industry critics. Uranium mining—not practiced
in Oregon since the 1960s—often left hidden poisons in the earth and
groundwater. The Aurora project would be the first test of a 1991 Oregon law
aimed at policing mining operations that use chemical extraction.
"I can't think of a clearer
example of what's wrong with federal mining law," says Larry Tuttle,
director of the Center for Environmental Equity. "No one was talking about
nuclear weapons in 1872 when the law was passed."
…
Machines will scrape the earth from
an open-pit mine a half-mile in length. The heavy clay soil, placed in vats,
will be sprayed with a chemical mixture that probably contains sulfuric acid.
The acid bonds with the uranium, which is extracted, dried and sold as
yellowcake. The leftover dirt is discarded in a "tailings pile" near
the site.
The 1991 Oregon law—pushed by
Tuttle despite mining industry opposition—was intended to prevent environmental
damage that such mining has created elsewhere.
There’s GOLD up in them thar hills!
And if we have learned anything in this world of greed and corruption we have
learned to follow the money. Everyone knows that the debt notes issued by the
Federal Reserve have no value; but natural resources such as gold, diamonds,
and even uranium (which is more valuable than gold BTW) do have intrinsic value
and are real tangible things that can be traded independently.
VIDEO [10 seconds or so of annoying rock tune … then]: Oregon BLM: Document Data
Dump Expose It's all about the Minerals!
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Bundy’s ranch just happens to be at
“GOLD” Butte volcano in Nevada... The same “Gold Butte” that Harry Reid wanted
to “level” out for a solar farm. Yes, let’s just level out the “gold butte” and
all those minerals, and then go to Vegas… oops, er I mean … build a solar farm.
This Gold Butte actually has quite
a wild history of government trying to take the land, including closing the
only post office in the area so that packages could not be delivered which put
a real damper on things for those trying to live in the area. Another
interesting bit of information is that the wiki page for Gold Butte Ghost Town
was recently updated to reflect “new” changes to a page for a “ghost
town”. Why would it need to be updated? Check out this … READ
THE REST (The Secret That NO ONE Wants You To Know
About The Standoff in Oregon;
By Trent-004;
Freedom from Government | Official
Website; 1/16/16)
This totally ties right into the basis for what is
driving the food and fiber producers like the Bundy’s and Finicum’s distrust
and confrontations with the Federal Government.
“President Obama’s Overwhelm the System” is what this Sue and
Settle Strategy looks like:
Obama's Agenda: Overwhelm the
System
Wayne Allyn Root opined that
President Obama "is purposely overwhelming the U.S. economy to create
systemic failure, economic crisis and social chaos."
Jun 7, 2015
Conservative political commentator
Wayne Allyn Root opined back in 2010 that President Obama "is purposely
overwhelming the U.S. economy to create systemic failure, economic crisis and
social chaos."
Claim: Wayne
Allyn Root wrote in an opinion piece that President Obama is "purposely
overwhelming the U.S. economy."
CORRECTLY
ATTRIBUTED
Example: [Root, June
2010]
Rahm Emanuel cynically said,
"You never want a crisis to go to waste." It is now becoming clear
that the crisis he was referring to is Barack Obama's presidency.
Obama is no fool. He is not incompetent. To the contrary, he is brilliant. He knows exactly what he's doing. He is purposely overwhelming the U.S. economy to create systemic failure, economic crisis and social chaos — thereby destroying capitalism and our country from within.
Barack Obama is my college classmate (Columbia University, class of '83). As Glenn Beck correctly predicted from day one, Obama is following the plan of Cloward & Piven, two professors at Columbia University. They outlined a plan to socialize America by overwhelming the system with government spending and entitlement demands. Add up the clues below. Taken individually they're alarming. Taken as a whole, it is a brilliant, Machiavellian game plan to turn the United States into a socialist/Marxist state with a permanent majority that desperately needs government for survival ... and can be counted on to always vote for bigger government. Why not? They have no responsibility to pay for it.
Obama is no fool. He is not incompetent. To the contrary, he is brilliant. He knows exactly what he's doing. He is purposely overwhelming the U.S. economy to create systemic failure, economic crisis and social chaos — thereby destroying capitalism and our country from within.
Barack Obama is my college classmate (Columbia University, class of '83). As Glenn Beck correctly predicted from day one, Obama is following the plan of Cloward & Piven, two professors at Columbia University. They outlined a plan to socialize America by overwhelming the system with government spending and entitlement demands. Add up the clues below. Taken individually they're alarming. Taken as a whole, it is a brilliant, Machiavellian game plan to turn the United States into a socialist/Marxist state with a permanent majority that desperately needs government for survival ... and can be counted on to always vote for bigger government. Why not? They have no responsibility to pay for it.
[Rest of article here.]
Origins: Wayne Allyn Root, the Libertarian Party's 2008 vice
presidential candidate, is a political commentator whose columns appear on various
conservative web sites and the author of several books, including The
Conscience of a Libertarian: Empowering the Citizen Revolution with God, Guns,
Gambling & Tax Cuts. He penned a biweekly political opinion column published the … READ THE REST
Sue and Settle is a chronic disease that is affecting the
Liberties set forth in the US Constitution with the ESA.
Arizona rancher follows in Bundy’s footsteps
November 1, 2015
ST. GEORGE – Inspired
by the actions of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy and
his stance against federal control of public lands, a rancher on the Arizona
Strip has also declared the Bureau of Land Management to be an illegitimate
agency and said he will no longer comply with or recognize it.
“I hereby cancel all my contracts
with the BLM,” LaVoy Finicum, of Cane Beds, Arizona, wrote in a letter he sent
to the U.S. Solicitor General following his decision to no longer acknowledge
BLM or its policies. Thus far, he has chosen to discontinue paying grazing
permit fees and to ignore when the BLM allows certain allotments – or pasture
areas – to be used for grazing.
Backing beliefs with action
Unlike Bundy, who has had a
strained relationship with the BLM and similar federal agencies for over 20
years now, Finicum’s relationship with the local BLM has been largely positive
and civil.
“Some people think I’ve been
oppressed by the BLM and hassled by the BLM and things have not been going
well,” Finicum said, “but the history between me and the BLM has been very
good.”
So what happened to change
Finicum’s mind concerning the BLM and it’s [sic] oversight of public lands?
It was his time with the Bundys during last year’s standoff,
Finicum said, adding he was one of the cowboys who rode with the Bundy family
and … READ
THE REST
Battle for the West: Ranchers unite against Grand Canyon Watershed
National Monument; STGnews Videocast
Written by Cami Cox Jim
May 2, 2015
MOCCASIN, Arizona –
Pickup trucks and horse trailers filled the parking lot and stretched down the
street next to a community park in Moccasin, Arizona, Friday, as concerned
ranchers and representatives from agencies like the Arizona Farm Bureau and the
Arizona Game and Fish Department gathered together. Their aim? Fighting to save
a way of life they say is being threatened.
“They’re backing the ranchers into
a corner, and you’re going to see a lot of Cliven Bundys out there,” Bill
Gubler, a rancher from Santa Clara, said.
Gubler currently ranches on the
Arizona Strip and has cattle grazing allotments there, as do … READ
THE REST
AZ sheriff takes stand
against proposed Grand Canyon Watershed ‘land grab’
Written by Cami Cox Jim
May 30, 2015
ARIZONA STRIP – The
Mohave County Sheriff’s Office in Arizona announced Thursday
that Sheriff Jim McCabe has sent letters to federal officials in
opposition to the proposed Grand Canyon Watershed National Monument.
The Grand Canyon Watershed National
Monument would designate 1.7 million acres of Arizona land as a national
monument, including lands on the Arizona Strip and the North Kaibab and
Tusayan Ranger Districts of the Kaibab National Forest.
…
Below is the sheriff’s letter in
its entirety:
I write to express my opposition
to the formation of the proposed Grand Canyon Watershed National Monument by
presidential executive order.
Creating a new and enormous – 1.7
million acres – National Monument amounts to a significant Federal land grab.
It would add additional Federal regulation to human activity, including
ranching, hunting, and recreational access.
It is just this sort of Federal
overreached that has led to proposals for states to assume control of the huge
areas of public land in the American West. Creation of vast new National
Monuments not by Congressional open debate and action but by presidential
executive order, even while lawful, would contribute further to distrust of the
Federal action.
I ask for your support in opposing
the proposed Grand Canyon Watershed National Monument.
…
Ranchers, members of the mining
industry, hunters and others who reside, recreate and make a living in the
affected areas say such land grabs have been detrimental in other places where
they’ve occurred. They maintain that approving the designation of the
Grand Canyon Watershed National Monument will impact the livelihoods of
many, impede land use, and hinder the ability of ranchers and others to
maintain and exercise wise stewardship over the land and continue effectively
doing business.
The Chamber of Commerce on Sue and Settle, this list of Sue
and Settle is Extreme!!!!!
Sue and Settle Archive
What is Sue and Settle?
This link shows how Chronic the Sue and Settle Disease is.
Action timeline – Center for Biological Diversity, this group is everywhere …
How Big is Sue and Settle?
Posted on November 9, 2013 1:32 pm
HELLO CONGRESS ANYBODY HOME?
September 9, 2011 – A
FEDERAL JUDGE approved the landmark 757 species legal
agreement between the Center for Biological Diversity and the Fish and
Wildlife Service.
November 20, 2012 – For the first
time since 1996, the number of plants and animals waiting for federal
protection dropped below 200, HIGHLIGHTING THE SUCCESS OUR AGREEMENT.
According to the 2012 “candidate notice of review” released today by the
Service, 192 SPECIES ARE AWAITING ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT PROTECTION.
February 8, 2013 – The Fish and
Wildlife Service released a four-year work plan detailing the years in
which ALL the NOT-YET-PROTECTED SPECIES IN OUR AGREEMENT would get
protective decisions or critical habitat designations.
THE “CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL
DIVERSITY” IS BATTING NEARLY 1000 “SUE AND SETTLE” ENDANGERED SPECIES.
BASED ON ONE FEDERAL
JUDGE that approved the landmark 757 species “SUE AND SETTLE” legal
agreement between … READ THE REST
This procedure might be one we would want to employ as a way
to challenge the Spotted Frog Listing, and there is an opinion in this link
that suggests that the Obama Administration is Favoring this method of use of
the ESA;
For years environmentalists have
usurped individual private property rights and thwarted economic development.
Now, thanks to Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, it appears that the job
creators may have finally learned something from the extreme tactics of groups,
like the Wild Earth Guardians and the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD),
which have been using the courts to their advantage by filing lawsuits against
the federal government.
On Monday, March 17, on behalf of
the state of Oklahoma and the Domestic Energy Producers Alliance (DEPA),
Pruitt filed a lawsuit against the federal government, specifically
the U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(FWS). The lawsuit alleges the “FWS engaged in ‘sue and settle’ tactics when
the agency agreed to settle a lawsuit with a national environmental group over
the [Endangered Species Act] listing status of several animal species,
including the Lesser Prairie Chicken.”
… A “threatened” listing would
restrict the land use in the bird’s 40-million-acre, five-state habitat:
Oklahoma, Colorado, Texas, New Mexico, and Kansas. The affected area includes
private, state, and federal lands—lands rich in energy resources, ranch
and farm land—plus municipal infrastructure, such as water pipelines and
electric transmission.
…
A DEPA spokesman states:
“This designation could disrupt drilling and exploration on hundreds of
thousands of very promising oil and gas lands in this part of the country.” The
CBD has made no secret of their disdain for oil and gas extraction
and has filed many successful lawsuits specifically to block development.
Pruitt says: “the
sue-and-settle timelines force the FWS to make determinations without a
thorough review of the science. This violates the original statute requiring
sound science before listing species.”
Stephen Moore, formerly with the
Wall Street Journal, explains: “Under the Obama Administration, the feds
have entered into a consent agreement with the environmentalists to rush
forward a judgment on an unprecedented number of species. A 2012 Chamber
of Commerce study found record numbers of such ‘sue and settle’ cases
under Obama.” Pruitt adds: “Under President Obama, we have had sue and settle
on steroids.”
…
The Democrats are in a bind. The
rushed listings are being forced by the environmental base, which is myopically
focused on the anti-fossil-fuel (job-killing) agenda of restricting oil-and-gas
development on Western lands and isn’t looking at the bigger political
consequences.
It appears the decision has been
made. Sources tell me that Dan Ashe, Director of the FWS, has
called a meeting on Capitol Hill to brief the stakeholders prior to Thursday’s
announcement. If he decides to list the LPC, Pruitt’s lawsuit could be just the
first shot that ignites the new rebellion pushing states to take control of the
lands within their borders.
…
Sue and Settle
It is these tactics, along with a
friendly Obama government, that has led to the “sue and settle” procedure that
Pruitt’s lawsuit is hoping to end. The lawsuit is seeking “declaratory and
injunctive relief for violations of the ESA.” Moore reports: “The relief is
intended to overturn designations of dozens of species added to the threatened
or endangered list through the ‘sue and settle’ process.”
The Oklahoma lawsuit asserts: “The
Fish and Wildlife Service violated the Endangered Species Act by … READ
ENTIRETY (Job creators sue
the federal government over “sue and settle”; By Marita
Noon; Committee
For A Constructive Tomorrow; 3/25/14)
This talks about the Sue
and Settle Method being Un-democratic, we call that Totalitarianism!!!!!!!
Pro: 'Sue and Settle' bypasses
democratic process
EDITOR'S
NOTE: The writer is addressing the question, “Does EPA's sue-and-settle policy
circumvent the legislative and regulatory process?”
…
… starting in 2009, the
Environmental Protection Agency took control of many state visibility programs,
costing states millions of dollars with no discernible visibility improvement.
And the states were not even told
it was happening. It was authorized by a Consent Decree between EPA and an
outside environmental advocacy group. EPA claimed that it had no choice but to
follow the legally binding settlement and override the states' plans.
This practice, known as “sue and
settle,” gives special-interest groups a legal mechanism to reprioritize and
control agency rulemaking activities with little or no public participation.
… These settlements all occurred
without notifying or allowing key stakeholders—the public, the states, the
regulated community or Congress—to participate.
How do special-interest groups take
control of an agency's rulemaking activities and circumvent congressional
funding priorities?
An advocacy group sues an agency to
enforce a missed statutory deadline for agency action. Rather than defend
against the lawsuit, the agency simply agrees to settle and take the action or
issue the new rule demanded by the group, within a deadline set by the group.
Without any notice to the public,
the settlement agreement and draft Consent Decree are filed with a court. Only
after the Consent Decree is filed does it become public.
Once the court signs the draft
Consent Decree, the agency is legally bound to comply with ... READ
ENTIRETY (Pro: 'Sue and
Settle' bypasses democratic process; By William Kovacs; GazetteXtra; 12/19/13)
And the Undemocratic process of Sue and Settle is being done to our Community by the same ones that
have a Massive Track Record of doing it and they need to be called out as these
links show them to be Undemocratic!!!!!!!!
Liberal Activists, Mainstream
Media, Law Enforcement Bear Partial Blame for Showdown in Oregon that Led to
Death of LaVoy Finicum
WASHINGTON, DC - Left-wing
activists and news outlets that only partially cover their activities are in
part to blame for the confrontation in Oregon that led to the death of LaVoy
Finicum, says the National Center for Public Policy Research.
That's because left-wing organizations often use civil disobedience without consequences, which leads the public to believe law-breaking in pursuit of political or public policy goals can take place without serious consequences.
Parts of the news media are complicit because they cover stories in ways that help the left-wing organizations achieve their goals.
Kieran Suckling, the executive director of the Center for Biological Diversity, a left-wing green group, was repeatedly covered in the news media criticizing those occupying the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge (for example, here, here, here, here, here). No story we found mentioned that Suckling has been found guilty in court (here, here) for occupying private property and refusing to leave as part of a political protest, or that he has been arrested (and even bragged about it by issuing a press release) for civil disobedience as recently as 2014.
"In yet another case of 'do as I say, not as I do,' the environmental left is protesting civil disobedience by citizens while it practices and/or condones civil disobedience itself," said David Ridenour, president of the National Center for Public Policy Research.
"Kieran Suckling, the executive director of the Center for Biological Diversity, a left-wing green group that sues the government while expecting the taxpayers to pay its legal bills, has gone to Oregon to protest the occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. Yet he has been found guilty of much the same offense. Occupying another's property without … READ THE REST (Liberal Activists, Mainstream Media, Law Enforcement Bear Partial Blame for Showdown in Oregon that Led to Death of LaVoy Finicum; By Frank DuBois; The Westerner; 1/27/16)
That's because left-wing organizations often use civil disobedience without consequences, which leads the public to believe law-breaking in pursuit of political or public policy goals can take place without serious consequences.
Parts of the news media are complicit because they cover stories in ways that help the left-wing organizations achieve their goals.
Kieran Suckling, the executive director of the Center for Biological Diversity, a left-wing green group, was repeatedly covered in the news media criticizing those occupying the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge (for example, here, here, here, here, here). No story we found mentioned that Suckling has been found guilty in court (here, here) for occupying private property and refusing to leave as part of a political protest, or that he has been arrested (and even bragged about it by issuing a press release) for civil disobedience as recently as 2014.
"In yet another case of 'do as I say, not as I do,' the environmental left is protesting civil disobedience by citizens while it practices and/or condones civil disobedience itself," said David Ridenour, president of the National Center for Public Policy Research.
"Kieran Suckling, the executive director of the Center for Biological Diversity, a left-wing green group that sues the government while expecting the taxpayers to pay its legal bills, has gone to Oregon to protest the occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. Yet he has been found guilty of much the same offense. Occupying another's property without … READ THE REST (Liberal Activists, Mainstream Media, Law Enforcement Bear Partial Blame for Showdown in Oregon that Led to Death of LaVoy Finicum; By Frank DuBois; The Westerner; 1/27/16)
Liberal Activists, Mainstream
Media, Law Enforcement Bear Partial Blame for Showdown in Oregon that Led to
Death of LaVoy Finicum
Left-Wing Civil Disobedience Often Goes Unpenalized, With Media Complicity
Is It Any Wonder Some Conclude Civil Disobedience is a Safe and Consequence-Free Activity?
Left-Wing Civil Disobedience Often Goes Unpenalized, With Media Complicity
Is It Any Wonder Some Conclude Civil Disobedience is a Safe and Consequence-Free Activity?
Washington, D.C. -
Left-wing activists and news outlets that only partially cover their activities
are in part to blame for the confrontation in Oregon that led to the death of
LaVoy Finicum, says the National Center for Public Policy Research.
That's because left-wing
organizations often use civil disobedience without consequences, which leads
the public to believe law-breaking in pursuit of political or public policy
goals can take place without serious consequences.
Parts of the news media are
complicit because … READ THE
REST (PR Oregon Standoff;
The National Center for Public Policy Research;
1/27/16)
Obama’s designations total 265 million acres, and he isn’t
done yet:
As the presidential election
heats up, ask yourself which candidate will repeal WOTUS, get control of the
EPA and allow ranchers to get back to work without being held back by unfair
regulations.
Don’t hold your breath for any of
them to “repeal WOTUS” etc. There is not a dime’s worth of difference in any of
them. They are all under the influence of radical environmentalism (because it
is PC and being PC is necessary to get elected).
But, at least it is encouraging
to see a main-stream rag like Beef Magazine is finally beginning to pay
attention to what is going on in the (about to get really) Wild West. — jtl,
419
I don’t know about you, but in my
opinion, the 2016 presidential election can’t come soon enough.
For the 22nd time during his nearly
eight years in office, President Obama has taken advantage of the Antiquities
Act of 1906, locking up millions of acres of land in the western states.
Obama’s designations total 265
million acres, and his most recent designation of the Sand to Snow National
Monument, Mojave Trails National Monument and Castle Mountains National
Monument totals 1.8 million acres.
With several months left in office,
Obama is expected to designate another 10 million acres of land in Oregon,
Arizona and Utah. What’s worse, Obama will more than likely continue to use his
executive power when making these designations without any public comment
period or economic studies.
Locking out this land under the
guise of protecting it negates the fact that ranchers with grazing permits pay
to run the ground and also are responsible for the management of those leases.
Somehow I have my doubts about the federal government’s abilities to manage
this expansive amount of land,
and with our nation’s multi-trillion dollar debt, I don’t see how there is
enough funding available to make improvements, control weeds, manage bison and
elk herds, and fight fires on this land.
Of course, this is just the tip of
the iceberg when it comes to ranchers fighting the
government against a powerful land grab. In fact, an … READ
THE REST (Ranchers losing
ground in government land grab; By Amanda Radke; Land & Livestock International,
Inc. – Originally in Beef
Daily; 2/29/16)
Environmental
shakedown through bastardized application of science, policy, and education.
Disgruntled ex-federal employees found a way to bilk taxpayers out of millions
of dollars using the flawed Endangered Species Act.
Over a 3-year period, 2009-2012,
Department of Justice data show American taxpayers footed the bill for more
than $53 million in so-called environmental groups’ legal fees—and the actual number
could be much higher. The real motivation behind the Endangered Species Act
(ESA) litigation, perhaps, could have more to do with vengeance and penance
than with a real desire to protect flora and fauna.
On May 7, I spoke at the Four
Corners Oil and Gas Conference in Farmington, New Mexico. During the two-day
event, I sat in on many of the other sessions and had conversations with dozens
of attendees. I left the event with the distinct impression that the current
implementation of the ESA is a major impediment to the economic growth, tax
revenue, and job creation that comes with oil-and-gas development. I have
written on ESA issues many times, most recently I wrote about the lesser
prairie chicken’s proposed “threatened” listing (which the Fish and Wildlife
Service [FWS] listed on March 27) and
the Oklahoma Attorney General’s lawsuit against the federal government over the
“sue and settle” tactics of FWS and the Department of the Interior.
While at the conference, I received
an email announcing that FWS has asked a federal court for a 6-month delay in
making a final determination on whether to list the Gunnison sage grouse as an
endangered species—moving the decision past the November elections. Up for
re-election, Senator Mark Udall (D-CO) “cheered” the extension
request. The E & E report states: Colorado elected
leaders “fear the listing could have significant economic impacts.”
Kent Holsinger, a Colorado
attorney specializing in lands, wildlife, and water, posited: “Senator Udall is
among those lauding the move—perhaps because a listing decision would affect
his fate in the U.S. Senate. Gunnison sage grouse populations are stable, if
not on the increase. In addition, myriad state, local and private conservation
efforts have been put into place over the last decade. Those efforts, and the
Gunnison sage grouse, are at risk if the FWS pursues listing.”
The report continues: “WildEarth
Guardians is not opposing the latest extension after Fish and Wildlife agreed
to some extensive new mitigation measures that will be made in the interim,
including increasing buffer zones around sage grouse breeding grounds, called
leks, and deferring coal, oil and gas leasing, said Erik Molvar, a
wildlife biologist with WildEarth Guardians.” It goes on to say: “But the
Center for Biological Diversity, which is a party to the settlement agreements
with WildEarth Guardians, said the latest extension is a bad move for the
grouse, which it says has needed ESA protections for years.”
Two important items to notice in
the Gunnison sage grouse story. One, the power the environmental groups wield.
Two, part of appeasing the environmental groups involves “deferring coal, oil
and gas leasing.”
It is widely known that these
groups despise fossil fuels. The Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) brags about its use of
lawsuits to block development—but it is not just oil and gas they block, it is … READ
THE REST (Environmental
shakedown through bastardized application of science, policy, and education;
By Marita Noon; Committee
For A Constructive Tomorrow; 5/14/14)
Edited by John R. Houk
Any text enclosed by brackets are by the Editor.
© Tony Newbill
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