Ryan & Angela Bundy Leaving Court Las Vegas 11/14/17
On November 24, 2017 Tim Brown writing for Freedom Outpost covered
the opening statement of Ryan Bundy in his trial for not allowing the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
to seize the Bundy family cattle herd under the disputed charge of not paying
grazing fees. Brown’s article is fairly exhaustive meaning long.
Lawrence Cloverfield took Brown’s post and abbreviated to
the most outstanding portions of Ryan Bundy’s opening statement and posted at
Steadfast and Loyal on November 28. Cloverfield adds a video that begins with
Ryan being released from jail for the first time in two years on bail. NOTE
that Ryan has been incarcerated since his arrest in Oregon over the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge standoff
where Ryan and standoff leader Ammon Bundy were both found NOT GUILTY.
In case you are wondering how Ryan gave a trial opening
statement rather than his attorney, Ryan Bundy is acting his own defense.
Conventional wisdom has it that when one represents one’s own self has a fool
for a client. And yet, reading the opening statement you will be quite
impressed. Indeed, it is my humble opinion that the Ryan Bundy opening
statement might go down as one of the great speeches against a U.S. government
exploiting citizens rather than protecting the guaranteed Constitutional Rights
in the Bill of Rights (1st ten amendments).
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RYAN BUNDY’S OPENING STATEMENT IS SOMETHING EVERY
AMERICAN NEEDS TO HEAR!
By LAWRENCE CLOVERFIELD
NOVEMBER 28, 2017
THE HUGE BUNDY TRAIL [sic]
BEGAN JUST TWO WEEKS AGO AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE GLAZED OVER THE WORDS OF RYAN
BUNDY. IT’S BROUGHT THOSE FEW WHO ARE IN THE KNOW TO TEARS AND MAKES YOU
REALIZE THAT BUNDY LOVES HIS FAMILY, AND HIS COUNTRY.
Ryan Bundy, acting as his own
attorney, told the court that the federal government — not his
family — broke the law.
Opening arguments in the
Bundy trial finally began on Nov. 14, after being postponed when
a federal judge said she wanted evidentiary issues resolved beforehand.
Federal prosecutors are trying
Cliven Bundy, along with his sons and others for their role in a
“massive armed assault” conspiracy targeting federal agents in a landmark case
that’s become known as Bunkerville.
Without further ado (I’ll
be grabbing bits and pieces of it but will provide a link to the entire thing
for your reading pleasure):
“My family has been on that
land 141 years, my pioneer ancestors settled there in 1877 – there was nothing
there. They carved out a living… they brought a horse
and wagon and some provisions… this case, the
government mentioned is “not about rights”, but
it is – those rights do mean something – rights are created through beneficial
use.”
“When my ancestors arrived,
undoubtedly the horse would need a drink, so they led him to the water and that
is beneficial use. The horse and perhaps a cow that had been led behind the
wagon need to eat some brush in the hills, that is beneficial use. That
established rights. The water rights are real! So real, the State of Nevada has
a water rights registry including livestock watering rights.”
“A law was created to protect
those rights. The water rights that my father owns were first registered in
1891 by the State of Nevada – the State of Nevada is important, a sovereign
state, its own unit, which entered the union in 1864. It entered equal to the
original states, it is its own entity and state laws are important.”
“My family and I are charged
with some grievous things and they are not true and evidence will show they are
not; force, manipulation, extortion, violent—my family is not a violent family
and I am not a violent man. For 20+ years we turned to local law enforcement.
Rights are real property. The fact is that we create government to protect
rights.”
“To have rights you must
claim, use and defend… man only has rights
he is willing to claim, use and defend. There is a difference between rights
and privileges. Rights you own. Privilege is afforded. Like renting or owning a
house. Government asserts there are no rights, only privileges and unless we
pay, we can’t be there. The State of Nevada says differently. These are my
father’s rights. Everything we have comes from the land. That is wealth, not
the dollar bill. The things we use all come from the land. Who controls the
land, controls the wealth.”
“We create government to
preserve and serve us. These are some of the beliefs of my family. That we have
said we will do whatever it takes to defend is not a threat, it is a statement.
Being right here before you today is part of doing whatever it takes. The
Founding Fathers pledged whatever it would take…
their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor, to defend rights. With the
evidence you will see that is what we were doing; there was no conspiracy to
impede, to harm… but, to protect our
heritage that our pioneer ancestors established. We were attacked, surrounded
by what appeared to be mercenaries, snipers pointed directly at me. You will
hear a report from a sniper that he was keeping watch of me in my van, with my
wife and two of my daughters with me.”
“Our ranch – children are
always welcome – it is a place to play, play in the river, the pond, chase or
hunt rabbits, burn your toes in the hot sand in summer—always free. Never
before did we feel like someone was always watching. In early spring of 2014 we
felt like someone was always watching… the dogs were watching
the hills, when you are always with a dog you get to know what they are saying
with their bark… you can tell by their
bark what they are seeing… surveillance cameras
on one hill, but the dog looking at another and growling… (tearfully) This
is not what America is supposed to be. Supposed
to be a land of liberty. The Founding Fathers fought and bled so we wouldn’t
have to and now we find ourselves in a similar situation.”
“They say this issue is over
grazing fees… it’s terrible, terrible,
he must be a freeloader – it’s only rhetoric – I’ll tell you why – You don’t
pay rent when you own your home! We own those rights! Not the land, I know we
don’t own the land, but access…you and others have
rights on that land. We own water and grazing rights. We don’t pay rent for something we own.”
“What is this about? The
court orders. They say my father had an opportunity in the courts. The court
wouldn’t consider states rights. They have forgotten they are servants of the
people. We the people are the sovereign and ultimately, we the people are the
government formed to meet needs that are better met by a group than by
individuals. We are not slaves. We need to remember that. I think that’s
forgotten. The definition of freedom is lost in America. When we have to have a
license or ask permission to do everything, we are subjects.”
[…]
“I love my family. I love
them. I love this land. I love freedom. I am from the State of Nevada. I’m a
true Nevadan. I mentioned before that Nevada became a state on Oct. 31st and we
always got out of school on that day… I always thought we
got out because it was my birthday. I’m a true
Nevadan. I believe you are, too, and love freedom as much as I do. Freedom’s not being lost overseas – it’s lost right here at
home in our back yards, our front yards. Until we are willing to do whatever it
takes, liberty will be, is being lost. We are not anti-government! Government
has its proper place and duties to perform. I want government to do its job.
Nothing more. Nothing less. When government does more or less than its job, it
becomes the criminal. When government damages our rights, it becomes the
criminal. When someone harms or damages another’s life, liberty or property
that is the definition of a criminal. Extortion, violence, pointing guns – everything
we are charged with, they were doing and thousands of people came running – the
world knew about this – China, Ireland (they sent us a flag), New Zealand and
other countries – why? Because America stood for freedom and has for years and
the world is interested in seeing how America (emotional) will deal with
freedom. The world wants to know. The American people said, “yes, we will stand
for freedom. Government, you’ve gone too far and we will put a stop to it.””
“Evidence will show my father
and my brothers are innocent men. We need you to put on that paper that we are
not guilty. You are the twelve to represent us, peers, equals, people…we the People.”
“Guns…lots of guns…scary…camo…freedom of speech…also, the right to bear arms, the second amendment…a militia was necessary. What is a militia? It is
defined in the law. U.S. Code defines militia: “all able
bodied men 17-45 years of age”. How many of you are
a member of the militia? State of Nevada extended that and includes men up to
the age of 64. How many of you now are a member of the Nevada militia? There is
the organized militia, the National Guard and the unorganized militia –
everyone else. Why did the Founding Fathers include the second amendment? Was
it for duck hunting? No…no! Militia is mentioned
six times in the Constitution. Such a small document and few things are
mentioned more than the militia; the central government of this union and yet
media or whatever wants to put a bad face on militia. Why did militia come to
Bundy Ranch? To peacefully assemble, redress of grievances. No one was harmed
except Davey, Ammon and Margaret. You will not see in evidence that we ever
harmed anyone! They attack and we turned the other cheek. We were
peaceful—insistent? Yes! And, Yes! Demanding. These men, these people did not
come to seek an opportunity to point guns at the government. Hundreds, even
thousands of people we didn’t know. That’s exemplary. These people came to do
good. To protect me, to save my life. I had a sniper pointing at me, 200 armed
men surrounding my home, my family (tearfully) Ryan Payne has been portrayed as
a bad man. Evidence will show otherwise. He saved my life. He saved my life.
Others came. I didn’t even meet most of them until I was in jail with them, may
have seen them in passing, but I didn’t know them until jail. I honor and thank
them now! I thank all who came. We only have rights we are willing to fight
for. You’ll see evidence that I was nearly always with the sheriff or a deputy
– always in communication with them – I was side-by-side with Lombardo.”
“Thank you for coming, for
being here. I will still do whatever it takes. This is not a threat, it is
determination. I love my freedom. Listen to the still small voice to discern
between truth and error. The indictment and grand jury testimony is full of
lies. Truth has been blocked in previous trials. Listen closely – we will try
to get you the truth. The truth will set me free and I’m counting on you to
help me see that.”
“I invite you to our ranch. I
recognize your right to use the land. We want you to come and enjoy it. I thank
you for this time. Please find me not guilty and these other men not guilty.
Stand up for freedom. Thank you.”
[Posted
by End Times News Report
Published
on Nov 14, 2017
On
the eve of the Bunkerville Standoff Trial, defendant Ryan Bundy was released
from jail after nearly 2 years of incarceration - despite still not having been
found guilty of any crime.
For
those will undoubtedly ask, part of Ryan's face was paralyzed in a car accident
as a child.
Video
footage of Ryan Bundy's release courtesy of John Lamb/Kelli Stewart.
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