//He had expected the government to issue an eviction or ejection claim// You evict tenants. You arrest trespassers.
//They contend Bundy didn't lead an armed takeover of the refuge, but organized an "act of civil disobedience'' to lay claim to the land.// Well, it certainly wasn't an unarmed takeover. Fucking idiots.
You know, it occurs to me that I would have had a lot more sympathy - not much, but more than zero - if they'd styled their stunt more closely after the non-violent sit-ins of the sixties and seventies. Instead they went all commando and lost any and all credibility.
"His lawyers assert that Bundy isn't a member of any militia, isn't an extremist and doesn't hold anti-government views -- underlining each contention in bold type in their 33-page motion and memorandum filled with lengthy footnotes."
[Maury gif:] YOUR EXTENSIVE STOCKPILE OF WEAPONS AND VIDEOS ENCOURAGING AN ARMED UPRISING INDICATE THAT WAS A LIE
You evict tenants. You arrest trespassers.
//They contend Bundy didn't lead an armed takeover of the refuge, but organized an "act of civil disobedience'' to lay claim to the land.//
Well, it certainly wasn't an unarmed takeover. Fucking idiots.
[Maury gif:] YOUR EXTENSIVE STOCKPILE OF WEAPONS AND VIDEOS ENCOURAGING AN ARMED UPRISING INDICATE THAT WAS A LIE