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<blockquote data-quote="Shanghai" data-source="post: 1150164" data-attributes="member: 22068"><p>We've been through this so I'll just give a quick run down of what I understand of the case </p><p></p><p>Bundy's own the water rights dating back to when you own the water, you also have grazing rights that</p><p> numbers equal to the amount of the water.( if you can water a 100 head, you have grazing rights for 100 head)</p><p> Nevada water laws from back then are somewhat tricky and it seems to be there was some dirty dealing in the past, but basically your water rights are "use it or lose it "</p><p></p><p>He argues he has ownership of the water rights and thus giving him grazing rights</p><p>The BLM was created to help the rancher and see to it the land wasn't abused, and help manage the land. It was funded by the ranchers by a per head fee for their help and services and it was never a grazing lease </p><p>Bundy claims they began to work against the ranchers instead of the original intent to help the ranchers, so he fired them.</p><p></p><p></p><p>The BLM cut the grazing allotments as much as 90% on some of the 52 ranchers making it not financially viable to ranch and we're bought for very little.(using the ESA)</p><p>Bundy fought back and refused to reduce his numbers</p><p>He never had a lease agreement with the BLM, They wouldn't accept his numbers and he wouldn't accept theirs so nothing was ever paid.</p><p>He lost in court twice and agreed he owed for the past years grazing, but they jacked the priced up with interest and penalties to over a million dollars.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shanghai, post: 1150164, member: 22068"] We've been through this so I'll just give a quick run down of what I understand of the case Bundy's own the water rights dating back to when you own the water, you also have grazing rights that numbers equal to the amount of the water.( if you can water a 100 head, you have grazing rights for 100 head) Nevada water laws from back then are somewhat tricky and it seems to be there was some dirty dealing in the past, but basically your water rights are "use it or lose it " He argues he has ownership of the water rights and thus giving him grazing rights The BLM was created to help the rancher and see to it the land wasn't abused, and help manage the land. It was funded by the ranchers by a per head fee for their help and services and it was never a grazing lease Bundy claims they began to work against the ranchers instead of the original intent to help the ranchers, so he fired them. The BLM cut the grazing allotments as much as 90% on some of the 52 ranchers making it not financially viable to ranch and we're bought for very little.(using the ESA) Bundy fought back and refused to reduce his numbers He never had a lease agreement with the BLM, They wouldn't accept his numbers and he wouldn't accept theirs so nothing was ever paid. He lost in court twice and agreed he owed for the past years grazing, but they jacked the priced up with interest and penalties to over a million dollars. [/QUOTE]
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