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Media: Evidence contradicts Cliven Bundy’s ‘ancestral rights’ claim
Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy’s claim to an “ancestral right” to graze his cattle on federal land is not standing up to scrutiny, according to media reports.
KLAS-TV in Las Vegas took a look at property records and found, among other things, that Bundy’s parents bought the 160 acre ranch in 1948. At that time, water rights were transferredm “but only to the ranch, not the federally managed land surrounding it. Court records show Bundy family cattle didn’t start grazing on that land until 1954.”
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MSNBC’s Chris Hayes talked with Nevada journalist Jon Ralston, host of the TV show “Ralston Reports,” which airs on on all three NBC affiliates in that state. Ralston slammed Bundy and his claims.
“He is not a freedom fighter, he’s not standing up for state sovereignty,” Ralston said. “He is a guy trying to get away without paying fees that many other ranchers … pay here.”
KLAS-TV in Las Vegas took a look at property records and found, among other things, that Bundy’s parents bought the 160 acre ranch in 1948. At that time, water rights were transferredm “but only to the ranch, not the federally managed land surrounding it. Court records show Bundy family cattle didn’t start grazing on that land until 1954.”
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MSNBC’s Chris Hayes talked with Nevada journalist Jon Ralston, host of the TV show “Ralston Reports,” which airs on on all three NBC affiliates in that state. Ralston slammed Bundy and his claims.
“He is not a freedom fighter, he’s not standing up for state sovereignty,” Ralston said. “He is a guy trying to get away without paying fees that many other ranchers … pay here.”
MORE (INCLUDING VIDEO) HERE: http://wonkynewsnerd.com/cliven-bundy-ancestral-rights/
