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More than a week into an armed standoff at a wildlife refuge in his state, Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) wants the Justice Department to more aggressively go after the protesters.
Well, the lights and the heat are on the Malheur Wildlife Refuge illegally occupied by ultra right-wing, anti-government extremists, DeFazio said on the House floor Wednesday. But you gotta wonder if the lights are on or anybodys home down at the Justice
Hello! he yelled, waving his right hand. I dont think theres anybody there.
The FBI, which is housed within the Justice Department, is already working with local law enforcement to monitor the situation that began Jan. 2. But DeFazio argued that the Justice Department isnt doing enough to deter people from staging armed protests against the federal government.
DeFazio suggested that Cliven Bundy, the Nevada rancher who clashed with authorities over unpaid grazing fees on federal land in 2014, had encouraged his sons, who are currently leading the Oregon standoff.
He stood down the government at the point of a gun and hes still illegally grazing and nobody nobody at the Justice Department has seen fit to lift a finger against him. Theres no ongoing prosecution, DeFazio said.
Its time for the Justice Department to take some action. Wake up down there! he added.
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http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/265811-oregon-dem-where-is-justice-dept-in-armed-standoff
99th_Monkey
(19,326 posts)Shrike47
(6,913 posts)branford
(4,462 posts)Another Waco or Ruby Ridge could be disastrous for our Party in an election year, to say nothing of the needless loss of life or injuries that could result from trying to "liberate" an otherwise empty building in the middle of nowhere during the middle of winter or making martyrs out of bigots and idiots and giving their cause more notoriety.
Not let them come and go as they please, not shake their hands .... that's a start.
central scrutinizer
(11,659 posts)A useless right wing tool
longship
(40,416 posts)Jim Beard
(2,535 posts)the country. He said they compiled all sorts of information about the people in various counties and this particular county is the 5th reddest in the country. I forgot who the guest was.