Bundy's lawyer quotes from "Treasure of the Sierra Madre'' -- #BundyTeaParty

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By Maxine Bernstein | The Oregonian/OregonLive
on September 02, 2016 at 5:21 PM, updated September 02, 2016 at 6:22 PM

Five days before jury selection is set to begin, Ammon Bundy's lawyer mocked federal prosecutors for their concise rejection of his last-minute efforts to convince the court to throw out the indictment based on his client's continued challenges of federal control of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge and the court's authority.

On Thursday, Assistant U.S. Attorney Ethan Knight wrote, "This Court has jurisdiction ... because this is a case involving federal criminal charges'' ...

Attorney Marcus Mumford shot back Friday, describing the government's brief response as that "more indicative" of a "first-year law student'' and reciting a scene from the 1948 classic Western adventure film, "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'' ...

The judge said the defendants can raise their intent to stake claim to the property through adverse possession if they testify during the trial, but any evidence on the issue is restricted to the defendants' state of mind. It doesn't absolve them of potential criminal culpability, the judge found ...

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2016/09/ammon_bundy_quotes_from.html

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1. K&R

Some can not discern the difference between Marion Morrison and John Wayne. These soverign citizens must desire a different place of origin on their birth certificates. I'm just not sure any nation would tolerate their disrespect for the rule of law.

[Wellstone ruled]

2. And this so called Genius

just had one of his cases in Utah referred back to Federal Court after being overturned by the 8th District in Denver last week. And that case was tossed on technicality base on time elapsed and the Judge was his personal friend.

This Trial will be one heck of a hoot. This whole POS has been in the making for decades. You just can not imagine how messed up these people are unless you have met or know them. Been there and done that,and it was not a pleasant trip. Stupid!