Gary Hunt

Public Lands - Part 1 It's a Matter of Jurisdiction

Thomas Jefferson had proposed an ordinance to deal with the lands won along with independence from Britain in 1784, and not belonging to any State, any lands that might be relinquished when considered to have been granted by Royal Charter. The Continental Congress ratified the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 on July 13, 1787.

Liberty or Laws?

During this current election cycle, a matter has constantly recurred, that of the federal government mandating, primarily through the District and Circuit Courts, who can vote and what requirements, if any, are necessary to do so.

Firearms Not Allowed

What happens when one law says that you can and the other law says that you can't? Well, let's enter the world of Perplexity and see what we can find. To begin, we have to look at Count II of the Superseding Indictment. In the Indictment, it reads like this:

Free Speech and Assembly v. Conspiracy

The Preamble to the Constitution begins with "We the People". The reason for such an introduction is perhaps a bit more intricate than most understand it to be. There are two reasons for this introduction. The first being that the Articles of Confederation and the government created by it, were created by the states.

Juror Shopping & Secrecy

The government may have given the Grand Jury sufficient information to properly find "probable cause". It is also possible that they may have simply convinced the Grand Jury to find "probable cause" based upon explaining to them that they had given them enough information for them to indict the 26 people charged in the final (third) Grand Jury Superseding Indictment. We will be looking at the Indictment, Case Law, the Grand Jury selection process, and the information provided to the Grand Jury.

To Plea, or, Not To Plea

As some of those staunch defenders of our rights, in both Burns, Oregon, and Bunkerville, Nevada, decide to make a plea agreement with the prosecutors, the Internet has both armchair quarterbacks damning them and sympathetic supporters who will stand by their decision. However, perhaps it is necessary to look a little deeper into who those people, at both the Ranch and Refuge are, and to consider their respective objectives.

public trial v. Star Chamber

Recently, the Las Vegas Review Journal petitioned the Court to allow access to certain evidence that would be used against the Defendants. They even asserted that they would have no problem if names were omitted from the documents.

Terrorism Enhanced Penalties v. Due Process

So far, nine of those charged in United States v. Ammon Bundy, et al, have pled guilty, and the tenth is soon to follow. They are, as follows:

Act III - Finale - "a long train of abuses and usurpations..."

Upon examination of the government's trail of paperwork spanning a period of nearly two decades , between the Hammonds and the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR), it is apparent that they were being persecuted by the federal government for simply insisting upon exercising their historical right to trail cattle.

Independence Day 2016

July 4, in the year of our Lord, 2016, and of Our Independence, 241 "But the Day is past. The Second Day of July 1776, will be the most memorable Epocha, in the History of America."

The Harassment of the Hammonds

This series is not about the two fires and subsequent conviction of Dwight and Steven Hammond. It is about the abuse, by government agencies, in the two decades prior to the first fire.

Liberty or Laws?

As much as many disagree with the Founder's intent of the Second Amendment, there is little doubt that there were two primary purposes. The first, of course, was be able to respond if, should the need arise, as had then recently occurred, the government had begun taking their rights. It was to assure that the People would have an adequate means of defending against those encroachments and complying with the duty set out in the Declaration of Independence:

The Arrest of Schuyler Barbeau - Part II In Schuyler's Own Words

Schuyler Barbeau was arrested in a setup, participated in by his best friend, Oliver Murphy, on December 6, 2015. Until just a few days ago, what happened to Schuyler was unknown, except that he ended up in jail. The only story that could be told, at that time, was from Allen Aenk, who was present in the car when the minions of government, in complete battle dress, descended on the two of them. What Allen Aenk was able to observe is described in The Arrest of Schuyler Barbeau.

Liberty or Laws? “nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself”

The principle element in this discussion is the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution:

Burns Chronicles No 22: OathKeepers vs. Militia – Part III

Just over two years ago, I wrote two articles, Oathkeepers vs. Militia and Oath Keepers vs. Militia - Part II. Those articles were associated with the events that were happening at the Bundy Ranch, in Nevada. I had no intention of writing a series regarding the subject, though more recent events, in and around Burns, Oregon, have compelled me to do so.

The Public's Right to Know

We all know that when there is an alleged violation of one’s rights, the freedom of the accused, while somewhat curtailed, is usually respected, and this is known as part of due process.

Gold Butte Impound

We are all aware of the events that occurred two years ago, resulting in the recent arrest of 19 people, based upon the government's allegation of events. However, what we know is based upon Mainstream Media (MSM), as well as observations by various patriots, of those events. What we have yet to see is what the government's side of the story is, at least from the planning of the operation.

The Bundy Affair – #12 Dave Bundy’s Two Citations

As mentioned in “Violence Begets Non-Violence”, Dave Bundy was arrested, taken to Las Vegas, spent the night, never saw a judge, and was cited for Failure to Disperse and Resisting Arrest. Then, he was released onto the streets of Las Vegas, over 80 miles from the Ranch, with no cash in his pocket. At the time that article was written, I was waiting on copies of the citations, to see what light they might shed on the incident. So, now we have the citations, and there are some interesting aspects to them.

The Bundy Affair – #11 – “Violence Begets Non-Violence”

It was on April 12, 2014, when mostly unarmed supporters gathered at the Toequap (Toquop) Wash, about 80 miles northeast of Las Vegas, between Exits 112 and 120 on Interstate Highway 15, stood down the federal government with regard to cattle been "impounded", readied for transport, or killed.

Who Owns Your Video? Who Owns Your Voice?

In light of the many complaints filed against the Arnold Law Firm, attorneys for Ammon Bundy, over their method of raising funds to pay for a legal defense against a government back by hundreds of attorneys and millions of dollars, perhaps there is another side to this story that needs to be looked at.