Exclusive Interview With Oregon ‘Militiamen’ – “We Have an End Game…This isn’t a Crybaby Protest”

Anne Wed, 01/06/2016 - 07:56

Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Harney County, Oregon — Members of the group calling itself “Citizens for Constitutional Freedom” told The Free Thought Project that they intend to remain ensconced on federally owned land while legal researchers explore ways of “returning the land to the people who should control it.” They went on to say that they are enjoying both moral and material support from ranchers whose properties are imperiled by the BLM and other federal agencies.

“We have an end game in mind — this isn’t merely a crybaby protest,” insisted controversial activist Jon Ritzheimer, who spoke to The Free Thought Project while acting as a security guard at the top of a long driveway leading to the administrative headquarters of the refuge. “We are going to town on the land rights issues. There are researchers investigating title and land rights issues, mineral and resource rights issues, and we intend to stay here until we can build a legal case to return control of the land back to the people who should have it.”

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why am I not surprised to learn that these two are elbows deep in this?  When will the people of Arizona wake up and get rid of them????

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explanation for the likes of Lindsey Graham and John McCain.   No self respecting Republican or Democrat would vote for them

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