Oregon militia

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• 2-2-16
  

  Why Americans Didn’t Rally Around Ammon Bundy

  by Matthew C. Hulbert

  The takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge triggered unpleasant memories of guerrilla warfare from our past.

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• 1-29-16
  

  Ammon Bundy’s Wrongheaded History of Militias Is Getting People Killed

  by Thomas A. Reinstein

  Historically, militias were a tool of the state, not a force formed in opposition to the state.

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• SOURCE: The Raw Story
  1-22-16
  

  This Mormon pseudo-historian is why the Oregon militants are so confused about the Constitution

  Constitutional scholars generally hold W. Cleon Skousen’s theories in churlish regard.

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• 1-14-16
  

  This Isn’t The First Time Armed Ranchers Have Seized Government Land in Oregon

  by Steven C. Beda

  Back in 1941 they proclaimed themselves the State of Jefferson. Then Pearl Harbor happened.

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• SOURCE: NYT
  1-5-16
  

  Why the Government Owns So Much Land in the West

  Understanding the dispute in Oregon requires a look at American history, and how geography, climate and politics shaped “the frontier.”

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• SOURCE: Vox
  1-5-16
  

  It's not just the Oregon militia: Why many Westerners get angry about federal land rights

  One of the militia's core grievances does seem to resonate with many people in eastern Oregon. Specifically, they're upset with the way the federal government manages the land it owns around the state. And it owns a lot.