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Ron Paul Warns The Nevada Standoff Is A Symptom of Increasing Authoritarianism

• http://www.zerohedge.com, by Ron Paul
 Outrage over the government's use of armed agents to forcibly remove the Bundys’ cattle led many Americans to travel to Nevada to engage in non-violent civil disobedience in support of the family.

The protests seem to have worked, at least for now, as the government appears to have backed off from direct confrontation. Sadly, some elected officials have inflamed the situation by labeling the Bundys and their supporters “domestic terrorists,” thus justifying any future use of force by the government. That means there is always the possibility of another deadly Waco-style raid on the Bundys or a similar group in the future.

In a state like Nevada, where 84 percent of the land is owned by the federal government, these types of conflicts are inevitable. Government ownership of land means that land is in theory owned by everyone, but in practice owned by no one. Thus, those who use the land lack the incentives to preserve it for the long term. As a result, land-use rules are set by politicians and bureaucrats. Oftentimes, the so-called “public” land is used in ways that benefit politically-powerful special interests.

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Yeah, and so was Nov. 22, 1963, and Sept. 11, 2001.  READ THIS:

(Apparently, the Bush Admin. teamed up with the Saudis)

The Big Bamboozle: 9/11 and the War on Terror, by Philip Marshall

http://www.bookfinder.com/search/?st=re&ac=pg&qi=l7HDccw9E1cZB8xwsHkLn,KTWEk_2842620083_1:2:2:1:0&bq=author%3Dphilip%2520marshall%26title%3Dbig%2520bamboozle%25209%252F11%2520and%2520the%2520war%2520on%2520terror



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