Ron Paul weighs in on Nevada rancher's standoff with feds

Steve Marcus

Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, speaks during a rally at the Green Valley Ranch Resort in Henderson on Tuesday, Jan. 31,2012.

By Sun Staff (contact)

Monday, April 14, 2014 | 5:15 p.m.

Former presidential candidate Ron Paul a favorite among many conservative Nevadans has weighed in on the showdown this past week involving Bunkerville rancher Cliven Bundy and the federal government.

Theres two things that come out of this: one, when the American people speak out, their voices can be heard and can affect what government is doing, Paul said in a post Monday on his Ron Paul Channel website. Two, it emphasizes the value of private property and ownership rather than having collective ownership by a government.

Militiamen from across the country descended last week on Bundys Clark County ranch, angered after hearing about the federal Bureau of Land Managements efforts to seize Bundys cattle, which the BLM said had been trespassing on federal land without proper grazing permits for more than 20 years.

Bundy had stopped paying grazing fees because he believes the land is owned by the state and that he has a right to use it for his cattle.

On Saturday, the BLM released all 400 head of Bundys cattle that had been rounded up after facing hundreds of states rights protesters and armed militia members.

The agency cited escalating tensions in calling off the roundup.

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Ron Paul weighs in on Nevada rancher's standoff with feds