Remove and Prosecute Armed Occupiers of our Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
The Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon belongs to all Americans. The US Fish and Wildlife Service manages it for all of us to protect public use and habitat for millions of birds and animals. Armed right-wing militants broke into the Refuge Headquarters January 2nd and are threatening violence against any official or member of the public who approaches the Refuge. They have destroyed fences, pilfered official files, used public utilities, stolen federal vehicles, destroyed vegetation, trashed ancient native sites, and made threats to federal, state and county officials. Many of these acts are felonies.
They have disrupted life in nearby Burns, Oregon costing taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars a week. Many people have fled for their safety. The American public and our employees cannot enter our wildlife refuge.
We the signers of this petition call on Interior Secretary Sally Jewell and Oregon Governor Kate Brown to remove the militants from our Refuge using the National Guard or other decisive means, and make these individuals accountable in a court of law for their crimes at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. Not taking action will encourage others to do the same on our public lands, endangering the public and natural resources for years to come.
America depends on the rule of law based on a full reading and understanding of the Constitution. We demand decisive law enforcement action to protect America's public lands from lawless radicals now and into the future.
Updates
January 26, 2016
I really thought this might just float around in the void forever but seeing the sheer volume of support pouring in makes me feel like maybe things are actually going to change now. It is wild to think about how much noise we are creating when I was just sitting here frustrated at my kitchen table staring at the news until I finally decided to just start typing.
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These domestic terrorists must go NOW. Now, they are pilfering archaeological materials and artifacts of the local Tribes. Shut the electricity, gas and water off and block all ingress and egress. Anyone who leaves should immediately be taken into custody, by what ever means necessary. Dan Lovingood
Even the governor of Oregon is asking for Federal help to remove these Terrorists from what should be a federally protected refuge. Burns's residents should not be paying the price for this. Nor should the refuge employees be harassed because of these Domestic Terrorists breaking into federal equipment and getting their personal information. It has to stop!
Not only arrest those on site, but cast a wider net to also charge anyone aiding and abetting these goons on the outside. This is terrorism plain and simple.
Let them freeze and starve. Just make sure that when they walk out they are all FELONS - no longer able to Vote or own Firearms
We let this go on and it will start happening everywhere. Needs to stop NOW!
Serve & protect, please!
Prosecute the bullies!
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Remove and Prosecute Armed Occupiers of our Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
The Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon belongs to all Americans. The US Fish and Wildlife Service manages it for all of us to protect public use and habitat for millions of birds and animals. Armed right-wing militants broke into the Refuge Headquarters January 2nd and are threatening violence against any official or member of the public who approaches the Refuge. They have destroyed fences, pilfered official files, used public utilities, stolen federal vehicles, destroyed vegetation, trashed ancient native sites, and made threats to federal, state and county officials. Many of these acts are felonies.
They have disrupted life in nearby Burns, Oregon costing taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars a week. Many people have fled for their safety. The American public and our employees cannot enter our wildlife refuge.
We the signers of this petition call on Interior Secretary Sally Jewell and Oregon Governor Kate Brown to remove the militants from our Refuge using the National Guard or other decisive means, and make these individuals accountable in a court of law for their crimes at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. Not taking action will encourage others to do the same on our public lands, endangering the public and natural resources for years to come.
America depends on the rule of law based on a full reading and understanding of the Constitution. We demand decisive law enforcement action to protect America's public lands from lawless radicals now and into the future.
Updates
January 26, 2016
I really thought this might just float around in the void forever but seeing the sheer volume of support pouring in makes me feel like maybe things are actually going to change now. It is wild to think about how much noise we are creating when I was just sitting here frustrated at my kitchen table staring at the news until I finally decided to just start typing.
16 Comments
This is a dangerous thing to not prosicute. Do so would set a precedent that it is OK to steal federal vehicals, destroy ancient sites, and take over federal buildings. They are making a laughing stock of the FBI and our government. And yet our government officials seem not to care. Not to mention that the ring leaders father did the same thing and did not even get a slap on the wrist. Why do you think they had the idea this was OK?
These domestic terrorists must go NOW. Now, they are pilfering archaeological materials and artifacts of the local Tribes. Shut the electricity, gas and water off and block all ingress and egress. Anyone who leaves should immediately be taken into custody, by what ever means necessary. Dan Lovingood
Even the governor of Oregon is asking for Federal help to remove these Terrorists from what should be a federally protected refuge. Burns's residents should not be paying the price for this. Nor should the refuge employees be harassed because of these Domestic Terrorists breaking into federal equipment and getting their personal information. It has to stop!
Not only arrest those on site, but cast a wider net to also charge anyone aiding and abetting these goons on the outside. This is terrorism plain and simple.
Let them freeze and starve. Just make sure that when they walk out they are all FELONS - no longer able to Vote or own Firearms
We let this go on and it will start happening everywhere. Needs to stop NOW!
Serve & protect, please!
Prosecute the bullies!
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This is a dangerous thing to not prosicute. Do so would set a precedent that it is OK to steal federal vehicals, destroy ancient sites, and take over federal buildings. They are making a laughing stock of the FBI and our government. And yet our government officials seem not to care. Not to mention that the ring leaders father did the same thing and did not even get a slap on the wrist. Why do you think they had the idea this was OK?