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Sid Miller Warns that Bureau of Land Management Actions in Nevada & Texas Violate U.S. Constitution
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SOURCE Sid Miller Campaign
Republican
front runner in Texas Ag Commissioner Race calls on Governor Rick Perry
to mobilize Texas State Guard to assist landowners on Red River
STEPHENVILLE, Texas, April 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Sid Miller, front runner in the Republican race for Texas Agriculture Commissioner,
warned Texans to remain vigilant against attempts by the federal Bureau
of Land Management (BLM) to seize 90,000 acres of privately owned land
along the Red River. He further called on Texas Governor Rick Perry
to mobilize the Texas State Guard, if necessary, to prevent the BLM
from violating the rights of state landowners, citing the recent
showdown in Nevada between landowner Cliven Bundy, the BLM and the National Park Service.
About 900 of Bundy's cattle were rounded up and designated as 'trespassing' by BLM. In the face of Cliven Bundy
and supporters' resistance, the BLM backed down, but Miller warned that
was a temporary delay. The dispute has since widened into a debate
about states' rights and federal land-use policy.
"Televised images of armed federal agents attempting a forced cattle round-up on a rural Nevada
range have alarmed farmers, ranchers and landowners, as well as
ordinary citizens across the Southwest," said Miller, the former Chair
of the Texas House Homeland Security & Public Safety and Agriculture
and Livestock Committees. "The actions of the BLM are unlawful,
excessive and have ignited a war between law-abiding citizens and their
own federal government."
In Texas, the BLM is attempting to use a 30-year-old federal lawsuit victory (140 acres of land taken from landowner Tommy Henderson
with no monetary compensation) to seize more land along a 116-mile
stretch of the Red River, extending the boundaries to the river north of
Vernon and east to the 98th Meridian. The BLM clams this land never belonged to Texas; Miller vehemently disagrees.
"This
property has been in many of the landowners' families for generations,
and they've paid taxes for over 100 years," said Miller.
The Texas
State Guard, charged with providing mission-ready military forces to
assist state and local authorities in times of state emergencies, is not
subject to orders from the President, and should be called in if
needed, he urged.
"What happened in Nevada this week could very well happen in Texas
next week and our citizens and their property have a right to
protection. We must always be vigilant against federal overreach. We
must act now and we must act decisively," Miller concluded.
Contact:
Todd M. Smith
Manager
Sid Miller Campaign
(512) 658-9699
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