tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-850509567683250545.post1708402002501155419..comments2023-10-20T01:05:30.861-07:00Comments on Weed Empire - A cannabis law & entrepreneurship blog : Why LaVoy Finicum's Shooting & FBI Cover-up May be Relevant to Conspiracy Defense: Did the Government Act in Bad Faith?Mike Arnold (Eugene, Oregon Attorney) - Michael Arnoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08806768424742188795noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-850509567683250545.post-88906354539451002522016-09-08T15:48:58.159-07:002016-09-08T15:48:58.159-07:00Until the present administration is replaced, ther...Until the present administration is replaced, there can be no relief to "We the People" concerning government over-reach. Plain and simple. We are under a far-reaching socialistic type of government, and the peoples redress will remain suppressed until we once regain our cherished Constitution. I ask: Why is the government wanting the lands that in many cases have been in the respective families ownership and/or use for generations? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15962254202624407173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-850509567683250545.post-31639715909826225982016-09-01T00:58:14.535-07:002016-09-01T00:58:14.535-07:00Actually, the supressed evidence helps to support ...Actually, the supressed evidence helps to support the defendants' claims that they were in fear of their government, not the other way around (preventing a government employee from discharging their duties). If this occupation had been without guns at all the government would have no grounds for charges, but if the occupiers were afraid that their protest may cost them their lives, they have a legitimate purpose for the guns and thus a defense against the charges of preventing government employees from doing their job (the government insists that the employees feared for their safety and this is the key to the charges).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11137464958607502879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-850509567683250545.post-37661458719170224902016-08-30T19:29:20.256-07:002016-08-30T19:29:20.256-07:00Everyone is entitled to a defense. If there is any...Everyone is entitled to a defense. If there is any logical relationship of the evidence to a material element of the charge, such as state of mind, it's admissible. Failing to allow it, assuming the defendants make a record, is reversible error. You don't want this trial to be done twice, right? Mike Arnold (Eugene, Oregon Attorney) - Michael Arnoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08806768424742188795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-850509567683250545.post-64028222394915030802016-08-30T14:05:54.215-07:002016-08-30T14:05:54.215-07:00This was very well done. We have an obvious over r...This was very well done. We have an obvious over reaching, over bearing government that is guilty of murder, lies and deception. Period. <br /><br />I think it is very interesting how the media has vilified these people, and as usual the masses follow the social engineering masters at hand. <br /><br />They fail to mention that the Bundy's tried to go through the courts prior to occupying the refuge. They fail to mention that the keys were given to them. They fail to mention that the refuge was vacant and they certainly fail to mention that this Judge is about as dirty as the Sheriff in this case and is in fact, involved in the land grab and profits off the minerals. Kangaroo Courts in a Banana republic. Sad we are here and most are too ignorant to even GET what Liberty is. They think the Government GRANTS it to us. Sweetiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08657185939467506129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-850509567683250545.post-32104739931729946202016-08-30T13:35:17.627-07:002016-08-30T13:35:17.627-07:00Nope - not the least bit relevant to the conspirac...Nope - not the least bit relevant to the conspiracy case. If I rob a bank and during my get away my driver is hurt or injured , even under questionable circumstances, has zero bearing upon whether I am guilty or not of the bank robbery. Could there be other, separate legal issues the arrest circumstances might be relevant to? Of course. However, it seems like ridiculous grasping of straws to try and conflate the arrest with the alleged crimes of the previous 3.5 weeks. I know many of you desperately want to believe that the Bunditos are innocent which motivates a desire to accept every far flung idea that can be thought of, but wanting to believe something real bad simply does not make it germane. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13967855718644695628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-850509567683250545.post-8306294183204064762016-08-30T13:16:11.068-07:002016-08-30T13:16:11.068-07:00Well said! Thank You Mike!Well said! Thank You Mike!Lovely Crittershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15217669817084325241noreply@blogger.com