Re: latest on Burro Schmidt Tunnel
Posted by Swanlady on July 16, 2004 at 03:14:32:
In Reply to: latest on Burro Schmidt Tunnel posted by baldon on July 14, 2004 at 22:27:13:
Good points Paul. Like you, I used to believe the volunteers did not understand what they were quilty of doing, and because of them our property did not have a chance. That was why I did not want to involve them in litigation againsr BLM. Because, none of them have contacted me to hear the truth, I now believe they know already what they are doing is wrong, but they do not care, as long as they get what they want. Unlike BLM, I am not expecting anyone to believe me without my willingness to back-up what I am saying with proof. No one ever asks BLM to do that, because we are programmed to believe the law is honest and respect that. And normally that is the way it should be. Just like some newspaper men, we never ask BLM to prove what they are saying is the truth. Of course newspaper reporters do not want to hear the other side of the story, unless they are good ones, and really "want" to get at the truth. BLM is still adamant they were not involved with the taking of my property, only their volunteers, they train and delegate authority to, were. BLM is not willing to protect their volunteers, so why should I? Maybe the volunteers do not understand, they do not have immunity from prosecution or litigation unless BLM did a government taking of my property and BLM still states they had nothing at all to do with it. In correspondance to me they stated they have not had any interest in my property at all until last December. Maybe the volunteers do not know that under extra-ordinary circumstances, the statutes of limitations can be extended by the courts, but I know it. We all know this has been extra-ordinary circumstances. The newspaper in Bishop even laughed at me because I thought my house and claims were legally mine, only with their new names and serial numbers, I could not prove it. I now believe, BLM tells the volunteers, alright, you want the home and buildings and we want to get the land back. without having to buy it, so here is what we want you to do. First, we want you to go to the property and blah,blah,blah. When you finish that, we want you to come back here and file a complaint about blah,blah,blah. Then we in BLM will blah,blah,blah. In the meantime you should go back to the property and proceed to blah,blah,blah. While you do that we will contact the owner and blah,blah,blah. Thanks to you volunteers, the owner will be forced to sign, and give us, blah,blah,blah, and than you can take whatever you, blah,blah,blah. Due to the unique creative ways we in the BLM are interpretating the new laws while ignoring the 1872 mining laws, and existing grandfathered rights, the miner will not be able to stop us from blah,blah,blah. And you guys will have what you want, and we will have what we want. This is only a theory Paul, what do you think? Claim jumping is a very serious federal crime and so are some of the other crimes going on in that area. It would be a shame to blame the volunteers if they were totally innocent of knowingly doing wrong, but I have a ton of evidence, that indicates they know they are participating in some very serious things that certainly appear to be very, very, serious crimes. Isn't it strange, BLM will not bend the rules or even acknowledge our existing rights to allow us to care for our own homes, but because of good ol' boy cronyism, they can bend the laws to have the volunteers care for them, instead? Is this only because BLM would not be able to take back the land if they allowed us to care for our own property? They allow the volunteers to change the claim names, seial numbers, and claim status to recreation use only, but if we tried to do that to other peoples claims, BLM, would have us thrown in federal prison for claim jumping, in a minute. This is all a form of stealing, no more, no less. Unless the volunteers can prove, BLM's involvement, I am forced to litigate against the volunteers, and hopefully they will be prosecuted as well. It did not bother them at all, that they took my home and valid mining claims. Not one of them has even said, "We, are sorry, we made a mistake, what can we do to return your home to you, for you to use while working your claims, like you wanted to do?" Some selfishly wanted to save my home for their use and would allow me to stay there as their nursemaid.I wonder how they would have felt if I took their home, but grandly announced, I would let them hang around to take care of me? Couldn't the reason, they did not say they were sorry, be, because they are not, and they did it on purpose? Whoever changed my claim names, serial numbers, and status, to prevent me from taking back ownership, had to have done it deliberately, proficiently, and knowingly, and kept my place the same way, and I believe it was with BLM's help. The volunteers have not minded taking my home and claims, so why should I mind litigating for their homes, cars, or anything else they have of value? Maybe it would help all their future victims, for the volunteers to find out how it feels to be homeless and without means to earn a living, themselves. Doesn't that sound only fair, to you Paul? You call it crap, but I don't want to make Zardoz mad at me again, so I will just ask you if you saw the B.S., Scootertrash dear, posted to me today? There certainly was not anything original to that line of B.S. was there? I, expected him to be a little more original, but no, all he could do was stick to the same old dribble, they all use to help BLM take our homes. Pathetic isn't it? Like the volunteers, my fight has also been selfish, but yours has been totally selfless, you are just angry about what you see them doing to others. I very much respect you for that Paul, and would like to meet you and shake your hand someday. You are the only one on this forum that has only had other peoples welfare at heart. Their are probably others but you have been vocal about your concern for others and that is a tough thing to do on this board. I would ride shotgun for you anytime, and I have noticed, it sounds like others would to. It may not seem like it now but, I can see you have made a differance. You and I both know this is not all about lost property anyway. It the old bully of the block mentality thing, I think we are really fighting, more than anything, else. My property is already gone, and so is Tonie's, but we are still in here raising hell, trying to stop it from happening to more people, so that must be it. All I can say from the side of the good guys, is you did good, Paul, and hang in there as long as you can, but no more than that, because none of them are worth it my friend. and I will do the same. Swanlady