THE RESIDUAL POWER OF AMMON BUNDY / by H. Pike Oliver

Here is an article about the residual power of Ammon Bundy who, among other incidents, was involved in the armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Reserve in the southeastern portion of the State of Oregon in the USA took place between January 2, 2016, and February 11, 2016. I became fascinated with this test of governmental authority over public lands and followed the occupation and the aftermath as reflected in prior postings on this blog, which include:

MALHEUR NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE OCCUPATION /FEBRUARY 12, 2016

A LINGERING EFFECT OF THE MALHEUR NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE OCCUPATION /OCTOBER 18, 2016

PERSPECTIVE ON THE MALHEUR WILDLIFE PRESERVE OCCUPATION COURT "VICTORY" /NOVEMBER 9, 2016

ARMED MALHEUR WILDLIFE PRESERVE OCCUPIERS MADE FALSE CLAIMS ABOUT HISTORY /NOVEMBER 13, 2016

MALHEUR OCCUPIER RECEIVES A PRISON SENTENCE /NOVEMBER 17, 2017

MALHEUR OCCUPATION REFLECTED AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW OF GOVERNMENT LAND MANAGEMENT /NOVEMBER 23, 2017

ANOTHER MALHEUR OCCUPIER GOES TO PRISON /NOVEMBER 23, 2017

MALHEUR NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE OCCUPATION TWO YEARS LATER /JANUARY 19, 2018

SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF THE END OF THE MALHEUR NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE OCCUPATION /FEBRUARY 12, 2018

ACQUITTALS AND SOFT SENTENCES FOR THE ARMED OCCUPATION OF OREGON’S MALHEUR NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE /APRIL 13, 2018

A FILM ABOUT THE OCCUPATION OF MALHEUR NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE / APRIL 27, 2018

FORMER OREGON COUNTY COMMISSIONER THREATENED IN CONNECTION WITH THE MALHEUR NATIONAL WILDLIFE OCCUPATION OF 2016 / NOVEMBER 9, 2019

WASHINGTON REPRESENTATIVE MATT SHEA ENGAGED IN DOMESTIC TERRORISM IN CONNECTION WITH THE MALHEUR NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESERVE OCCUPATION IN 2016 DECEMBER 23, 2019