An Open Letter and Comment form Grandma Gregg
“True to form, the BLM is attempting to hoodwink the American public and justify their efforts to rip wild horses from their rightful land by conveniently “forgetting” to mention in their Bible Springs Complex Environmental Assessment that wild horses have ALREADY been removed.
Our own Grandma Gregg has responded with true form and grace as she outlines the facts in her response, below.
We have also made her complete response available for download (HERE) but there are a few flaws and inherent errors in all that Grandma Greg says; it makes sense…she states fact and uses appropriate figures and research to back up what she says. That will never fly with the BLM as honesty, truth and integrity are traits unknown to those who work for us in the BLM and Department of Interior. Science is a foreign language to these alleged servants of the public and without considerable pounding and beating the truth will just roll off their backs like water on a duck.
Please comment, please pound on them and let us all put the honesty impaired BLM back under the rock from whence they crawled. Their actions are outrageous!” ~ R.T.
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May 20, 2014
BLM attacking wild horses in Nevada ~ photo by Terry Fitch of Wild Horse Freedom Federation
BLM Cedar City Field Office
176 E. DL Sargent Drive
Cedar City, Utah 84721
Attn: Cedar City Field Office Manager
blm_ut_biblesprings@blm.gov
Attn: Juan Palma, State Director
jpalma@blm.gov
Attn: Elizabeth Burghard, Field Manager
eburghar@blm.gov
Re: Public Comment on Bible Springs Complex Wild Horse Gather Environmental Assessment
UT-C010-2014-0035
As an American citizen, environmental researcher and a life-long visitor to the state of Utah, I appreciate the opportunity to provide input on the proposed Bible Springs Complex environmental assessment. The federal government does not own land in the West. These are not “state lands” and not “federal lands” and not even “government lands”.” They are public lands. The American people own the public lands in the West and they are administered on our behalf by the national government under laws and regulations. This land belongs to all citizens of the United States, not the federal government.
The 1971 Congressional Wild Free-Roaming Horse and Burro Act, (Public Law 92-195), declares that the land where wild horses and burros were found at the time of the passing of the Act, is to be devoted principally but not exclusively to the wild horses’ and wild burros’ welfare in keeping with the multiple-use management concept of public lands. Definition of principally: First, highest, foremost in importance, rank, worth or degree, chief, mainly, largely, chiefly, especially, particularly, mostly, primarily, above all, predominantly, in the main, for the most part, first and foremost. It is the law of the United States of America and any policy or regulation or memorandum of understanding or environmental assessment or Record of Decision or Finding of No Significance that BLM or other governmental agency writes or proposes or agrees to or takes action on that does not come under the umbrella of the law is therefore illegal.
Extortion and Conspiracy
Extortion (also called “shakedown”) is a criminal offense of obtaining money, property, or services from a person, entity, or institution, through coercion. The actual obtainment of money or property or service is not required to commit the offense. Making a threat of forcefulness which refers to a requirement of a payment of money or property or service to halt future violence is sufficient to commit the offense. If the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) caves into the bullying tactics and threats of illegal action, by ranchers and local county officials in Utah who want to keep ranges open for cattle grazing for private or corporate profit, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the citizens of the United States of America have fallen victim to extortion. This shows a very, very sad state of affairs for our great nation.
The actions stated in the BLM’s environmental assessment propose a massive wild horse roundup in the Bible Springs Complex. Iron County Utah commissioners and ranchers recently and publically gave the BLM an ultimatum: Come up with an immediate plan to capture and remove wild horses from the area or residents will do it themselves. Ranchers are scapegoating federally protected wild horses for the damage of the range when in reality millions of cattle are permitted to graze on our public lands.
As an example, take a look at one cattle ranch with a public grazing permit as discussed in the below news article. This rancher’s private 7,000 acre property could support about 30 cattle on a year round basis, using BLM’s own 240 acres per horse per year estimate for comparison. http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/prog/wh_b/rangeland_health.print.html Because the rancher has a grazing permit to use public land, he runs 300 mother cows and calves. In other words 90% his cattle operation is subsidized by his use of the public land. This exemplifies the reasoning behind BLM’s current proposal to capture and remove the wild horses from their legally designated land – pressure from local privately owned domestic livestock owners. And to add to the illegal actions, this rancher proposes to amend his personal ranch management problems by shooting the federally protected wild horses. If this ranch owner cannot manage his own land and livestock sufficiently enough to provide the lifestyle he wants, then that is proof that he is an incompetent ranch manager and he deserves the results of his deficient management. Instead this rancher is refusing to follow the law and BLM’s request to reduce his privately owned domestic livestock on public land. As proven by the BLM’s announcement to capture and remove wild horses from their legally authorized land the agency is cowering to his demands. This is illegal and known as extortion and must be stopped…(CONTINUED)
Click (HERE) to download the entire letter
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Straight from the Horse's Heart 
Ms. Gregg’s letter is factual and excellent. Also provides me with new points to put in my words. While I have already signed a petition and sent e-mails, I’ll write another letter to fax. But sending this to BLM Utah is not enough, and everyone else is silent. Besides my reps, who have palmed me off to write the BLM, and the administration, who else is there to write to? This all falls on deaf ears.
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THANK YOU, Grandma Gregg. Your letter is a masterpiece. You have so eloquently put into words the collective outrage of ripped-off Americans.
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FROM THE BLM WEBSITE
http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/fo/fillmore/wild_horses_and_burros/swasey_hma.print.html
We Need Your Help
We invite you to view wild horses, however it is unlawful to chase and/or catch them. Foals, pregnant mares and older horses are easily hurt when pursued, so please allow them to live a free and unharassed life.
BLM ROUNDUP OF FEDERALLY PROTECTED WILD HORSES
Our tax dollars at work
Anatomy of a Roundup – Swasey 2013 (Swasey Herd Management Area, Utah)
Anatomy of a Roundup – Swasey 2013
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Where are the BLM helicopters and the BLM swat teams?
Under pressure, Utah BLM fast-tracks plea to round up wild horses
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/57881862-78/horses-wild-blm-counties.html.csp
The Salt Lake Tribune) Iron County Commission Chairman David Miller, left, and Beaver County Commissioner Mark Whitney discuss the failed attempt to lure wild horses into a water corral on private land northwest of Cedar City, Wed., April 23, 2014. (picture)
Under pressure from ranchers and southern Utah elected leaders, the Bureau of Land Management’s Utah office is fast-tracking proposed roundups of wild horses on the state’s parched southwestern ranges.
County commissions in Iron and Beaver County, heeding angry ranchers who have been asked by the BLM to cut their livestock grazing in half, had been threatening to round up the horses themselves in early April.
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Natural Resources Revenue
Click to access financial-fraud-law-report-march-2013.pdf
Gunnison Energy Corporation, SG Interests I Ltd., and SG Interests VII
Ltd.: In February, the United States announced its first-ever settlement
of FCA and antitrust claims based on bid-rigging in Bureau of Land
Management (“BLM”) mineral-rights lease auctions, settling claims
with Gunnison Energy Corporation (“GEC ”) and SG Interests I Ltd.
and SG Interests VII Ltd. (jointly, “SGI”) for $550,000.
The government alleged that GEC and SGI agreed not to compete in bidding for
four natural gas leases sold at auction by BLM, and that SGI made
false statements to the government and falsely certified that it was not
engaged in collusive bidding.65
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UTAH
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/57770123-78/wild-horses-blm-burros.html.csp
The commission, Miller said, has not ruled out euthanizing wild horses it may decide to capture, but that is not the plan.
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Where are the BLM Swat Teams and the BLM Helicopters and the MEDIA?
Iron County, BLM bring in first herd of wild horses
http://www.thespectrum.com/article/20140505/NEWS01/305050025/Iron-County-BLM-bring-first-herd-wild-horses?nclick_check=1
CEDAR CITY — Iron County Commissioners finally got an opportunity to see the fruits of their threats the last two months when the Bureau of Land Management brought the first bunch of wild horses — eight to be exact — off the range into Cedar City Monday.
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These wild horses are an American treasure and as such should be protected, not rounded up, not shot at, not sold to the highest bidder for meat. These ranchers think they own any land they walk on, and the BLM capitulates to their terroristic demands. LEAVE THE MUSTANGS ALONE!
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Thank You Grandma Gregg, beautifully written piece , like louie c says its a masterpiece of facts…………………..I have printed and downloaded it ……. The Only thing that we can count on from the BLM is Lies upon Lies !!!!!!! They have been lieing for years, they are experts !!!!!! You have clearly explained to them the Levels of their disgusting Lies , they are fooling no one but themselves !!!!!! If i was the BLM I would slit my wrists !!!!!!!! They have been called out and found out !!!!!!
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One more thing BLM You are a Disgrace to Truth , Justice and the American Way !!!! As for the Mustangs and Horses who gave their Services, and Lives in Wars and the Building of America so you can be Free BLM you are a complete and utter Fail !!!!
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Grandma Gregg and Louie , you both need to go to D.C. and testify before Congress about the BLM–that is if Congress will ever have an investigation of how lawless DOI/BLM is. Your intelligence is awesome.
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I agree risky with you Barbara.
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I wish media would taken your sentence on the rancher’s incompetent management and make itna headline. The byline would be “wake up taxpaying citizens!”. Today an article was published touching on the grazing fees
Keep pulling the covers back.
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Wow, an incredible letter with facts, figures and truth to the mismanagement of America’s wild horses and public lands. Thank you Grandma Gregg for speaking out so eloquently on an issue that concerns many.
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Way to tell them, Kathy! So wrong what has happened in southern Utah. BLM will trounce upon a wild horse and burro activist while caving into some truly law-violating obnoxious public lands rancher. This is a disgrace to America and to humanity! The situation simply has to change!
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BLM is comprised of liars, cheats, crooks, and they work for a Sec Interior who is likewise. And his boss is as well. If we had a real Attorney General, the Interior Sec and all the management of the BLM would be facing trial right now. You are sorry excuses for human beings. Scum. If your mouth is moving, you are lying. If it is established that killing is being done by BLM employees or agents, there are lawful ways to bring all of you to justice. Count on it. You sleep with Cliven Bunday and his feriends, aee thw same kind of low life creeps.
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