Context.
Judge orders Ammon Bundy, People's Rights Network to be deposed
In his ruling, Judge Norton stated Bundy along with the others named in the suit failed to plead or otherwise defend against the complaint within the time allowed.
I'll post a couple of FB accounts to follow for those interested in live updates by Bundy supporters.
https://www.facebook.com/shanetalkspolitics
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php
FWIW, by this point (call to arms) in the 2014 Cliven Bundy standoff, there were 10s of thousands of comments expressing support. In the days leading up the 2016 Malheur standoff, there were several hundred online supporters. In the current case, there's only a couple dozen people "liking" the posts calling for support.
I've been staying quiet on the Idaho situation so far because I didn't want to given them oxygen.
Here's an interesting video from earlier this month, when deputies served Ammon his court papers.
Ammon think he has protected his assets (the Idaho apple farm/home) from his civil case by "selling" it to an LLC in December. The mailing address for that LLC, BTW, is his campaign treasurer's address...
In the April video, though, he clearly states "Stay the hell off my property" and "I bought the place, not you."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwzW7Y9ES4c
Update: Ammon cries while he tells his followers that he'd rather go out shooting than go back to prison.
Quite the drama queen.
Sheriff shows up at Ammon Bundy's home to serve an arrest warrant
@jjmacnab i demand a refund ;-)
@jjmacnab it's fine. hope your headache abates
@jjmacnab: Will there be a showdown?
"Yellowstone" viewers hope so.
@jjmacnab Poster boy for entitled asshole living off a government land grant (grazing rights.)
He can do that all by himself. I'm not advocating anything - only pointing out that he doesn't need to take anyone with him.
@jjmacnab i mean, if that's how he wants to go out, nobody's stopping him
@jjmacnab I don't get it.* why is he not in cuffs at the end of that video.
Bring out some Philadelphia/anywhere else police, tell them Bundy's brown-skinned.
*Sadly I do.
I 100% support not giving these guys oxygen. I also really appreciate your posting it here - I'd missed this particular episode of the RWNJ Turns.
@jjmacnab 🤞 That's one way that we won't have to deal with these assholes again.
@jjmacnab what i don't get is what he expects to accomplish. If he doesn't show up, the civil suit will continue without him and if he doesn't have representation in court, he will lose. That would be the worst case scenario. He'd be better off showing up and telling his side of it.
Judge issues default order to Ammon Bundy, he responds by throwing a barbeque
Judge Norton stated Bundy must sit for a deposition by no later than May 24. Sheriffs have not been able to deliver papers, yet.
https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/judge-orders-ammon-bundy-ammon-for-governor-peoples-rights-network-to-be-deposed/277-0ec831cb-bd02-4eef-92fb-e498ed3e6e33