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The Desert Tortoise Essay

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The battle between the federal governments, Bureau of Land Management and Cliven Bundy began back in the 1990 's. For several years the problems between the Bundy family and the BLM went unnoticed until a protest occurred in April of 2014 over confiscated cattle. In Early April of 2014, the BLM rounded up Mr. Bundy 's cattle and took them away, leaving him with nothing to his name and no way to make a living. All this was done in the name of a tortoise population which has been slowly declining in population numbers for several decades sense the wild west had been cultivated. While the Center for Biological Conservation believe the desert tortoise is negatively impacted by grazing cattle studies suggest the stability of the desert tortoise comes from their symbiotic relationship with grazing cattle. Many questioned if Cliven Budy was justified in his actions, or if the BLM should have acted with more force against Bundy. Though some say he has acted unlawfully, I believe Cliven Bundy 's actions were necessary to insure the wellbeing of his livelihood. Furthermore, the US government should have attempted to collaborate or compromise with Bundy before confiscating his cattle. Americans have a right to object to laws they do not support. The U.S Bill of Rights clearly outlines the rights all American citizens have to safety, security, fair judicial sentencing and freedoms of speech, religion and even gun ownership. Specially Amendment one states American citizens have the

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