It’s really all about money. Clive Bundy did not want to pay a quarter million in grazing fees. He thought it was much better to let the taxpayer pick up the difference. If you read the details of the Harmon trial and their background you will find they are not very nice people. They were convicted of arson on federal lands that actually did threaten the lives of firefighters and other innocent campers. They also apparently had some pull with the original judge who greatly reduced the length of the sentence for that kind of crime. They to did not want to pay for grazing their cattle on federal land. They want the government to turn all of the land over to the ranchers.
It’s really all about money. Clive Bundy did not want to pay a quarter million in grazing fees. He thought it was much better to let the taxpayer pick up the difference. If you read the details of the Harmon trial and their background you will find they are not very nice people. They were convicted of arson on federal lands that actually did threaten the lives of firefighters and other innocent campers. They also apparently had some pull with the original judge who greatly reduced the length of the sentence for that kind of crime. They to did not want to pay for grazing their cattle on federal land. They want the government to turn all of the land over to the ranchers.