Protect Public Lands from Anti-Government Extremists

Nevada cattle rancher Cliven Bundy made headlines when he willfully broke the law by grazing his cows on federally-owned land without paying the necessary fees. Bundy said he doesn't acknowledge the existence of the U.S. government and was supported by a gang of armed "sovereign citizens" prepared to battle federal lands officials militia-style.

A new Nevada bill would give anti-government extremists like Bundy a dangerous amount of legitimacy and lay the foundation for Congress to hand over public lands to the states. The bill says local sheriffs should act as the primary law enforcement in unincorporated areas of counties and gives them the authority to enforce use violations on federal land — a job that belongs to federal officials.

The original version of this bill was called unconstitutional by the Nevada legislature's lawyers. This rewritten version is still appallingly dangerous! Demand Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval veto AB 408.