Be Careful What You Ask For. Burns At Risk With Militia's Free Access.

[TheMastersNemesis]

It reports of intimidation and militia surveillance of Burns resident who may not support them is true, it shows that the town itself is open to infiltration by other militia and militia sympathizers. If local authorities cannot or will not enforce the law the town itself is effectively invaded. Having armed people running around whose intentions are unclear is dangerous.

[Bettie]

1. Well, if the "militia" people

can get the people who don't agree with them to flee the town, then SCORE! Free houses for them and their families!

They can set to expanding their sphere of influence and make the timid Feds back off farther.

[Scuba]

2. It works for ISIS.

[Bettie]

3. And it is working for these dickheads

because the government is too afraid of them to act.

I'm not saying violence is the answer, but declaring that you will NEVER use violence just makes these "people" know that they can do whatever they please, wherever they please.

Give it time, there will be other takeovers and other anemic non-responses until they declare that they are a separate nation. Probably called Dumbfuckistan.

[Bluenorthwest]

4. The local authories cannot do that which the Federal authorities do not command or permit. It's

wrong to keep heaping on them demands that they do that which they are not authorized to do.

[phantom power]

5. The passive response to these insurrectionists continues to baffle me.

It makes me feel like there's some dynamic at the government level, or law enforcement level, that is causing a deliberate decision to let these people accomplish their anti-government goals. I hope that's not true.

[jberryhill]

6. "armed people running around whose intentions are unclear "

That's just everyday open-carry America.

[DetlefK]

7. Well then, impose a curfew.

Anybody who's not a registered resident of that town either leaves or gets arrested.

[KingCharlemagne]

8. That's not a 'curfew,' properly speaking. More like a 'registry.' - nt

[pinboy3niner]

9. No militia militants in town after sundown. :) nt

[Baitball Blogger]

10. This is "occupy" white militant style.

[Vinca]

11. Sounds like the real ISIS.