video there on the ground, i mean, tensions are are high. some are saying it looks more like a police state out there than the god s country that you describe where the cattle could be roaming. have you heard anything about why the faa has put that no-fly zone into effected? no, as a matter of fact, your report this morning is the first time i have heard of that. it doesn t make any sense to me. these are great americans out here that stand for their rights. the individual rights, the fundamental rights under the constitution. and they just believe that government intervention on something like this is ridiculous. the other thing is, anna, they have been grazing this cattle, this is generational family. since 1877. and they are saying, you know, what is it, what all of a sudden is causing this. there is some issue about grazing fees that mr. bundy stopped paying the grazing fees and in fact there was a moratorium on it. i thought something interesting in the interview with ryan.
were management ranches property and other things. they are trying to put ranchers out of business. here is a couple can pell things he said. over the years what s happened is the blm has cut cattle numbers and restricted usage in over 52 ranches that have been put out of business because of the actions of the federal government. these ranchers are saying wait a second, there is an issue out here in the desert about the desert tortoise. and ryan said last night, mr. bundy, he said wait a second, we have been grazing for 100 years and this cattle hasn t bothered the tortoises now all of the sudden why is it a problem? he also said something interesting that there is a saying that nerve knows reference to blm that says no more move by 92. cattle-free by 93. and he said this is basically what s going on. that the government is coming in and they are basically affecting the rights of the ranchers and they believe that the state needs to step in and take control of this and declare their so