The first battle against an oppressive government resulted in a victory for the patriots but it is not over. In Texas, Oklahoma, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and Nevada the federal government is still moving to transfer land to the federal government. Ranchers will still be able to use the land but for a cost. Under the logic here;
The federal government can take a piece of land owned by no one and say that it is now theirs with just a piece of paper. Then they can charge you money to use the land (which does not involve building roads, houses, or other structures) like you did before they decided that the federal government owned it.
We have a few people on this site who agree. In fact, I read a couple of posts where someone said that the federal government owns all the land in the end. Kind of like those that say the government owns all the money so it is okay to tax someone at 70, 80, or 90%. After all, they let you keep some of their money.
So let me ask you budding socialists, what if the local government decides that your backyard would look good added to a city park. Not exactly added but used as a buffer zone for the park. It will not be used, it will not be maintained but you will not own it anymore. You can use it (for touch football, picnicking, or just walking your dog or grazing your goat but you have to pay a fee to use it. Would you accept that? Some of you sound like you would. What do you think if you decided to use the land anyway and screw the fee? How would you react if 200 armed federal agents showed up on the street and started catching your pets?
The federal government in the likes of Harry Reid have not learned a lesson yet. They follow the game plan that is two decades old. Blame the patriots, call them names, and try to change the conservation from "should this even be legal?" to "how dare they break our unfair laws".
The next battle won't be in Kansas or Missouri but it may be in Texas. It is one of the states that is trying to take back land that was stolen by the federal government.