Thank you for writing this piece and putting out the facts in context.  Much appreciated.  While the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge is the current "thorn in our paw" over public lands my hope is that folks understand that it is just a small, but painful element of a much larger plan to wrest away our public lands to allow exploitation.  That it is being done with lies about our US Constitution and our Founding Fathers is appalling and should anger all of us.  If the militias and protesters are so anxious to deal with "tyrants" and those destroying the promise of America they have only to look at the forces bent on stealing our lands for exploitation and buying our political system.  Thanks again for arguing for lawfulness and reminding citizens that our public lands legacy is on the line.