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Title: Rand Paul meets with Cliven Bundy on Nevada campaign stop
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Yahoo News / AP
URL Source: http://news.yahoo.com/rand-paul-mee ... -stop-025814885--election.html
Published: Jun 30, 2015
Author: RILEY SNYDER
Post Date: 2015-06-30 11:01:50 by Hondo68
Keywords: it, Bunkerville, BLM cattle rustlers
Views: 639
Comments: 2
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul met with southern Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy on Monday during a question-and-answer session in the town of Mesquite with about 50 supporters and activists interested in land rights. The meeting northeast of Las Vegas was part of a statewide tour with stops from Las Vegas to rural Elko. The Kentucky senator stopped at casino resorts and ballrooms Monday as part of his "Stand with Rand" tour, looking to win over small-government Republicans he believes are key to a successful result in Nevada's February presidential caucus. In Mesquite, Paul fielded questions on public land control — a contentious topic in a state where more than 80 percent of the land is owned by the federal government. In an interview with The Associated Press, Paul said he'd favor transferring federally owned land back to state control. "I think almost all land use issues and animal issues, endangered species issues, ought to be handled at the state level," he said in an interview with The Associated Press. "I think that the government shouldn't interfere with state decisions, so if a state decides to have medical marijuana or something like that, it should be respected as a state decision." Paul's meeting with Bundy recalled one of the more dramatic conflicts over land rights in recent years. Hundreds of armed supporters joined Bundy in April 2013 to stop a roundup of his cattle near Bunkerville about 80 miles northeast of Las Vegas. The Bureau of Land Management says he owes more than $1 million in grazing fees over more than 20 years. Bundy argues the federal government has no authority there. Bundy told the AP: "In general, I think we're in tune with each other." He added: "I don't think we need to ask Washington, D.C. for this land. It's our land." Paul, the first 2016 presidential candidate to visit the small towns of Elko and Mesquite, says his views on limited government and allocating more power to states will help him win over Nevada voters. Paul enjoys residual support from Nevada's libertarian Republican Party due in part to the 2008 and 2012 presidential bids of his father, former Texas Rep. Ron Paul. The younger Paul has visited the state several times since announcing his presidential bid, including a recent April rally in Las Vegas. 
Republican presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., right, meets with people during a political event Monday, June 29, 2015, in Mesquite, Nev. Carol Bundy, left, and Cliven Bundy, in cowboy hat, stand nearby. Cliven Bundy garnered national attention last year when he and armed supporters engaged in a showdown with federal authorities attempting to round up his cattle. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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#1. To: hondo68 (#0)
Accurate title: Rand Paul on Nevada campaign stop couldn't avoid Cliven Bundy Rand Paul never jumped on the Bundy bandwagon like so many others did at the time of the Nevada fracas. Neither did his dad.
#2. To: TooConservative, *2016 The Likely Suspects* (#1)
IMO Rand wasn't trying to avoid Cliven, or seeking to "meet" him. Their views on use of public lands are a lot closer than those of a federalized cattle rustler like Harry Reid. Like it or not the implication is that Cliven Bundy stands with Rand. Obviously, you don't get to pick who agrees with you. There's a bunch of short video answers to different questions at the Mesquite, NV event... http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?477563-Video-of-Rand-Paul-answering-Ryan-Bundy-s-Question
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