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How To Kill A Small Town - Deceipt, Deception, Harney County "Judge" Steve Grasty

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Lorie Kramer

Oregon Wide Open (OwO) has posted a great article on FB that details a recent fact finding trip to Eastern Oregon regarding the events of the so-called “takeover” of the Malheur Refuge. The report details the lies and deception put upon the story to influence public opinion against the ranchers taking a peaceful stand for the Constitution and the rights of the American people. Chris Breils, the former Harney/Burns fire marshall who resigned after Nasty Grasty’s obnocious comments, is a hero in my book. Below the post is his report from the refuge the day he resigned. In his statements he details how he unmasked undercover FBI agents posing as “militia” to stoke fear in Burns, OR, and distort what the militia truly is. You didn’t see THAT on MSNBCCBSCNNABCNBDFOX. You saw it on Pete Santilli’s channel, however. That’s one of the reasons they won’t let him have pre-trial release and has been in jail in two states since January 26th, the day the Federal, State, and unidentified “officers” murdered LaVoy Finicum, unarmed with his hands up at an ambush (not traffic stop). Santilli reports the truth. “They” can’t allow the truth to be heard.

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=482910721902261&id=433520276841306

HOW TO KILL A SMALL TOWN
Deceipt, deception, Steve Grasty.

Chris Briels leads the recall effort of the town tyrant

On A fact finding trip recently in Eastern Oregon, I had three areas of interest.

First was to attend a corruption conference in Baker City, Oregon which was so detailed and eye popping I’m still going over mountains of evidence provided by Lazaro Ecenarro who travelled here from Florida to investigate several charges of corruption from County Commissioners, Sheriffs, media people and even the Governor’s office.
He had the distinct advantage of being from another State where the people he investigated have no jurisdiction over him. Consequently, he handed over an enormous amount of evidence and allegations.

Next the trek was to Owyhee reservoir and River in the South Eastern corner of Oregon a two hour drive from Baker City. It’s remarkable how everything is a two hour drive over there.

The Obama administration along with Keen Footware of Portland and (shocking) Steve Grasty want to declare it a Monument which is very bad for Ranchers and residents of that region as well as very bad for Hunters, Sportsmen, ATV access and many forms of recreation. We’ve seen this happen many times in other areas and it severely limits access to the public on land that is ours to access.

Last was to Visit Owyhee 120 miles Southeast to Grassy Mountain near Vale, roughly 150 miles around the bottom of the Owyhee Canyon Lands and back up towards Burns. There is a proposed deep pit mine on the Western side of Owyhee in a remote area 30 miles from Vale.

To get from the East side of Owyhee Reservoir to the West side requires a long detour to the North or the South. Given my position near Adrian, I chose the Northern Route.

Grassy Mountain

After the long drive off road visiting Grassy Mountain I drove through the Darkness on dirt roads back to Vale a bit late to find Lodging in either of the two Motels unavailable.
Next closest town for Lodging… Burns, 2 hours away.
For those of you who think it sounds romantic to travel the Eastern side of the State top to bottom turning stones, looking for rats, I guess at times it is.
But there are also those times when you’ve driven dirt roads all day and night only to find your eventual refuge for the night is full leaving you a two hour drive to Burns at 11:30 pm.

In Burns the next morning, since I was there I looked up a fellow whom I had met a couple times previously.
Mr. Chris Briels first came on my radar in January when I watched him announce his resignation from the position of Harney County Fire Marshall. He had also held the position of Burns Fire Chief previously.

What was most interesting to me was that he made his announcement from the Malhuer Refuge standing shoulder to shoulder with Ammon Bundy and LaVoy Finicum. I watched a clip of this on social media as I belief the National media and even most local news sources censored the story and the video. If you haven’t seen it in it’s entirety, watch it here
https://youtu.be/SB6m7x3QDAg

Subsequently to seeing that video I made my first investigative trip to Burns shortly after they took over the Refuge. The first person I ran into in town that I recognized was Chris Briels. I found him to be very gracious, accommodating and brutally honest. He’s one of those matter of fact, dead honest, straight forward people who manages to mix even the harshest narrative with dignity.

Chris Briels

I guess you could say I took to him right away and from that point forward there has never been a trip to Burns where I didn’t run into him somewhere but generally with just enough time for quick cordials and we each had to be on our way.

Finding myself back there inadvertently and with no particular deadlines, I thought I’d call him and ask for a meeting to catch up on current events.

Before I could dial him, my phone rang and I commenced a long, intense phone conversation with Lazaro Ecenarro about the Grassy Mountain Project and many of the implications. The topic then drifted to the Hammonds and a few hours later we were on a conference call with Mrs. Hammond.

I’d like to say I’m completely objective and unaffected by the subject matter I’m researching but it simply isn’t so.
I happen to be passionately offended by injustice and there is no greater injustice in recent times in my opinion than the imprisonment of the Dwight and Steven Hammond, the Murder of LaVoy Finicum and the incarceration of those at the Refuge.

There simply isn’t enough time to document all the injustice and the associated anxiety is sometimes overwhelming.
The long Phone session took me through breakfast, through lunch and into the late afternoon hours all while basking in the luxury of the Silver Spur Hotel.

The Silver Spur Hotel, Burns, Oregon

Upon conclusion of our epic conversation I was completely spent, re- agitated, famished and ready to sit quietly and process all I’d just heard. As I made my way to The Apple Peddler in Burns and ordered Breakfast, lunch and dinner, I thought again of Chris Briels and gave him a call.
I missed him, left a message, devoured a meal Just in time to see his returned call.

He had been dealing with a matter involving the Finicum memorial site and was anxious to come talk about it so I waited there for him. Burns is a small town and he was there inside of 10 minutes. I could see the fire in his eyes as soon as he arrived and he quickly began telling me of the desecration of the memorial site again, this time by a member of the local Sheriff Dept.

There is speculation that this wasn’t his first time tearing it down and hauling away several crosses, flowers, flags, Cowboy Hats, and an enormity of sentimental items left by those who were inspired by his message.

Setting the steel cross at the LaVoy Finicum roadside memorial; replacing what was torn down previously.

(For first hand info on the ongoing attempts at the desecration of the Finicum memorial site check out Linx To Truth’s You Tube channel. These reports are around May 28, 2016 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmsCD7Qv-XdA-5YiwHCwccQ Linx is a Burns resident and the only remaining on site reporter in the area.)

The Deputy who arrived as the concrete was setting and yanked the newly built solid steel large cross was Lucas McClain. He cited legal references claimed it to be “litter”, pulled it out and hauled it away.

Chris was noticeably disturbed by this as was I so we spent some time marveling at the gaul of a County Sheriff who would allow such rogue behavior from one of his Deputies.

Chris is a pretty intense and passionate person and has a refreshing, non filtered way of speaking that I appreciate. It reminds me of a time in my life when that was just the way people were. Most had no agenda to sell you or propaganda, ulterior motives or any concern of offending people with their commentary.

It was not incredibly unusual in my youth to settle a disagreement with a round of fisticuffs followed by a beer and some newfound comradery. It worked, it was brief and it was finished.

We’ve been det-uned to the point now you can’t say a dammed thing without someone having been given the privilege of taking offense to the slightest tone variation.

Slowly, I’ve seen it vanish with World War II veterans, then the boomers, now to the point where most have been infected with the PC poison so badly they are afraid to say or do anything which might ruffle any feathers.

Chris somehow missed the PC Vaccine and speaking with him is a reminder of how we should all be. He exhibits rage , emotion, and compassion freely, without restraint and doesn’t pause for consideration of fear in any matters of business which needs to be addressed.

He told me the details of his run in with Steve Grasty and about his encounter with undercover FBI operatives spreading fear in the Burns community. He confronted two such men who said they were just considering a business venture in Burns. When he called their bluff and called the Police department he learned that they were covert implants from the FBI.

“Judge” Steve “Nasty” Grasty

While addressing this with Steve Grasty he was told he was basically old and useless by Grasty, and not capable of being a threat to anyone. Grasty then told him it would be best for him to go home and assume his role of being out of the way.

As you might imagine based on my description of him, this wasn’t received passively and he promptly wrote a letter of resignation on the spot and handed it to Grasty.

He quickly recognized their strategy of trying to overstate the threat of the Patriots at the Refuge. He witnessed the influx of Law Enforcement and was astonished at their attempts at creating fear in the community.

I enjoyed hearing him describe the very theatre of fear that I had witnessed. Grasty and Company Blew this up from the beginning, called begging Governor Brown for massive support and spread the false narrative that the whole town was under siege by the handful of peaceful protestors at the Refuge some 35 miles away.

This has to have been the biggest sham ever perpetrated in the History of Governed corruption as they first told all of the BLM workers to leave town for fear of their lives and paid them to flee to other towns complete with paid Hotels , paid leave etc all at the expense of the generous American Taxpayer.

Briels own Daughter, who works for a branch of Government in the area was told she was under extreme threat by the Patriots and was forced to take a body guard to the office where she worked because they told her the threat of harm was so great that she could not be left alone. They had her so afraid that she broke in tears explaining to her Father that she was truly afraid for her life and shared with him that it was much bigger than he knew.
When he tried to explain to her that it was just a fear tactic of her employer She was so convinced of the danger that she refused to talk to him anymore because he dared to speak with Bundy.

I personally have never been so disgusted as to hear how they orchestrated massive unrest and fear in the community and used the media like pawns to portray a town in siege, civilians under attack by armed militants, and a poor defenseless community so badly disrupted by the hostile, crazed, anti- Government “whacko’s “ attempting to overthrow the United States Government from their fortified stronghold 35 miles away.

It was the most astonishing lie and false narrative I’ve ever witnessed and Chris described what it was like being in the middle of it all as being surreal and unbelievable. He talked of how they deceived and lied and pandered to the Highest office in the Country to come save them from the uncontrollable massive force of 15 or so TERRORISTS intent on killing and maiming the townspeople of Burns.

Of all the mistakes Grasty made in orchestrating this debacle and the ensuing Murder of an innocent and decent man, I think his biggest error in judgement may have been the egregious disrespect and offensive verbal assault he cast on Chris Briels.

A long standing resident and community servant respected by all of Harney County, Chris promptly helped form an assembly of townspeople to address the matter of deceit and underhanded business which was rapidly developing in Burns at the hands of Grasty.

Patterned after the Historical “Citizens of Safety Committee“ of Common Law not so long ago in America, the group of attendees fluctuates between 40 and 150 people who meet weekly and discuss the problems and methods of fixing them.

On the forefront of problems was Steve Grasty and his pattern of lies, deceit and his sellout to the Bureaucracy of the Feds at the expense of the vitality of Burns and Harney County.

A quick look at the once booming and thriving town of Burns reveals a town which now appears to be against the ropes. There are massive commercial vacancies throughout town and little to no hope of recovering the lost momentum which once thrust them to the peak of income earners in the entire State of Oregon.

Under the influence of Steve Grasty and Federal overreach on Logging, Ranching, Mining and all the downstream industry they all generate, the town is now in the lowest income bracket for Oregon.
It’s so disheartening to hear of the once bustling Logging industry that thrived here. Because of their proximity to the vast forest lands that fed the towns Edward Hines Lumber Mill, they produced over 1 million Board Feet of lumber per day in the largest undercover lumber mill in the world, according to Briels.

He also pointed out that all that lumber had to be moved somehow so a railway was built and delivered lumber all over America, originating directly from Burns. It was very innovative for it’s time and thr railway ran right through the mill so the entire train could be loaded undercover.

Mill in Burns, Oregon  A Shadow of it’s former self.

Now all that remains is the giant smoke stack that sets idle and several behemoth vacant buildings. He told me of one such building that was acquired by a local Rancher who purchased it at a bargain basement price so low that when he was forced to remove all the electrical power from the building in order to use it for hay storage, he sold the massive amount of copper wiring in it for an amount $ 75,000 in excess of what he paid for the building.
They even removed the railway some years ago so there’s little hope for a revitalization effort.

Years of this federalized strategy has crippled this once robust town and Grasty has lead the way. He appears cut and molded to tow the federal line at cadence.

Although the emaciated logging industry precedes him, he walks hand in hand in full cooperation of a system of Government that will never allow for a town such as Burns to regain it’s former splendor.
If they have any hope of rebuilding and revitalizing our small towns, they need to break free from the binds of the Federal strategy which is exactly what Bundy, Finicum and Company were there to help them do.

It’s no wonder Grasty was so threatened by them and went to such extreme lengths to have Finicum Murdered and the rest incarcerated. They indeed were a threat to Steve Grasty. A threat to his empire of deceit and control. A threat to his secretive involvement with BLM deals, Golf Courses, unusually cheap land grabs, and bountiful palm greasing.

Nasty Steve Grasty being recalled.

Bundy and Finicum were revealing all the lies, all the deceit, all the injustice to Good and decent people like the Hammonds who endured long enough to take abuse from two different Sheriffs under the cold grasp of Steve Grasty. They were travelling from town to town, reaching people all across America via blogs, facebook, twitter, Instagram and social media everywhere, bestowing the crime of hope and giving them the actual tools to build on that hope.

Sadly, In the end, the goliath defeated their minion foe, for this town, for this day.
They effectively silenced the message of hope for every small town in America just as it was beginning to be heard. But as long as there are the Chris Briels out there, they have not defeated the heartbeat of small town America. They have merely stirred a deep rooted passion in a Country a County, a town and a Man. A Man in this town of Burns who has accepted the torch and with it the role of a leader. Not a titled leader that has no respect and must impose his will on a people but one that hears the peoples will and has their respect, needs no title, and pays them for their respect with results.

Chris Briels may or may not yet know he’s a leader, we never discussed it.
Burns and Harney County may not know it yet, but I know it and he’s exactly the kind of leader this town, this County and this Country for that matter needs. Straight talk, determination, honesty and integrity. So Simple, so effective.

As of this writing, Steve Grasty has been successfully recalled. He, of course, refuses to step down as he has no connection with or appreciation of the majority of the County he is supposed to serve.
So, he’ll be forced into a special election at the end of the month where because of the special assembly of community members and the efforts of them and Chris Briels, the Voters decide whether to give him a swift kick off of his throne with, hopefully, a healthy dose of feathers and tar.
I’m sure he’s basing his hope on the fact that 60% of the residents of his voting base are employed with the Federal Government.
But even they have to see what he has done, how he embarrassed them in front of the world and how he is simply bad for the County.

Or is a Golf course on land sold to him by BLM that was developed by the taxpayer a good thing while he pockets the proceeds?

Is flooding out Ranchers to steal their land a good thing?

Is purposefully dragging a town down into chaos and purposefully instilling fear in the community a good thing?

There is a long list of ridiculous infringements which I haven’t vetted yet so I won’t print them until their validated but on the pure, raw, details that we know as fact outlined here he should be given the boot with a little extra zeal.

I hope the good people in Harney County are aware and paying attention. It’s in their hands and this is exactly the type of thing ALL counties should be doing to insure that THEY control their County as it is meant to be.

Through efforts like this and people like Chris Briels, Ammon Bundy and LaVoy Finicum, it is possible to begin the process of repairing the damage.

LaVoy Finicum and Ammon Bundy at the Malheur Refuge

Left to their own devices, these towns will thrive and blossom once again as they once did. People are ingenious and intuitively capable of building, growing and protecting the environment they reside in.

Towns are not designed to die. They are not to be lifeless and poor and struggling. They should by nature be growing, replenishing and flourishing.
It’s only when their being choked out by federal authority that they fail and become emaciated. Why are so many small towns dying before our eyes? They have the natural resources that spawned their success originally. All wealth comes from the soil, all of it. Name one product that can be produced free of Mother Earth. You can’t.

The foreign enterprise of the United States Government wants control of the land because he who controls the land controls the water. Whoever controls the water has supreme control.

People are basically good by Nature. They are capable of dealing with their own water rights and we have been given a constitutional system to regulate that perfectly well on our own. Whenever you give a Government power over a people you have oppression, Tyranny, strife and death. It’s dysfunctional and it has an insatiable appetite for more and it devours it’s own people. History has demonstrated this time and time again.

When you have a people with authority over their Government you have balance and peace which is what the constitutional system is designed to do.

If a Rancher, a Farmer, a town or County owns the land outside of the Government authority, the Federal oppressor cannot control them. The only way they can seize our State lands is if we hand it to them willingly which is what Steve Grasty, Ron Weiden, Jeff Merckly and Kate Brown all have in mind.

Recalling Steve Grasty won’t fix the problem but it’s an enormous start. Chris Briels is currently leading the charge in Burns and Harney County. Others are forming in other towns across Oregon and America.

They will try to stop this. They cannot and they know it, but they’ll bear down on anyone they can to slow it down.
They know that people have a tolerance level and they try to play the game staying just short of an uprising. The one thing they hadn’t considered was the information technology which allows people to share their stories and experiences and realize that their being played as fools. Americans are patient and tolerant but they are also fierce when pushed beyond their window of tolerance.

The decision remaining to be made is do we correct this now, peacefully with a stand in every small town and city against the illegality of this process? Do we legally and rightfully resist the outlaws which are conning us into believing we no longer have any rights? Or do we wait and fight another bloody War because that is the only other possible outcome if we let it ride. Our children will be left to fight and spill blood and die for our lack of willingness to hold the legal ground which we own.

Chris Briels knows it, many are learning it, I am learning it.

This can be done peacefully, legally and under the laws of the land and the Constitution we were blessed with. Any attempts to tell you that Christians, Constitutionalists and those seeking freedom are terrorists or lawless are attempts at deception and you should immediately consider the source to be in on the sham.

FREE THE PATRIOT POLITICAL PRISONERS!!

Documents to copy and send to Legislators – http://thepetesantillishow.com/government-will-hate-this-oregon-occupation-far-from-over/

 



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