Just heard on the radio...

[Archae]

Seven of the Oregon occupiers, you know, the "anti-government group," are going to get public defenders.

[randys1]

1. Good, that is what a good judicial system does. Yes, they are a drag on our

society these guys, our resources, but we will show them who believes in this country and the constitution and who obviously doesn't.

[annabanana]

2. I want them to be AWARE of

the irony.

[randys1]

3. And I want to win Powerball when it is at one billion, but guess what

[progressoid]

4. Freedumb. Liberty. Irony.

[jmowreader]

5. Attorneys don't accept payment in dildos? Who knew?

All kidding aside, sovereign citizens don't join "the movement" because they're rich, fat and happy, they join because they're pissed off and the thing they're pissed off about is someone else's fault. They're poor. They owe a shitload of money in fines, tax liens or child support. They've had their driver's licenses revoked, been foreclosed upon...SOMETHING caused them to be this way. So it makes perfect sense that seven of them are so broke they qualify for public defenders.

[uppityperson]

6. The last 4 say they'll leave it the cops promise to not arrest them. Doofuses

[Dont call me Shirley]

7. That's so AynRandian.....

[pinboy3niner]

8. Only Ammon Bundy had already retained lawyers

Every defendant except for Ammon Bundy had the court appoint counsel during the proceedings. Bundy had already retained lawyers from Arnold Law, which has Eugene and Portland offices.

Malheur occupation defendants appear in federal court
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/crime/2016/01/27/malheur-occupation-defendants-appear-federal-court/79429518/