{"id":15859,"date":"2016-09-23T21:22:24","date_gmt":"2016-09-24T04:22:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rop.org\/?page_id=8061"},"modified":"2020-12-30T04:22:03","modified_gmt":"2020-12-30T04:22:03","slug":"crook-deschutes-counties","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rop.org\/uia\/es\/section-i\/oregons-patriot-movement-today\/crook-deschutes-counties\/","title":{"rendered":"Condados de Crook y Deschutes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">The Prineville-Redmond area of Crook County and northwest Deschutes County are hotbeds for Patriot movement activity in Oregon, revolving around three intertwined local groups. The Central Oregon Constitutional Guard (COCG) is a militia-style group that is a member of the Pacific Patriots Network, while the Central Oregon Patriots (COP) is a more moderate group that has overlapped with the county\u2019s Republican Party; additionally, the local chapter of the Oath Keepers has cross-membership with both groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Central Oregon Patriots<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Central Oregon Patriots is an influential local political organization in Prineville, in Crook County. The group\u2019s politics are similar to the Patriot movement, although its tactics are more mainstream; the group says its \u201cgenesis\u201d was in a September 2009 Tea Party march.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_1');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_1');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">(1)<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_1\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">\u201cOur History,\u201d <em>Central Oregon Patriots PAC<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20160212180928\/http:\/www.copatriots.org\"><span class=\"footnote_url_wrap\">https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20160212180928\/www.copatriots.org<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'center right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> The Central Oregon Patriots is also an independent affiliate of the Western Liberty Network, along with the Bend Patriots, the Liberators (see box, p. 80), and a number of Tea Party groups.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_2');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_2');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_2\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">(2)<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_2\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">\u201cWLN Independent Affiliates\u2014OREGON,\u201d <em>Western Liberty Network<\/em>, <a href=\"http:\/\/wlnexecdir.wix.com\/wstlbtnet?ref=hl#!affiliates\/cfvg\"><span class=\"footnote_url_wrap\">http:\/\/wlnexecdir.wix.com\/wstlbtnet?ref=hl<\/span> &#8211; !affiliates\/cfvg<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_2').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_2', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'center right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> The Central Oregon Patriots has had two well-known leaders: Ken Taylor and Craig Brookhart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ken Taylor is the former chair of the Central Oregon Patriots, and, until August 2016, the co-coordinator of the Central Oregon Oath Keepers. He was also the Crook County Republican Party Chair, and, until he submitted his resignation in July 2016, the treasurer and budget chairman for the Oregon Republican Party. Taylor was an early supporter of the Harney County Committee of Safety, and recorded Ammon Bundy\u2019s December 15, 2015 meeting, when it was formed.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_3');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_3');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_3\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">(3)<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_3\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Taylor has been identified as both the Central Oregon Patriots co-organizer and chair at different times. See \u201cKen Taylor,\u201d LinkedIn page, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ken-taylor-59b24719\">www.linkedin.com\/in\/ken-taylor-59b24719<\/a>; Jason Chaney, \u201cCandidate forums slate is set,\u201d <em>Central Oregonian<\/em>, April 26, 2016, <a href=\"http:\/\/pamplinmedia.com\/ceo\/162-news\/303547-181464-candidate-forums-slate-is-set\"><span class=\"footnote_url_wrap\">http:\/\/pamplinmedia.com\/ceo\/162-news\/303547-181464-candidate-forums-slate-is-set<\/span><\/a>. As of September 13, 2016, he was still listed as the treasurer and budget chair of the state GOP, as well as the chair of the Crook County GOP; see \u201cCrook County,\u201d <em>Oregon Republican Party<\/em>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oregonrepublicanparty.org\/CrookCounty\">www.oregonrepublicanparty.org\/CrookCounty<\/a>, \u201cExecutive Committee,\u201d <em>Oregon Republican Party<\/em>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oregonrepublicanparty.org\/executives\">www.oregonrepublicanparty.org\/executives<\/a>. However, in an email, Taylor says he is no longer the chair of either the Central Oregon Patriots or the Crook County GOP; that he has submitted his resignation to the state GOP for treasurer and budget chair in July 2016; and that, although he is still listed as the Central Oregon Oath Keepers co-coordinator, he is resigning in August 2016. Email to author, August 8, 2016. Ammon Bundy pointed out during the original Harney County Committee of Safety meeting that Taylor was the person filming it. See \u201cHarney County Town Hall #2 Dec 15, 2015,\u201d YouTube video, 1:16:35, posted by \u201cCrooked River Currents View,\u201d December 17, 2015, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JF2c6UYRdE0&amp;feature=youtu.be\">www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JF2c6UYRdE0&amp;feature=youtu.be<\/a>; see 1:12:15. Taylor confirmed this in his email.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_3').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_3', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'center right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.politicalresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/1.1.16-Committee-of-Safety.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"494\" height=\"883\"><\/figure><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.politicalresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/1.1.16-Committee-of-Safety2-e1475157093943.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"488\" height=\"706\"><\/figure><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16138\" src=\"https:\/\/rop.org\/uia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1.1.16-Committee-of-Safety.png\" alt=\"The day before the Malheur occupation, a number of prominent Oregon Patriot movement members discussed a possible scenario: What if the Harney County Committee of Safety asked the Patriot movement paramilitaries (including the Bundys) to leave, and they refused? This is exactly what happened later. Participants include Ken Taylor (Central Oregon Patriots), Jeff Roberts and David Samuel Hill (Oregon III%), and BJ Soper (COCG).\" width=\"494\" height=\"883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rop.org\/uia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1.1.16-Committee-of-Safety.png 494w, https:\/\/rop.org\/uia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1.1.16-Committee-of-Safety-168x300.png 168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 494px) 100vw, 494px\" \/><\/figure><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16140\" src=\"https:\/\/rop.org\/uia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1.1.16-Committee-of-Safety2-e1475157093943.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"488\" height=\"706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rop.org\/uia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1.1.16-Committee-of-Safety2-e1475157093943.png 488w, https:\/\/rop.org\/uia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1.1.16-Committee-of-Safety2-e1475157093943-207x300.png 207w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/figure><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-16141\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"498\" height=\"325\" src=\"https:\/\/rop.org\/uia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1.1.16-Committee-of-Safety3-e1475157068260.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rop.org\/uia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1.1.16-Committee-of-Safety3-e1475157068260.png 498w, https:\/\/rop.org\/uia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1.1.16-Committee-of-Safety3-e1475157068260-300x196.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><figcaption>The day before the Malheur occupation, a number of prominent Oregon Patriot movement members discussed a possible scenario: What if the Harney County Committee of Safety asked the Patriot movement paramilitaries (including the Bundys) to leave, and they refused? This is exactly what happened later. Participants include Ken Taylor (Central Oregon Patriots), Jeff Roberts and David Samuel Hill (Oregon III%), and BJ Soper (COCG).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Craig Brookhart is the former chair of both the Central Oregon Patriots and the Crook County Natural Resources Political Action Committee (CCNR-PAC), as well as the former secretary of the Crook County Republican Party.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_4');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_4');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_4\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">(4)<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_4\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Craig Brookhart, telephone conversation with author, July 29, 2016.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_4').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_4', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'center right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Central Oregon Patriots is mainly focused on electoral politics; the organization formed a PAC in 2012 called the Central Oregon Patriots Political Action Committee (COP-PAC). As of August 2016, the Central Oregon Patriots chair is Tom Case.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_5');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_5');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_5\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">(5)<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_5\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Ibid.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_5').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_5', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'center right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> In the May 2016 primary race, it donated to three Crook County Commission or Judge candidates: Brookhart, Jodie Fleck, and Pete Sharp.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_6');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_6');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_6\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">(6)<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_6\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Central Oregon Patriots Political Action Committee, Campaign Finance Activity, <em>Oregon Secretary of State<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.sos.state.or.us\/orestar\/cneSearch.do?cneSearchButtonName=search&amp;cneSearchFilerCommitteeId=15872\"><span class=\"footnote_url_wrap\">https:\/\/secure.sos.state.or.us\/orestar\/cneSearch.do?cneSearchButtonName=search&amp;cneSearchFilerCommitteeId=15872<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_6').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_6', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'center right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> In the last year the Central Oregon Patriots has hosted community discussions, including ones about a new jail, and a controversial meeting regarding the tax assessor. Hundreds of local residents came to their January 2016 discussion about the proposed new Ochoco Mountains National Recreation Area (OMNRA) to voice opposition to the plan, and the commission has denounced it.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_7');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_7');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_7\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">(7)<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_7\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Kevin Sperl, \u201cPatriots hosting local jail forums,\u201d <em>Central Oregonian<\/em>, March 5, 2015, <a href=\"http:\/\/portlandtribune.com\/ceo\/162-news\/252319-121196-patriots-hosting-local-jail-forums\"><span class=\"footnote_url_wrap\">http:\/\/portlandtribune.com\/ceo\/162-news\/252319-121196-patriots-hosting-local-jail-forums<\/span><\/a>; Jason Chaney, \u201cPatriots to host property tax forum,\u201d <em>Central Oregonian,<\/em> November 6, 2015, <a href=\"http:\/\/pamplinmedia.com\/ceo\/162-news\/280351-155673-patriots-to-host-property-tax-forum\"><span class=\"footnote_url_wrap\">http:\/\/pamplinmedia.com\/ceo\/162-news\/280351-155673-patriots-to-host-property-tax-forum<\/span><\/a>; Jason Chaney, \u201cTax forum enjoys large turnout,\u201d <em>Central Oregonian,<\/em> November 17, 2015, <a href=\"http:\/\/portlandtribune.com\/ceo\/162-news\/281632-156789-tax-forum-enjoys-large-turnout\"><span class=\"footnote_url_wrap\">http:\/\/portlandtribune.com\/ceo\/162-news\/281632-156789-tax-forum-enjoys-large-turnout<\/span><\/a>; \u201cCitizens Town Hall\u2014Ochoco Mountains National Recreation Area,\u201d Facebook event for December 10, 2015, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/527034360792809\">www.facebook.com\/events\/527034360792809<\/a>; Pedro Quintana, \u201cCrook County residents speak, leaders reject proposed recreation area,\u201d <em>KTVZ.COM<\/em>, January 22 (updated January 25), 2016, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ktvz.com\/news\/crook-county-residents-speak-leaders-reject-proposed-wilderness\/37568818\">www.ktvz.com\/news\/crook-county-residents-speak-leaders-reject-proposed-wilderness\/37568818<\/a>; Jennifer Wade, \u201cPrineville councilors join Crook Co. in rejecting rec area proposal,\u201d <em>KTVZ.COM<\/em>, January 27 (updated January 28), 2016, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ktvz.com\/news\/hundreds-gather-in-prineville-oppose-rec-area-proposal\/37660430\">www.ktvz.com\/news\/hundreds-gather-in-prineville-oppose-rec-area-proposal\/37660430<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_7').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_7', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'center right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Out of the recreation area discussions, the Crook County Natural Resources Political Action Committee (CCNR-PAC) was founded.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_8');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_8');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_8\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">(8)<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_8\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Jason Chaney, \u201cCitizens to form local natural resource plan,\u201d <em>Central Oregonian<\/em>, February 2, 2016, <a href=\"http:\/\/pamplinmedia.com\/ceo\/162-news\/291526-167892-citizens-to-form-local-natural-resource-plan\"><span class=\"footnote_url_wrap\">http:\/\/pamplinmedia.com\/ceo\/162-news\/291526-167892-citizens-to-form-local-natural-resource-plan<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_8').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_8', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'center right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> Originally chaired by Craig Brookhart, the position passed to Jodie Fleck in June 2016.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_9');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_9');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_9\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">(9)<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_9\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Craig Brookhart, telephone conversation with author, July 29, 2016.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_9').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_9', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'center right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> Following what appears to be a typical Hard Right \u201ccoordination\u201d strategy to assert local control in federal lands, CCNR-PAC developed a land use plan, and has asked the county commission pass a coordination resolution and to adopt the plan. It quickly won the support of at least one County Commissioner, Seth Crawford, who\u2014according to the minutes from a public meeting\u2014believes it will mean that federal \u201cagencies would be forced to follow our plan.\u201d<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_10');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_10');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_10\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">(10)<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_10\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Minutes of Crook County Court, Regular Session, \u201cDiscussion of Natural Resource Planning,\u201d Crook County, Oregon, February 3, 2016, 8, <a href=\"http:\/\/co.crook.or.us\/Portals\/0\/minutes%20February%203%202016.pdf\"><span class=\"footnote_url_wrap\">http:\/\/co.crook.or.us\/Portals\/0\/minutes<\/span> February 3 2016.pdf<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_10').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_10', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'center right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> (Later Commissioner Ken Fahlgren and Judge Mike McCabe also voiced support, but eventually voted against it.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_11');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_11');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_11\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">(11)<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_11\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Amanda Peacher, \u201cCrook County Leaders Unexpectedly Table Natural Resource Plan,\u201d <em>Oregon Public Broadcasting<\/em>, July 20, 2016, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.opb.org\/news\/article\/crook-county-leaders-table-natural-resource-plan\">www.opb.org\/news\/article\/crook-county-leaders-table-natural-resource-plan<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_11').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_11', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'center right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On February 20, 2016, CCNR-PAC brought Baker County Commission Chair Bill Harvey to Prineville to give a seminar on coordination.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_12');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_12');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_12\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">(12)<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_12\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">\u201cPublic Presentation: \u2018Coordination\u2019,\u201d Facebook event for February 20, 2015, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/945547642203123\">www.facebook.com\/events\/945547642203123<\/a>. Videos of the presentation are available as well: \u201cCoordination meeting #1,\u201d YouTube video, 57:41, posted by \u201cCrooked River Currents View,\u201d March 4, 2016, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8ISxfkIalHA\">www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8iSxfkIalHA<\/a>; \u201cCoordination meeting #2,\u201d YouTube video<em>,<\/em> 57:36, posted by \u201cCrooked River Currents View,\u201d March 4, 2016, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rHpPuPtMaoo\">www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rHpPuPtMaoo<\/a>; \u201cCoordination meeting #3,\u201d YouTube video, 24:45, posted by \u201cCrooked River Currents View,\u201d March 4, 2016, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xN39GR--rpc\">www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xN39G\u2014-rpc<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_12').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_12', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'center right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> CCNR-PAC then gave a 63-page natural resources plan to the county court to adopt.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_13');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_13');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_13\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">(13)<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_13\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Crook County Natural Resources Political Action Committee, <em>Crook County Oregon Natural Resources Plan<\/em>, Revision 011D.1, 2016, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ccnr-pac.org\/plan\/off-CCNR_PAC_Natural%20Resources%20Plan_r011D.1.pdf\">www.ccnr-pac.org\/plan\/off-CCNR_PAC_Natural Resources Plan_r011D.1.pdf<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_13').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_13', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'center right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> However, at a July 20, 2016 meeting, the county attorney said it could lead to legal challenges. In August 2016, the CCNR-PAC \u2018s plan was rejected by a vote of the county court.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_14');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_14');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_14\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">(14)<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_14\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Amanda Peacher, \u201cCrook County Leaders Unexpectedly Table Natural Resource Plan,\u201d <em>Oregon Public Broadcasting<\/em>, July 20, 2016, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.opb.org\/news\/article\/crook-county-leaders-table-natural-resource-plan\">www.opb.org\/news\/article\/crook-county-leaders-table-natural-resource-plan<\/a>; Amanda Peacher, \u201cCrook County Rejects Controversial Natural Resources Plan,\u201d <em>Oregon Public Broadcasting<\/em>, August 30, 2016, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.opb.org\/news\/article\/crook-county-rejects-natural-resource-plan\">www.opb.org\/news\/article\/crook-county-rejects-natural-resource-plan<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_14').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_14', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'center right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> COP has also asked that the closed Rager Ranger Station be transferred from the Forest Service to the county government so that it can reopen it.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_15');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_15');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_15\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">(15)<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_15\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Jason Chaney, \u201cReopening rager?,\u201d <em>Central Oregonian<\/em>, April 1, 2016, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pamplinmedia.com\/ceo\/162-news\/300202-177778-reopening-rager\">www.pamplinmedia.com\/ceo\/162-news\/300202-177778-reopening-rager<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_15').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_15', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'center right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the May 2016 primary, three candidates associated with COP ran for county positions. Brookhart ran for Crook County Judge\u2014a position that, like in Harney County, is roughly equivalent to a county commission chair\u2014and came in third with 1,611 votes (21.4 percent). Central Oregon Patriots member Pete Sharp also ran for Crook County commission; he received 1,071 votes (14.9 percent), coming in third place. Jodie Fleck, the former treasurer of the COP-PAC, ran for the same commission seat as Sharp, coming in fourth with 689 votes (9.6 percent).<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_16');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_16');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_16\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">(16)<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_16\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">\u201cCrook County, Oregon, Primary Election, May 17, 2016,\u201d <em>Crook County Oregon<\/em>, June 2, 2016, 7, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.co.crook.or.us\/Portals\/0\/Clerk\/2016%20Primary%20Results%20Final.pdf\">www.co.crook.or.us\/Portals\/0\/Clerk\/2016 Primary Results Final.pdf<\/a>. For Sharp as a COP member, see Jason Chaney, \u201cSharp joins county commissioner race,\u201d <em>Central Oregonian<\/em>, December 4, 2015, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pamplinmedia.com\/ceo\/162-news\/284047-159397-sharp-joins-county-commissioner-race\">www.pamplinmedia.com\/ceo\/162-news\/284047-159397-sharp-joins-county-commissioner-race<\/a>. For Fleck as a COP-PAC treasurer, see \u201cPersons Associated with Committee, Central Oregon Patriots Political Action Committee, 10\/26\/2012 to 03\/08\/2013,\u201d <em>Oregon Secretary of State<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.sos.state.or.us\/orestar\/sooDetail.do?sooRsn=66762\"><span class=\"footnote_url_wrap\">https:\/\/secure.sos.state.or.us\/orestar\/sooDetail.do?sooRsn=66762<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_16').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_16', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'center right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Central Oregon Constitutional Guard<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Central Oregon Constitutional Guard (COCG), a Pacific Patriots Network member group, was founded in April 2014.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_17');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_17');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_17\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">(17)<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_17\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">BJ Soper, Facebook post, April 2015. Screenshot in possession of author.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_17').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_17', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'center right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> The group is unusual in that is, at least in part, compromised of twelve families.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_18');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_18');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_18\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">(18)<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_18\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Tyler Leeds, \u201cFor area conservatives, Burns frustrations resonate, <em>Bulletin<\/em> (Bend, OR), January 10, 2016, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bendbulletin.com\/localstate\/3888438-153\/for-area-conservatives-burns-frustrations-resonate#.\">www.bendbulletin.com\/localstate\/3888438-153\/for-area-conservatives-burns-frustrations-resonate &#8211; .<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_18').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_18', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'center right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> Its leader, BJ Soper of Redmond, was at the Sugar Pine Mine and White Hope Mine actions, and was one of the main organizers of the initial January 2, 2016 march in Burns in support of the Hammonds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-16142\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"672\" height=\"870\" src=\"https:\/\/rop.org\/uia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/hammonds.jpg\" alt=\"Flyer for the January 2, 2016 march in Burns, Oregon\u2014 \u201cSponsored by Oregon III% and B.J. Soper\u201d\u2014to support the Hammond family. Ammon Bundy and other gunmen left the march to take over the headquarters of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.\" class=\"wp-image-16142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rop.org\/uia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/hammonds.jpg 672w, https:\/\/rop.org\/uia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/hammonds-232x300.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><figcaption>Flyer for the January 2, 2016 march in Burns, Oregon\u2014 \u201cSponsored by Oregon III% and B.J. Soper\u201d\u2014to support the Hammond family. Ammon Bundy and other gunmen left the march to take over the headquarters of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">COCG members did \u201csecurity\u201d at the February 9, 2015 anti-SB 941 rally, where Soper also spoke.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_19');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_19');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_19\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">(19)<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_19\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Taylor W. Anderson, \u201cGun backers make it to Salem\u2014before gun control bills do,\u201d <em>Bulletin <\/em>(Bend, OR), February 10, 2015, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bendbulletin.com\/localstate\/2867910-151\/gun-rights-protesters-beat-gun-control-bills-to-the\">www.bendbulletin.com\/localstate\/2867910-151\/gun-rights-protesters-beat-gun-control-bills-to-the<\/a>; \u201c7th speaker BJ Soper w\/ Central Oregon Constitutional Guard,\u201d YouTube video, 6:31, posted by \u201cFuYing Bro,\u201d February 13, 2015, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yVXs7LE8N7k&amp;list=PLLhowYEoSpzs_e5GayuAy7C2jNQOHJ2Ys&amp;index=7\">www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yVXs7LE8N7k&amp;list=PLLhowYEoSpzs_e5GayuAy7C2jNQOHJ2Ys&amp;index=7<\/a>. Soper also organized another anti-SB 941 protest along the Bend parkway in April 2015. See Taylor W. Anderson, \u201cAll sides argue over gun control bill,\u201d <em>Bulletin <\/em>(Bend, OR), April 2, 2015, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bendbulletin.com\/localstate\/3030244-151\/all-sides-argue-over-gun-control-bill\">www.bendbulletin.com\/localstate\/3030244-151\/all-sides-argue-over-gun-control-bill<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_19').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_19', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'center right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> Soper and the COCG were involved in the Sugar Pine Mine action in April 2015.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_20');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_20');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_20\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">(20)<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_20\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">BJ Soper, Facebook post, May 2015. Screenshot in possession of author.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_20').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_20', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'center right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> In June 2015, he declared himself to be a Sovereign Citizen on social media.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_21');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_21');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_21\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">(21)<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_21\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">BJ Soper, Facebook post, June 2015. Screenshot in possession of author.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_21').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_21', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'center right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> Around the same time, COCG also participated in the Adopt-A-Highway program.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_22');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_22');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_22\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">(22)<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_22\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Tyler Leeds, \u201cFor area conservatives, Burns frustrations resonate, <em>Bulletin<\/em> (Bend, OR), January 10, 2016, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bendbulletin.com\/localstate\/3888438-153\/for-area-conservatives-burns-frustrations-resonate#.\">www.bendbulletin.com\/localstate\/3888438-153\/for-area-conservatives-burns-frustrations-resonate &#8211; .<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_22').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_22', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'center right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-16144\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"315\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/rop.org\/uia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/N2.Bj-Soper-sov-cit.2-e1475157544616.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rop.org\/uia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/N2.Bj-Soper-sov-cit.2-e1475157544616.png 315w, https:\/\/rop.org\/uia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/N2.Bj-Soper-sov-cit.2-e1475157544616-230x300.png 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/><figcaption>BJ Soper (COCG) declares himself a Sovereign Citizen.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The COCG\u2014along with Oath Keepers, Southern Oregon Constitutional Guard, and a group of Sugar Pine miners\u2014were part of a Grants Pass Memorial Day weekend parade in 2015, called the Boatnik Parade.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_23');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_23');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_23\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">(23)<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_23\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">\u201cJoin Us in the Boatnik Parade with Oath Keepers of Josephine County, Oregon,\u201d MeetUp event for May 23, 2015, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Oath-Keepers-Oregon\/events\/222652949;\">www.meetup.com\/Oath-Keepers-Oregon\/events\/222652949;<\/a> photo of \u201cSugar Pine Mine Owners\u201d float at parade, Facebook post, May 2015. Screenshot in possession of author.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_23').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_23', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'center right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> On July 9, 2015, a new Central Oregon Oath Keepers group held its first meeting in Redmond. Originally Soper was the group\u2019s Coordinator, but in September 2015 Kathleen Brady and Central Oregon Patriot\u2019s Ken Taylor took over as co-coordinators.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_24');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_24');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_24\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">(24)<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_24\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Oath Keepers of Central Oregon, Facebook page, September 22, 2015, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OKCentralOregon\/posts\/893402937400909\">www.facebook.com\/OKCentralOregon\/posts\/893402937400909<\/a>. See comment by Kathleen Brady. Taylor said he resigned in August 2016; email to author, August 8, 2016.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_24').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_24', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'center right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> In July and August, the Oath Keepers participated in the \u201cProtect the Protectors\u201d action at the Bend recruiting station; both Soper and Taylor participated.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_25');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_25');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_25\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">(25)<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_25\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Lauren Martinez, \u201c\u2018Oath Keepers\u2019 stand guard at Bend military recruiting center,\u201d <em>KTVZ.COM<\/em>, July 27 (updated July 28), 2015, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ktvz.com\/news\/oath-keepers-stand-guard-at-bend-military-recruiting-center\/34390958\">www.ktvz.com\/news\/oath-keepers-stand-guard-at-bend-military-recruiting-center\/34390958<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_25').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_25', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'center right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Soper spent the end of 2015 planning the January 2, 2016 Burns demonstration, and spoke at it. (Oregon III% Vice President Jeff Roberts said, \u201cBJ Soper is sponsoring this rally with me and is closely connected with the COS\u201d [Committee of Safety].)<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_26');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_26');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_26\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">(26)<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_26\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Jeff Roberts, Facebook comment, December 2015. Screenshot in possession of author.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_26').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_26', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'center right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> When a Patriot movement caravan left from Bend on the morning of January 2 to join the march in Burns, it was met by a counterprotest organized by the Rural Organizing Project.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_27');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_27');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_27\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">(27)<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_27\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">\u201cBend convoy to Burns, counter-protest,\u201d <em>KTVZ.COM<\/em>, January 2, 2016, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ktvz.com\/news\/bend-convoy-to-burns-counter-protest\/37239592\">www.ktvz.com\/news\/bend-convoy-to-burns-counter-protest\/37239592<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_27').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_27', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'center right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Soper was upset that the Bundys\u2019 occupation of the Malheur refuge ruined months of planning and attempts to cultivate support from the community\u2019s residents. He told a local paper, \u201cNot only was the community\u2019s trust hijacked by what happened, but mine was.\u201d<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_28');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_28');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_28\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">(28)<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_28\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Tyler Leeds, \u201cCentral Oregon activists in Burns: Occupiers hijacked trust,\u201d <em>Bulletin<\/em> (Bend, OR), January 4, 2016, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bendbulletin.com\/localstate\/3875998-151\/central-oregon-activists-in-burns-critical-of-occupation\">www.bendbulletin.com\/localstate\/3875998-151\/central-oregon-activists-in-burns-critical-of-occupation<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_28').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_28', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'center right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> On social media, he was a more explicit, saying: \u201cI DO NOT SUPPORT THIS FOOLISH ACTION. You have put myself and my family at risk and destroyed what was a wonderful rally. You have set this movement back decades by taking a stupid step.\u201d He also said, \u201cAbsolutely disgusting! I worked exceptionally hard to work and gain the trust of this community and know this!!! I will back this community 100% and not leave here until it\u2019s fixed.\u201d<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_29');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_29');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_29\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">(29)<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_29\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">BJ Soper, Facebook posts, January 2016. Screenshots in possession of author.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_29').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_29', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'center right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-16145\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/rop.org\/uia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/BJ-Soper-on-Occupation.1-e1475157679483.jpg\" alt=\"At first, BJ Soper angrily denounced the Malheur occupation.\" class=\"wp-image-16145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rop.org\/uia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/BJ-Soper-on-Occupation.1-e1475157679483.jpg 540w, https:\/\/rop.org\/uia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/BJ-Soper-on-Occupation.1-e1475157679483-300x247.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><figcaption>At first, BJ Soper angrily denounced the Malheur occupation.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Soper was in Burns during most of the occupation.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_30');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_30');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_30\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">(30)<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_30\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bendbulletin.com\/localstate\/3973896-151\/refuge-occupation-draws-central-oregonians-to-harney-county?referrer=bulletRelated\">Dylan J. Darling<\/a>, \u201cOccupation draws Central Oregonians to Harney County,\u201d <em>Bulletin<\/em> (Bend, OR), February 6, 2016, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bendbulletin.com\/localstate\/3973896-151\/refuge-occupation-draws-central-oregonians-to-harney-county\">www.bendbulletin.com\/localstate\/3973896-151\/refuge-occupation-draws-central-oregonians-to-harney-county<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_30').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_30', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'center right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> On January 28, the day after the occupation leadership was arrested, he called for thousands to come to Burns, force the FBI out of Oregon, and make county officials resign.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_31');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_31');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_31\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">(31)<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_31\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">BJ Soper, screenshot of Facebook post. Posted by Gargoyle, Twitter post, January 28, 2016, 8:44 a.m, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Patztense\/status\/692750185819213824\"><span class=\"footnote_url_wrap\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/Patztense\/status\/692750185819213824<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_31').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_31', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'center right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> He attended the rally at the Harney County Courthouse on February 1, 2016\u2014and again was met by a counter-rally that the Rural Organizing Project supported.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_32');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_32');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_32\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">(32)<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_32\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">\u201cRural Oregon speaks out!,\u201d February 8, 2016, <em>Rural Organizing Project<\/em>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rop.org\/7744-2\">www.rop.org\/7744-2<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_32').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_32', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'center right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> Spring 2016 found Soper to be mostly preoccupied with support work for his fellow activists who have been imprisoned following the Malheur occupation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prineville also became a hot spot for Hard Right speakers. In 2016, these have included CSPOA\u2019s Richard Mack on March 25; Harney County Committee of Safety member Chris Briels on March 26; COWS\u2019s Gavin Seim on April 5; and the Central Oregon Patriots-sponsored April 18 talk by lawyer and author KrisAnne Hall.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_33');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_33');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_33\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">(33)<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_33\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">\u201cSheriff Richard Mack (ret) founder of the CSPOA presents in Crook County, OR,\u201d YouTube video, 2:26:22, posted by \u201cJuliet H,\u201d March 28, 2016, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yisY-8SsoXQ&amp;feature=youtu.be\">www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yisY-8SsoXQ<\/a>; \u201cPrineville Library, OR. Chris Briels 3 26 16,\u201d YouTube video, 1:22:16, posted by \u201cJuliet H,\u201d April 1, 2016, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IZOUgL2bzh4&amp;feature=youtu.be\">www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IZOUgL2bzh4<\/a>; \u201cGavin Seim speaks in Prineville,\u201d <em>KTVZ.COM<\/em>, April 5, 2016, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ktvz.com\/news\/gavin-seim-speaks-in-prineville\/38888776\">www.ktvz.com\/news\/gavin-seim-speaks-in-prineville\/38888776<\/a>; \u201cKrisAnne Hall\u2014Constitutional Educator,\u201d Facebook event for April 18, 2016, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1696616303929713\">www.facebook.com\/events\/1696616303929713<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_33').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_33', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'center right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> Rallies and memorials were held for LaVoy Finicum on several occasions.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_34');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_34');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_34\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">(34)<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_34\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">\u201cPrineville Rally at Courthouse Feb 1, 2016,\u201d YouTube video, 5:30, posted by \u201cCrooked River Currents View,\u201d February 1, 2016, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=R7VuYumTCos&amp;feature=youtu.be&amp;a\">www.youtube.com\/watch?v=R7VuYumTCos<\/a>; \u201cBEND OREGON PATRIOT RALLY \u2018Stand By Me\u2019,\u201d Facebook event for March 5, 2016, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1687511084867341\">www.facebook.com\/events\/1687511084867341<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_34').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_34', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'center right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> In nearby Bend, a rally in March attracted 100 people, and about another 40 attended a June demonstration waving signs saying \u201cNo more land grabs\u201d and \u201cJustice for LaVoy.\u201d<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_35');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_35');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_35\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">(35)<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_35\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Abby Spegman, \u201cSupporters rally in Bend for Malheur occupiers,\u201d <em>Bulletin<\/em> (Bend, OR), June 26 (updated June 27), 2016, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bendbulletin.com\/localstate\/4458357-151\/five-months-later-supports-rally-in-bend-for\">www.bendbulletin.com\/localstate\/4458357-151\/five-months-later-supports-rally-in-bend-for<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_35').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_35', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'center right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These Prineville and Redmond Patriot movement groups\u2014some of which are more secretive than others, and some of which are armed\u2014have caused unease in the community. \u201cI think there\u2019s more going on here than we know about,\u201d one Crook County resident interviewed for this report said. Others said it was not unusual for activists from this general milieu to attend public political meetings with firearms, creating a more generalized climate of fear and intimidation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One particularly disturbing incident involved a November 2014 talk on the Second Amendment, by Pancho Savery, a professor at Portland\u2019s Reed College. Attendees apparently came to the Crook County Public Library armed and constantly disrupted the talk, although Savery himself was not threatened.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_36');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_15859_1('footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_36');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_36\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">(36)<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_36\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Jason Chaney, \u201cSecond Amendment discussion set,\u201d <em>Portland Tribune<\/em>, November 4, 2014, <a href=\"http:\/\/portlandtribune.com\/component\/content\/article?id=239240\"><span class=\"footnote_url_wrap\">http:\/\/portlandtribune.com\/component\/content\/article?id=239240<\/span><\/a>; Pancho Savery, telephone interview with author, December 20, 2015. Savery said he did not see any weapons but the Crook County sheriff\u2014who was in the crowd\u2014stood up and asked attendees to leave their guns at the door, at which point some people walked over to where they were asked to put them. Savery said another disruption happened at his talk in Vernonia, in Columbia County.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_36').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_15859_1_36', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'center right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"speaker-mute footnotes_reference_container\"> <div class=\"footnote_container_prepare\"><p><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_label pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_15859_1();\">References<\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button\" style=\"\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_15859_1();\">[<a id=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_15859_1\">+<\/a>]<\/span><\/p><\/div> <div id=\"footnote_references_container_15859_1\" style=\"display: none;\"><table class=\"footnotes_table footnote-reference-container\"><caption class=\"accessibility\">References<\/caption> <tbody> \r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_15859_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_1');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_1\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>1<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">\u201cOur History,\u201d <em>Central Oregon Patriots PAC<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20160212180928\/http:\/www.copatriots.org\"><span class=\"footnote_url_wrap\">https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20160212180928\/www.copatriots.org<\/span><\/a>.<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_15859_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_2');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_2\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>2<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">\u201cWLN Independent Affiliates\u2014OREGON,\u201d <em>Western Liberty Network<\/em>, <a href=\"http:\/\/wlnexecdir.wix.com\/wstlbtnet?ref=hl#!affiliates\/cfvg\"><span class=\"footnote_url_wrap\">http:\/\/wlnexecdir.wix.com\/wstlbtnet?ref=hl<\/span> &#8211; !affiliates\/cfvg<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_15859_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_3');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_3\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>3<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Taylor has been identified as both the Central Oregon Patriots co-organizer and chair at different times. See \u201cKen Taylor,\u201d LinkedIn page, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ken-taylor-59b24719\">www.linkedin.com\/in\/ken-taylor-59b24719<\/a>; Jason Chaney, \u201cCandidate forums slate is set,\u201d <em>Central Oregonian<\/em>, April 26, 2016, <a href=\"http:\/\/pamplinmedia.com\/ceo\/162-news\/303547-181464-candidate-forums-slate-is-set\"><span class=\"footnote_url_wrap\">http:\/\/pamplinmedia.com\/ceo\/162-news\/303547-181464-candidate-forums-slate-is-set<\/span><\/a>. As of September 13, 2016, he was still listed as the treasurer and budget chair of the state GOP, as well as the chair of the Crook County GOP; see \u201cCrook County,\u201d <em>Oregon Republican Party<\/em>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oregonrepublicanparty.org\/CrookCounty\">www.oregonrepublicanparty.org\/CrookCounty<\/a>, \u201cExecutive Committee,\u201d <em>Oregon Republican Party<\/em>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oregonrepublicanparty.org\/executives\">www.oregonrepublicanparty.org\/executives<\/a>. However, in an email, Taylor says he is no longer the chair of either the Central Oregon Patriots or the Crook County GOP; that he has submitted his resignation to the state GOP for treasurer and budget chair in July 2016; and that, although he is still listed as the Central Oregon Oath Keepers co-coordinator, he is resigning in August 2016. Email to author, August 8, 2016. Ammon Bundy pointed out during the original Harney County Committee of Safety meeting that Taylor was the person filming it. See \u201cHarney County Town Hall #2 Dec 15, 2015,\u201d YouTube video, 1:16:35, posted by \u201cCrooked River Currents View,\u201d December 17, 2015, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JF2c6UYRdE0&amp;feature=youtu.be\">www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JF2c6UYRdE0&amp;feature=youtu.be<\/a>; see 1:12:15. Taylor confirmed this in his email.<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi\" ><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_4\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_15859_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_4');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>4,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_9\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_15859_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_9');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>9<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Craig Brookhart, telephone conversation with author, July 29, 2016.<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_15859_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_5');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_5\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>5<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Ibid.<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_15859_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_6');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_6\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>6<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Central Oregon Patriots Political Action Committee, Campaign Finance Activity, <em>Oregon Secretary of State<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.sos.state.or.us\/orestar\/cneSearch.do?cneSearchButtonName=search&amp;cneSearchFilerCommitteeId=15872\"><span class=\"footnote_url_wrap\">https:\/\/secure.sos.state.or.us\/orestar\/cneSearch.do?cneSearchButtonName=search&amp;cneSearchFilerCommitteeId=15872<\/span><\/a>.<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_15859_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_7');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_7\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>7<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Kevin Sperl, \u201cPatriots hosting local jail forums,\u201d <em>Central Oregonian<\/em>, March 5, 2015, <a href=\"http:\/\/portlandtribune.com\/ceo\/162-news\/252319-121196-patriots-hosting-local-jail-forums\"><span class=\"footnote_url_wrap\">http:\/\/portlandtribune.com\/ceo\/162-news\/252319-121196-patriots-hosting-local-jail-forums<\/span><\/a>; Jason Chaney, \u201cPatriots to host property tax forum,\u201d <em>Central Oregonian,<\/em> November 6, 2015, <a href=\"http:\/\/pamplinmedia.com\/ceo\/162-news\/280351-155673-patriots-to-host-property-tax-forum\"><span class=\"footnote_url_wrap\">http:\/\/pamplinmedia.com\/ceo\/162-news\/280351-155673-patriots-to-host-property-tax-forum<\/span><\/a>; Jason Chaney, \u201cTax forum enjoys large turnout,\u201d <em>Central Oregonian,<\/em> November 17, 2015, <a href=\"http:\/\/portlandtribune.com\/ceo\/162-news\/281632-156789-tax-forum-enjoys-large-turnout\"><span class=\"footnote_url_wrap\">http:\/\/portlandtribune.com\/ceo\/162-news\/281632-156789-tax-forum-enjoys-large-turnout<\/span><\/a>; \u201cCitizens Town Hall\u2014Ochoco Mountains National Recreation Area,\u201d Facebook event for December 10, 2015, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/527034360792809\">www.facebook.com\/events\/527034360792809<\/a>; Pedro Quintana, \u201cCrook County residents speak, leaders reject proposed recreation area,\u201d <em>KTVZ.COM<\/em>, January 22 (updated January 25), 2016, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ktvz.com\/news\/crook-county-residents-speak-leaders-reject-proposed-wilderness\/37568818\">www.ktvz.com\/news\/crook-county-residents-speak-leaders-reject-proposed-wilderness\/37568818<\/a>; Jennifer Wade, \u201cPrineville councilors join Crook Co. in rejecting rec area proposal,\u201d <em>KTVZ.COM<\/em>, January 27 (updated January 28), 2016, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ktvz.com\/news\/hundreds-gather-in-prineville-oppose-rec-area-proposal\/37660430\">www.ktvz.com\/news\/hundreds-gather-in-prineville-oppose-rec-area-proposal\/37660430<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_15859_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_8');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_8\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>8<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Jason Chaney, \u201cCitizens to form local natural resource plan,\u201d <em>Central Oregonian<\/em>, February 2, 2016, <a href=\"http:\/\/pamplinmedia.com\/ceo\/162-news\/291526-167892-citizens-to-form-local-natural-resource-plan\"><span class=\"footnote_url_wrap\">http:\/\/pamplinmedia.com\/ceo\/162-news\/291526-167892-citizens-to-form-local-natural-resource-plan<\/span><\/a>.<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_15859_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_10');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_10\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>10<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Minutes of Crook County Court, Regular Session, \u201cDiscussion of Natural Resource Planning,\u201d Crook County, Oregon, February 3, 2016, 8, <a href=\"http:\/\/co.crook.or.us\/Portals\/0\/minutes%20February%203%202016.pdf\"><span class=\"footnote_url_wrap\">http:\/\/co.crook.or.us\/Portals\/0\/minutes<\/span> February 3 2016.pdf<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_15859_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_11');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_11\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>11<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Amanda Peacher, \u201cCrook County Leaders Unexpectedly Table Natural Resource Plan,\u201d <em>Oregon Public Broadcasting<\/em>, July 20, 2016, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.opb.org\/news\/article\/crook-county-leaders-table-natural-resource-plan\">www.opb.org\/news\/article\/crook-county-leaders-table-natural-resource-plan<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_15859_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_12');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_12\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>12<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">\u201cPublic Presentation: \u2018Coordination\u2019,\u201d Facebook event for February 20, 2015, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/945547642203123\">www.facebook.com\/events\/945547642203123<\/a>. Videos of the presentation are available as well: \u201cCoordination meeting #1,\u201d YouTube video, 57:41, posted by \u201cCrooked River Currents View,\u201d March 4, 2016, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8ISxfkIalHA\">www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8iSxfkIalHA<\/a>; \u201cCoordination meeting #2,\u201d YouTube video<em>,<\/em> 57:36, posted by \u201cCrooked River Currents View,\u201d March 4, 2016, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rHpPuPtMaoo\">www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rHpPuPtMaoo<\/a>; \u201cCoordination meeting #3,\u201d YouTube video, 24:45, posted by \u201cCrooked River Currents View,\u201d March 4, 2016, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xN39GR--rpc\">www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xN39G\u2014-rpc<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_15859_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_13');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_13\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>13<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Crook County Natural Resources Political Action Committee, <em>Crook County Oregon Natural Resources Plan<\/em>, Revision 011D.1, 2016, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ccnr-pac.org\/plan\/off-CCNR_PAC_Natural%20Resources%20Plan_r011D.1.pdf\">www.ccnr-pac.org\/plan\/off-CCNR_PAC_Natural Resources Plan_r011D.1.pdf<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_15859_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_14');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_14\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>14<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Amanda Peacher, \u201cCrook County Leaders Unexpectedly Table Natural Resource Plan,\u201d <em>Oregon Public Broadcasting<\/em>, July 20, 2016, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.opb.org\/news\/article\/crook-county-leaders-table-natural-resource-plan\">www.opb.org\/news\/article\/crook-county-leaders-table-natural-resource-plan<\/a>; Amanda Peacher, \u201cCrook County Rejects Controversial Natural Resources Plan,\u201d <em>Oregon Public Broadcasting<\/em>, August 30, 2016, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.opb.org\/news\/article\/crook-county-rejects-natural-resource-plan\">www.opb.org\/news\/article\/crook-county-rejects-natural-resource-plan<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_15859_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_15');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_15\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>15<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Jason Chaney, \u201cReopening rager?,\u201d <em>Central Oregonian<\/em>, April 1, 2016, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pamplinmedia.com\/ceo\/162-news\/300202-177778-reopening-rager\">www.pamplinmedia.com\/ceo\/162-news\/300202-177778-reopening-rager<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_15859_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_16');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_16\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>16<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">\u201cCrook County, Oregon, Primary Election, May 17, 2016,\u201d <em>Crook County Oregon<\/em>, June 2, 2016, 7, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.co.crook.or.us\/Portals\/0\/Clerk\/2016%20Primary%20Results%20Final.pdf\">www.co.crook.or.us\/Portals\/0\/Clerk\/2016 Primary Results Final.pdf<\/a>. For Sharp as a COP member, see Jason Chaney, \u201cSharp joins county commissioner race,\u201d <em>Central Oregonian<\/em>, December 4, 2015, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pamplinmedia.com\/ceo\/162-news\/284047-159397-sharp-joins-county-commissioner-race\">www.pamplinmedia.com\/ceo\/162-news\/284047-159397-sharp-joins-county-commissioner-race<\/a>. For Fleck as a COP-PAC treasurer, see \u201cPersons Associated with Committee, Central Oregon Patriots Political Action Committee, 10\/26\/2012 to 03\/08\/2013,\u201d <em>Oregon Secretary of State<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.sos.state.or.us\/orestar\/sooDetail.do?sooRsn=66762\"><span class=\"footnote_url_wrap\">https:\/\/secure.sos.state.or.us\/orestar\/sooDetail.do?sooRsn=66762<\/span><\/a>.<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_15859_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_17');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_17\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>17<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">BJ Soper, Facebook post, April 2015. Screenshot in possession of author.<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi\" ><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_18\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_15859_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_18');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>18,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_22\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_15859_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_22');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>22<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Tyler Leeds, \u201cFor area conservatives, Burns frustrations resonate, <em>Bulletin<\/em> (Bend, OR), January 10, 2016, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bendbulletin.com\/localstate\/3888438-153\/for-area-conservatives-burns-frustrations-resonate#.\">www.bendbulletin.com\/localstate\/3888438-153\/for-area-conservatives-burns-frustrations-resonate &#8211; .<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_15859_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_19');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_19\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>19<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Taylor W. Anderson, \u201cGun backers make it to Salem\u2014before gun control bills do,\u201d <em>Bulletin <\/em>(Bend, OR), February 10, 2015, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bendbulletin.com\/localstate\/2867910-151\/gun-rights-protesters-beat-gun-control-bills-to-the\">www.bendbulletin.com\/localstate\/2867910-151\/gun-rights-protesters-beat-gun-control-bills-to-the<\/a>; \u201c7th speaker BJ Soper w\/ Central Oregon Constitutional Guard,\u201d YouTube video, 6:31, posted by \u201cFuYing Bro,\u201d February 13, 2015, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yVXs7LE8N7k&amp;list=PLLhowYEoSpzs_e5GayuAy7C2jNQOHJ2Ys&amp;index=7\">www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yVXs7LE8N7k&amp;list=PLLhowYEoSpzs_e5GayuAy7C2jNQOHJ2Ys&amp;index=7<\/a>. Soper also organized another anti-SB 941 protest along the Bend parkway in April 2015. See Taylor W. Anderson, \u201cAll sides argue over gun control bill,\u201d <em>Bulletin <\/em>(Bend, OR), April 2, 2015, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bendbulletin.com\/localstate\/3030244-151\/all-sides-argue-over-gun-control-bill\">www.bendbulletin.com\/localstate\/3030244-151\/all-sides-argue-over-gun-control-bill<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_15859_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_20');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_20\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>20<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">BJ Soper, Facebook post, May 2015. Screenshot in possession of author.<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_15859_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_21');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_21\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>21<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">BJ Soper, Facebook post, June 2015. Screenshot in possession of author.<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_15859_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_23');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_23\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>23<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">\u201cJoin Us in the Boatnik Parade with Oath Keepers of Josephine County, Oregon,\u201d MeetUp event for May 23, 2015, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Oath-Keepers-Oregon\/events\/222652949;\">www.meetup.com\/Oath-Keepers-Oregon\/events\/222652949;<\/a> photo of \u201cSugar Pine Mine Owners\u201d float at parade, Facebook post, May 2015. Screenshot in possession of author.<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_15859_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_24');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_24\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>24<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Oath Keepers of Central Oregon, Facebook page, September 22, 2015, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OKCentralOregon\/posts\/893402937400909\">www.facebook.com\/OKCentralOregon\/posts\/893402937400909<\/a>. See comment by Kathleen Brady. Taylor said he resigned in August 2016; email to author, August 8, 2016.<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_15859_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_25');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_25\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>25<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Lauren Martinez, \u201c\u2018Oath Keepers\u2019 stand guard at Bend military recruiting center,\u201d <em>KTVZ.COM<\/em>, July 27 (updated July 28), 2015, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ktvz.com\/news\/oath-keepers-stand-guard-at-bend-military-recruiting-center\/34390958\">www.ktvz.com\/news\/oath-keepers-stand-guard-at-bend-military-recruiting-center\/34390958<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_15859_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_26');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_26\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>26<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Jeff Roberts, Facebook comment, December 2015. Screenshot in possession of author.<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_15859_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_27');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_27\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>27<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">\u201cBend convoy to Burns, counter-protest,\u201d <em>KTVZ.COM<\/em>, January 2, 2016, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ktvz.com\/news\/bend-convoy-to-burns-counter-protest\/37239592\">www.ktvz.com\/news\/bend-convoy-to-burns-counter-protest\/37239592<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_15859_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_28');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_28\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>28<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Tyler Leeds, \u201cCentral Oregon activists in Burns: Occupiers hijacked trust,\u201d <em>Bulletin<\/em> (Bend, OR), January 4, 2016, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bendbulletin.com\/localstate\/3875998-151\/central-oregon-activists-in-burns-critical-of-occupation\">www.bendbulletin.com\/localstate\/3875998-151\/central-oregon-activists-in-burns-critical-of-occupation<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_15859_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_29');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_29\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>29<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">BJ Soper, Facebook posts, January 2016. Screenshots in possession of author.<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_15859_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_30');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_30\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>30<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bendbulletin.com\/localstate\/3973896-151\/refuge-occupation-draws-central-oregonians-to-harney-county?referrer=bulletRelated\">Dylan J. Darling<\/a>, \u201cOccupation draws Central Oregonians to Harney County,\u201d <em>Bulletin<\/em> (Bend, OR), February 6, 2016, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bendbulletin.com\/localstate\/3973896-151\/refuge-occupation-draws-central-oregonians-to-harney-county\">www.bendbulletin.com\/localstate\/3973896-151\/refuge-occupation-draws-central-oregonians-to-harney-county<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_15859_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_31');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_31\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>31<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">BJ Soper, screenshot of Facebook post. Posted by Gargoyle, Twitter post, January 28, 2016, 8:44 a.m, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Patztense\/status\/692750185819213824\"><span class=\"footnote_url_wrap\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/Patztense\/status\/692750185819213824<\/span><\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_15859_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_32');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_32\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>32<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">\u201cRural Oregon speaks out!,\u201d February 8, 2016, <em>Rural Organizing Project<\/em>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rop.org\/7744-2\">www.rop.org\/7744-2<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_15859_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_33');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_33\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>33<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">\u201cSheriff Richard Mack (ret) founder of the CSPOA presents in Crook County, OR,\u201d YouTube video, 2:26:22, posted by \u201cJuliet H,\u201d March 28, 2016, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yisY-8SsoXQ&amp;feature=youtu.be\">www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yisY-8SsoXQ<\/a>; \u201cPrineville Library, OR. Chris Briels 3 26 16,\u201d YouTube video, 1:22:16, posted by \u201cJuliet H,\u201d April 1, 2016, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IZOUgL2bzh4&amp;feature=youtu.be\">www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IZOUgL2bzh4<\/a>; \u201cGavin Seim speaks in Prineville,\u201d <em>KTVZ.COM<\/em>, April 5, 2016, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ktvz.com\/news\/gavin-seim-speaks-in-prineville\/38888776\">www.ktvz.com\/news\/gavin-seim-speaks-in-prineville\/38888776<\/a>; \u201cKrisAnne Hall\u2014Constitutional Educator,\u201d Facebook event for April 18, 2016, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1696616303929713\">www.facebook.com\/events\/1696616303929713<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_15859_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_34');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_34\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>34<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">\u201cPrineville Rally at Courthouse Feb 1, 2016,\u201d YouTube video, 5:30, posted by \u201cCrooked River Currents View,\u201d February 1, 2016, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=R7VuYumTCos&amp;feature=youtu.be&amp;a\">www.youtube.com\/watch?v=R7VuYumTCos<\/a>; \u201cBEND OREGON PATRIOT RALLY \u2018Stand By Me\u2019,\u201d Facebook event for March 5, 2016, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1687511084867341\">www.facebook.com\/events\/1687511084867341<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_15859_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_35');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_35\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>35<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Abby Spegman, \u201cSupporters rally in Bend for Malheur occupiers,\u201d <em>Bulletin<\/em> (Bend, OR), June 26 (updated June 27), 2016, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bendbulletin.com\/localstate\/4458357-151\/five-months-later-supports-rally-in-bend-for\">www.bendbulletin.com\/localstate\/4458357-151\/five-months-later-supports-rally-in-bend-for<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_15859_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_15859_1_36');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_15859_1_36\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>36<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Jason Chaney, \u201cSecond Amendment discussion set,\u201d <em>Portland Tribune<\/em>, November 4, 2014, <a href=\"http:\/\/portlandtribune.com\/component\/content\/article?id=239240\"><span class=\"footnote_url_wrap\">http:\/\/portlandtribune.com\/component\/content\/article?id=239240<\/span><\/a>; Pancho Savery, telephone interview with author, December 20, 2015. 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