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Copy and paste letter if you wish to correspond with your legislator about this situation. . .

Senator Ron Wyden
221 Dirksen Senate Office Bldg.
Washington, D.C., 20510
tel (202) 224-5244
fax (202) 228-2717
e-mail: wyden@wyden.net

The Honorable Senator Wyden,

Currently I see things happening that make me wonder why our Representatives and Senators are not sticking up for American’s and our Taxpayer money! It is the Bureau of Land Management, the Department of the Interior (both way too large of a government agency) and their continuous deplorable, and in many perspectives criminal conduct. This is an ongoing situation, over the years, that apparently require your attention and resolution. Many Voters watching, many concerned American’s do care about our Public Lands.

When is enough actually enough? Their misinformation, and twisting of facts into what many American’s refer to as nothing more than BLM Speak has become more than costly to American Taxpayers, it devastates our Public Land Environments’ and decimation of America’s Wildlife!

When we discuss both government agencies, we can discuss the “facts” of frivolous spending of taxpayer money based on falsified information as well as misinformation. . . Federal Court Records, references quite prevalent over the past decade, show my statements to be not only true, but combined with many GAO Reports, show outstanding criminal behavior as well – taxpayer money fraud and waste in the $$$ Billions of Dollars.

Why America’s legislators have not stepped in and at least conducted an Investigation, similar to the early 1990’s investigation showing beyond a doubt the same conduct of these particular agencies (where 1,800 arrest warrants made but canceled the evening before service), have many taxpaying American’s concerned!

One Example of many more: i.e. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM – Department of Interior) says THEY do not have to follow the 1971 Congressional Wild Free-Roaming Horse and Burros Act (WFRHBA – Law of the United States of America). It is a frightening and a sad state of affairs when our government says they don’t have to follow the law.

From what BLM stated and published in a recent Environmental Assessment (EA-whereas many of their EIS and EA’s are falsified or copied from others)) comment response, they state, “. . . Congressional LAW does NOT pertain to THEM.” Per BLM’s attitude and actions and now these words, the law is only to protect the Wild Horse and Burro Program (i.e. expenditures and misinformation and criminal behavior abundant) from you and me and has NOTHING to do with them!

Many American’s, including many in the Northwest, would like to see an end, or the breaking up into smaller agencies the Bureau of Land Management and the Department of the Interior. We would also like to see a thorough investigation of their activities as well as the criminals sent to prison from these government agencies – as well as both start giving to the American Public honesty, not lies, thriftiness with our tax money, not profound and arrogant wasteful spending predicated on false science and false information in general!

Thank you for your assistance in this matter,

e-mail: wyden@wyden.net

Office Locations
Washington D.C.
221 Dirksen Senate Office Bldg.
Washington, D.C., 20510
tel (202) 224-5244
fax (202) 228-2717

Portland
911 NE 11th Ave., Suite 630
Portland, OR, 97232
tel (503) 326-7525

Salem
707 13th St., SE Suite 285
Salem, OR, 97301
tel (503) 589-4555

Eugene
405 East 8th Ave., Suite 2020
Eugene, OR, 97401
tel (541) 431-0229

Medford
Federal Courthouse
310 West 6th St.,
Room 118
Medford, OR, 97501
tel (541) 858-5122

Bend
The Jamison Building
131 NW Hawthorne Ave.,
Suite 107
Bend, OR, 97701
tel (541) 330-9142

La Grande
SAC Annex Building
105 Fir St,. Suite 201
La Grande, OR, 97850
tel (541) 962-7691

(Edit and Copy this letter — sent to DOI as addressed and to Your Legislator/Representative — getting the word out about a corrupt government agency is important)

Office of the Executive Secretariat and Regulatory Affairs:
U.S. Department of Interior
1849 C Street, NW
Washington, DC 20240

Complaint of Scientific and Scholarly Misconduct

The DOI Policy for the Integrity of Scientific and Scholarly Activities posits its central policy as:

§ 3.4 Policy “The Department… will not tolerate loss of integrity in the performance of scientific and scholarly activities or in the application of science and scholarship in decision making…”

As detailed above, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) staff and Department of the Interior (DOI) staff has set aside recovery criteria and designation of suitable habitat based upon the best available science in favor of what is termed, Welfare Ranchers who acquired preferential grazing permits on Public Lands.

Further, BLM and DOI allowed:

a. the politics of Cattlemen Lobby Group to suggest and make decisions contrary to proper Wild Horse and range management;
b. Current Director of the Department of the Interior and oversees the BLM and the Wild Horse and Burro Program – questionable Ethical Conflict and more, who has many Rancher friends, maintains blatantly bias principles and ideologies against America’s Wild Horse Herds;
c. the Wild Horse and Burro Program’s Consultants, who are all Ranchers and horse breeders and selected to the Consulting Board due to their bias “Same Objective” ideology, which unethically dictates what positive criteria or habitat could be considered for America’s Wild Horse Herds.

In short, America’s Wild Horse Herds management ideology and principles’ has become the antithesis of scientific integrity.

Public Venting

The policy further requires that scientific findings and conclusions be made subject to public vetting:

§ 3.4.C “ Document the scientific and scholarly findings considered in decision making and ensure public access to that information and supporting data through established Departmental and Bureau procedures…”

In this instance, Environmental Assessment documents were leaked to politicians and selected lobby groups and other friends of BLM and DOI staff and other groups. By contrast, the deliberations between BLM, DOI, WH&B Consultants, Welfare Ranchers, other groups and state agencies in the SDM process were kept behind closed door, with no public access to the scientific data, conclusions or the standard by which decisions were being made.

The DOI rules define misconduct to include:

§3.5(M)(1) “Misconduct also includes: (a) intentionally circumventing policy that ensures the integrity of science and scholarship, and (b) actions that compromise scientific and scholarly integrity.”

§3.5(M)(3) “A finding of scientific and scholarly misconduct requires that:

(a) There be a significant departure from accepted practices of the relevant scientific and scholarly community.

(b) The misconduct be committed intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly.
(c) The allegation be proven by a preponderance of evidence.

In this instance, all actions by subjects of this complaint appear to be intentional rather than the product of mistake or confusion. The intricate interference denotes an acute awareness by the actors of the consequences of their actions with respect to what steps would be taken in current Wild Horse Herd Management and circumventing Ecosystem adjustments appropriately.

As detailed above, the work product of scientific experts reflecting both their collective judgment applying the accepted practices of the scientific community was variously set aside, delayed, skewed or manipulated into irrelevance by the actions detailed above. As a result, the ESA and even TAYLOR GRAZING ACT / FLPMA / NEPA mandates that ecosystem management and recovery planning be based upon best available science was set aside.

The downward adjustment of recovery criteria and the exclusion of suitable habitat on the basis of political and other socioeconomic factors represent significant departures from accepted practices of the relevant scientific and scholarly community. In short, the end result of the NEPA or EA process was, and throughout the years, meant to reach a politically acceptable pre-determined result regardless of the science.

Finally, this complaint is supported by more than a preponderance of the evidence. Further, we know of no information which contradicts this narrative of events.

Conclusion: The purpose of the DOI Policy for the Integrity of Scientific and Scholarly Activities is to prevent political manipulation of science in precisely the manner in which it has occurred in the case of Wild Horse Herd Management planning as outlined in this complaint. We urge that you undertake an investigation of this matter immediately.

We have a number of supporting documents and suggested witnesses to the events described above and we will provide you that list under separate cover should this complaint be accepted for investigation. If you desire any clarification of the above or additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Respectfully Submitted,

John W. Cox
Horse Advocate / American Veteran