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The Bundys think they are preserving democracy by occupying Oregon's Malheur refuge, but they are undermining it

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imageMembers of various militia groups met in the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon. One dressed as a Continental army officer.REUTERS/Jim Urquhart

What’s motivating the armed protesters who occupied Oregon’s Malheur National Wildlife Refuge last week?

A local sheriff explained it this way: they came

claiming to be part of militia...

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