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The '''Montana Freemen''' were a [[Christian patriot]] group based in [[Montana]], [[United States]], near the town of [[Jordan, Montana|Jordan]]. The Montana [[Freemen]] believed in the doctrine of [[individual sovereignty]] and rejected the authority of the U.S. federal government. As a result of these beliefs, they attempted to set up their own parallel systems of [[government]], [[banking]], and [[currency]]. They became well-known because of their 81-day-long standoff with U.S. federal marshals from [[March 25]] through June of [[1996]]. The peaceful resolution of this standoff seemed to reflect the lessons that federal law enforcement authorities learned from the disasters at [[Ruby Ridge]] and [[Branch Davidians|Waco]].Another view is that the peaceful resolution reflects that the federal government was afraid that another massacre would produce another terrorist attack like the one in Oklahoma City. |
The '''Montana Freemen''' were a [[Christian patriot]] group based in [[Montana]], [[United States]], near the town of [[Jordan, Montana|Jordan]]. The Montana [[Freemen]] believed in the doctrine of [[individual sovereignty]] and rejected the authority of the U.S. federal government. As a result of these beliefs, they attempted to set up their own parallel systems of [[government]], [[banking]], and [[currency]]. They became well-known because of their 81-day-long standoff with U.S. federal marshals from [[March 25]] through June of [[1996]]. The peaceful resolution of this standoff seemed to reflect the lessons that federal law enforcement authorities learned from the disasters at [[Ruby Ridge]] and [[Branch Davidians|Waco]]. Another view is that the peaceful resolution reflects that the federal government was afraid that another massacre would produce another terrorist attack like the one in Oklahoma City. |
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Revision as of 15:47, 21 February 2006
The Montana Freemen were a Christian patriot group based in Montana, United States, near the town of Jordan. The Montana Freemen believed in the doctrine of individual sovereignty and rejected the authority of the U.S. federal government. As a result of these beliefs, they attempted to set up their own parallel systems of government, banking, and currency. They became well-known because of their 81-day-long standoff with U.S. federal marshals from March 25 through June of 1996. The peaceful resolution of this standoff seemed to reflect the lessons that federal law enforcement authorities learned from the disasters at Ruby Ridge and Waco. Another view is that the peaceful resolution reflects that the federal government was afraid that another massacre would produce another terrorist attack like the one in Oklahoma City.
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