Here's the long and short of it.
In 1993 some officous bureaucrat in the Clinton administration decided that they didn't like those dirty ranchers using their desert. So they found some enviro group to sue the feed.gov to protect the tortise. BLM writes new rules/permits that begin to force ranchers off the land. Fast forward to 2014 and there is only one of the original 53 left.
People finally had enough. The .gov is no longer representing them, but enviro groups that are hellbent on getting people off .gov lands. They decided to make a stand, to kill and be killed if necessary, against the militarized .gov agency.
It's what the lady said. "Do we now send men with guns to collect a bill?" Apparently, we do. And when that happens we no longer control the .gov. The .gov controls us through the threat of violence.
"Social contract" s now null and void.
And yes, I would go out there and stand in the front rank. I've done it before. I'll do it again.