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Malheur occupiers not expert on Constitution

David Fry, the last of the militia members occupying the Malheur Wildlife Refuge, finally left on Feb. 11 after complaining he couldn’t get his marijuana, ranting about UFOs and complaining about the “government chemically mutating” people.

Perhaps these folks are not quite the authorities on the Constitution that many of their followers believe they are.

Steven Meacham, Shelton

This story was originally published February 19, 2016 at 10:19 AM with the headline "Malheur occupiers not expert on Constitution."

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