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| NPS Orders Closure of Park that Receives No Federal Funding |
| 2013-10-03 |
| [FREEBEACON] The National Park Service has ordered the closure of a Virginia park that sits on federal land, even though the government provides no resources for its maintenance or operation. The Claude Moore Colonial Farm announced on Wednesday that NPS has ordered it to suspend operations until Congress agrees to a deal to fund the federal government. According to Anna Eberly, managing director of the farm, NPS sent law enforcement agents to the park on Tuesday evening to remove staff and volunteers from the property. "You do have to wonder about the wisdom of an organization that would use staff they don't have the money to pay to evict visitors from a park site that operates without costing them any money," she said. The park withstood prior government shutdowns, noting in a news release that the farm will be closed to the public for the first time in 40 years. "In previous budget dramas, the Farm has always been exempted since the NPS provides no staff or resources to operate the Farm," Eberly explained in an emailed statement. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 Gut the NPS. They are childish and vindictive and being used as a weapon. This all goes to show that you can't trust the government for things you need, they can always be held back. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2013-10-03 14:42 |
| #7 Refuse the order. These are a dictator's actions. Send state troopers to keep it open under the authority of the 9th and 10th amendments. Arrest the Feds if the refuse to leave peaceably. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2013-10-03 13:03 |
| #6 FDR was the first president who did not feel himself constrained in any way by the US Constitution. Barack Obama has taken the next step. He does not feel himself constrained in any way by the rule of law. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2013-10-03 11:06 |
| #5 Seizure of private property without due process and just compensation. Seems like some 'illegal' orders are being issued. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2013-10-03 09:05 |
| #4 Sorry Skid. Tag ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-10-03 03:36 |
| #3 B. you've got a tag in there. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2013-10-03 03:33 |
| #2 Claude Moore Colonial Farm represents a racist, apartheid filled early American colonial era, filled with prideful independence from the yoke of oppressive European Governments. It denotes a cultural heritage filled with individual responsibility, hardship, the fruits of labor, Christian family and community. The Claude Moore facility is a sort of Voortrekker monument squarely in our midst. Closure under the current regime was inevitable. [sarc off] |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-10-03 03:29 |
| #1 Where is the Claude Moore Colonial Farm ? Here Gee, I guess one of their neghbors complained that they had to minimize their "shop", so why didn't "The Farm" have to close ? |
| Posted by: Au Auric 2013-10-03 03:02 |