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| Park Service OKs immigration reform rally on 'closed' National Mall |
| 2013-10-08 |
| [WASHINGTONEXAMINER] A planned immigration reform rally will take place on the National Mall on Tuesday even though the site is closed due to the government shutdown. Organizers for the "Camino Americano: March for Immigration Reform" were spotted Monday setting up a stage and equipment on the National Mall for the rally which will take place on Tuesday. A few scattered barriers around the park have signs informing visitors that the area is closed as a result of the government shutdown. Susana Flores, a spokesperson for the rally, confirmed for the Washington Examiner that the Park Service will allow the event to take place under the group's rights granted by the First Amendment. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #16 So Fema camps are not such a crazy idea after all. |
| Posted by: Dale 2013-10-08 21:38 |
| #15 Folks who live in the Great Smoky Mountains have just about reached their breaking point with the federal government. “It’s almost like they are pushing to see how far they can push before the American people say enough is enough,” said Ed Mitchell, the mayor of Blount County, Tenn. “We were founded on a declaration of independence. And they are about to push the people to the line again.” Nearly a third of Blount County is inside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. So when the federal government shut down the park, it also shut down one of the area’s chief sources of revenue. The National Park Service also closed the Foothills Parkway, a major thoroughfare in the county. The closure came without warning and left the local school district scrambling to get children back to their homes. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2013-10-08 19:30 |
| #14 I call Gymkana! |
| Posted by: Shipman 2013-10-08 16:18 |
| #13 So why is it the governors of these states are not out front opening the fences? Because they know the nazi trooper from the Obama camp will attack from all directions. He has this country afraid to stand up. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2013-10-08 15:55 |
| #12 They would have just jumped the fences to get inside anyway. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2013-10-08 14:44 |
| #11 Mt. Rushmore has a different set of problems now: "The cones first went up Oct. 1, said Dusty Johnson, Gov. Dennis Daugaard’s chief of staff. The state asked that they be taken down, and federal officials did so with some of them. The state was told the cones were a safety precaution to help channel cars into viewing areas rather than to bar their entrance. “I think reasonable people can disagree about that,” Johnson said. The cones were down again Friday as a blizzard hit the Black Hills and plows needed access to the roads, Johnson said. He said the state would be monitoring to see whether the cones are put back along viewing areas." The Black Hills area is still paralyzed by the recent winter storm, so the issue is rather academic. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2013-10-08 14:36 |
| #10 #9 Rushmore roadside view coned off. Someone with the chops and the time (not me, sadly) could have a lot of fun with this: Rushmore in distance / PP putting out cones at overlook / MR goes ka-Bamiyan / Usual dust and shouting (sub O for Al) / Clouds clear, revealing single-headed Rushmore crowned by rays of morning sun overlaying O logo (creepy praise song in background, or NA if you wanna go there) |
| Posted by: Harcourt Hitler3148 2013-10-08 13:37 |
| #9 Rushmore roadside view coned off. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-10-08 12:33 |
| #8 If the shutdown lasts until January, will the Park Service allow the annual Right to Life march? It is held every January on the anniversary of Roe v Wade. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2013-10-08 12:30 |
| #7 Perhaps there will be an Obamacare sign-up booth, free Obamafones, and EBT cards available at Camino Americano as well. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-10-08 12:12 |
| #6 Future democrats. Remember he is punishing the right, so the government is only closed to the right. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2013-10-08 12:00 |
| #5 'Free Speech' exemption. So if you want to tour government properties, carry an OWS sign or something. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2013-10-08 09:42 |
| #4 Horse Shit |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2013-10-08 09:23 |
| #3 takeaway Message to non-shirking classes "Big government will pick on you, and do favours you can't have." |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2013-10-08 06:37 |
| #2 This will so endear them to the American people. |
| Posted by: Dale 2013-10-08 02:44 |
| #1 "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others". |
| Posted by: 3dc 2013-10-08 01:38 |