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comment by ButterflyEffect

Oh fuck that about the national parks. Any idea who I could donate to to help make sure that doesn't happen?





Trombone  ·  2917 days ago  ·  link  ·  
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goobster  ·  2917 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Nobody. They are currently prevented from drilling and mining in national parks due to legal precedents set by the Supreme Court.

Once those are cleared out of the way (I'm guessing around October 2017, after the new Supreme Court takes on Roe v Wade and reinforces Citizen's United), the next on the block is the dissolution of the National Park System.

This is part of the job creation plan. Open up new lands for drilling, mining, logging, etc.

OftenBen  ·  2917 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Hillary Clinton

thenewgreen  ·  2917 days ago  ·  link  ·  

You mean, $hillary. Right?

OftenBen  ·  2917 days ago  ·  link  ·  

You made the association. By the standards of the election, that was enough to win.

Says a lot.

kleinbl00  ·  2917 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I have absolutely no idea.

And that's just the thing: we're in a crazy new place where we have no firm grasp of what could happen next. The Republicans are two million votes down but still claiming a mandate and nobody has ever revoked a national park before, but we've never had a president this unqualified before.

I know what I can do locally. I can buttress up my local organizations. But I tell you what - for all external appearances, we're dialed.

Rob Bishop? 65% of the vote.

When you look at the candidate the Dems fielded, it isn't particularly surprising.

Chaffetz beat this guy 73-27.