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Quote by: Chancellor  State governments can't be trusted but the federal government can?
What you're advocating is a big federal bureaucracy that maintains socialist control over its citizens - which is definitely not good for our country. What is good for our country is for you and people like you to stop supporting the federal government's ongoing usurpation of powers the Constitution doesn't give it. |
Well I have good news for you. I switched and am now supporting Ron Paul for the Republican nomination. (but still do not like those other republican canidates).
And having now done so (see my new post in "eleciton forum") I cannot support National Parks if that is unconsitutional. And so the states will have to determine what to do with that real estate property.
The last time I went to a National Park was in 1957. I would never go back to a big national park nowadays because the traffic is backed up for miles, and you must reserve a picnic table months in advance and pay a bunch of money to get in. If it is paid for by the feds with taxes it should be free to the taxpayers to get in. The Feds allow in thousands of tourests who polute the place with gas fumes from vehicles, and by tossing out plastic bags that are hazards for small animals. Then the rangers must shoot the poor black bears who try to get a free lunch in someones tent. What a stupid idea, mixing dumb tourists from the city with dumb black bears. Then the people get lost going hiking and the state must pay money out to rescue them. Some big National Parks allow for hotels and motels and those silly gift shops. All that bad managing is bad for nature, and the goals of preserving wildlife is not well suited to the ideas miles and miles of people driving by on park highways. Not to mention the damage of off-road-vehicles. In recent years gansters have made a business out of robbing people's belongings while they camp out in those park campgrounds. Things like cameras, purses, and expensive camping gear. No wonder the wolves all moved to Canada. ( at least if they do not love it they leave it ).
Perhaps the states can do better?
Take the Grand Canyon for example. Disney could buy it from the state and make a nice nature park there. With real wild rides down the rapids.
And have water slides from the rim down to the bottom of the canyon. Weeee. And a big Dinsey Hotel on the North rim to overlook the canyon, and a elevator from the hotel down to the Native Ameican Village where the Indians can sell their pottery, rugs, and hopi dolls. ( more jobs for the locals ). The thing is that when they have a public hearing many Arizona people would vote NO to allowing Disneyland to buy the park ( just like voters did back east a while back ). I believe they would vote no to a Disney take over. Right? And so the state would keep it as a state park with less funding, and less funding means less 'messing around' which has damaging results environmentally (in most cases).
So ... What do you think of my new opinon?
I personally dislike tourist traps and avoid them as much as possible.