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CreekDog

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9. because there aren't staff to protect things

Reply to RobinA (Reply #8)

Tue Oct 1, 2013, 01:28 PM

Oct 2013

essential staff only means that you don't have the staff to protect the parks under normal visitation levels.

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Tourists to be shut out from national parks, monuments under government shutdown [View all] bananas Oct 2013 OP

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They're our fucking parks. ForgoTheConsequence Oct 2013 #2

We all know where to direct our anger. Fearless Oct 2013 #3

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It's the 123rd Anniversary of Yosemite National Park bananas Oct 2013 #5

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It's in keeping with the Libertarian idea that the parks should be in private hands. I've seen this freshwest Oct 2013 #7

Why RobinA Oct 2013 #8

because there aren't staff to protect things CreekDog Oct 2013 #9

Except if your a badass crew of WWII veterans! Earth_First Oct 2013 #10

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