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U.S. House of Reps. moves to encourage drilling in national parks
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onadesertedisland
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"Mommy I want to go see the world's most polluted national park! The propaganda officer at school told us to let them know if mommy and daddy were happy about visiting!"
Lucky Forward
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Seeing as you can't hunt in national parks, I doubt they'll give a shit. Actually, I could see them going along with it if they let them hunt in national parks.
Either that or they'll just blame it on liberals (like my dad does all the fucking time) and suck the GOP cock some more.
onadesertedisland
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It will expose the hypocrisy of some hunters as conservationists.
Dubbedinenglish
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Most hunters know and support conservation measures in hunting. Hell some of the avid hunters and fishermen I know are park rangers. I think they understand keeping areas pristine and for future generations. Problem is that doesn't override the other GOP wedge issues.
Paltheos
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Incidentally, many of the contemporary leaders of the GOP were wary or outright didn't like Roosevelt. Teddy was a devout party man but strongly opinionated and outspoken and always moved with his famous energy quickly and swiftly. He was put on the Vice-Presidential ticket to capitalize on his national popularity and to limit the amount he could actually do. He was never intended to get to actual power.
No such thing as a centrifugal force.
onadesertedisland
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They don't have the time to stand up to Darth Cheeto, but they can introduce legislation to make themselves richer? Traitors.
WeAreStarStuff
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In a few billion the sun will go super giant and destroy the Earth anyways; I mean we might as well get started.
Polioliolio
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Nothing is sacred to them except the orange old sack.
Robot Carnival
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I tried to stay civil as much as I can during this whole mess, but my blood is boiling at it's max right now. FUCK YOU you scumbags who line your pockets with oil and coal money. FUCK YOU for trying to destroy one of the greatest thing about the United States and FUCK YOU for your lies and greed. I always thought people in general would have some redeeming side about them but thanks for showing me that there are truly some folks who's beyond saving. FUCK YOU!
Alcotholic
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The last bastion of protected nature may not be protected anymore.
Omegasquash
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First post sums up my reaction very well.
I believe one of the opposition responses to Roosevelt establishing much of this was "what has posterity ever done for me?"
Not all of them, duh. Just ones with oil, gas and/or clean coal in them.
This is happening too:
https://www.theguardian.com/environ...ands-sell-congress-bureau-management-chaffetz
They want to sell off public lands totalling the size of Connecticut.
https://www.theguardian.com/environ...ands-sell-congress-bureau-management-chaffetz
They want to sell off public lands totalling the size of Connecticut.
balladofwindfishes
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Look at these good Christians
Quality of Life needs to be threatened or take noticeable nosedive.
SuperEpicMan
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Freeza Under The Shower
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Ron Swanson is not pleased.
No, it just comes naturally.
Nothing. As long as they think "Libtards are crying", it doesn't matter how bad their own lives get.
How About No
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....fuck off. No way. This can't be allowed to happen.
I wouldn't consider myself a tree-hugger by any means, but now I'd lovingly embrace one so hard I'll have bark patterns permanently emedded on my skin
I wouldn't consider myself a tree-hugger by any means, but now I'd lovingly embrace one so hard I'll have bark patterns permanently emedded on my skin
Man-is-Obsolete
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Again they don't care what anyone says or thinks. They are going to loot this country and change as many rules as possible into their favor and calling your representatives is unfortunately falling on deaf ears. Even protests are not enough. Not saying people should stop doing either of the two but that isn't enough. People are going to have to find a way to be disruptive to the GOP interests. Don't think like the GOP tea party think like the actual Boston tea party. The work stoppage protest later this month could be a good start.
uncredited male
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We going back to burning rivers again.
fluffydelusions
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Straight evil pieces of garbage.
BigWeather
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Wrote my (Republican in a tightly contested NC-2) congressman, hopefully will help.
i'm glad i read down to this post, i feel a little better now, thank you.
it makes sense that these are reactionary times and people are gonna be reactionary, but if this is one dude supporting this bill, we don't need to be out here screaming "REPUBLICANS TO DRILL IN PARKS". can we keep some modicum of calm in the thread titles at least, i hate waking up to these things
Mr. Giggles
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Ahh gotcha... Hopefully this bill is killed too.
I've only been to the US a handful of times and it is a lovely country, I imagine the national parks are a point of national pride so the thought of drilling and fracking there is quiet odd
Errr, the caldera erupting could wipe almost all of us
H.Cornerstone
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ITS NOT A NATIONAL PARK IF YOU DRILL IN IT YOU NUMB NUTS!
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Came here to post this. Simpsons, you diabolical you.
TheOfficeMut
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Perhaps continuously destroying construction property and machines would make some bow out?
They'll sell this is a cornerstone movement toward "energy independence".
All this talk about how most of these sound crazy and will perhaps not come to pass ought to remember what the media and masses said about Trump when he put forth his name for running and how Bannon, an utter nutjob, is a key figure in his administration.
All this talk about how most of these sound crazy and will perhaps not come to pass ought to remember what the media and masses said about Trump when he put forth his name for running and how Bannon, an utter nutjob, is a key figure in his administration.
Rather than the Neo-Gilded Age, the Age of Plunder might be most accurate for this part of American history.
Fahzgoolin
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Please don't ruin our parks =(
Nothing is sacred anymore...
Nothing is sacred anymore...
I know quite a few people who hunt, and I can't imagine a single one of them will not be horrified by this move.
Now I'm not claiming this is anything more than an anecdote, I have certainly no idea what the majority of hunters think, but I wouldn't throw all of them under the bus quite yet.
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