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Trump Admin Removes MLK Day, Juneteenth From National Parks Fee-Free Days (but adds Trump's Birthday!)

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You think the gold is a halo, but it's really just the reflection off all of the new wall treatments he put up in the WH.

Just follow the law.

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Elfreth, Merkley Introduce Legislation to Prohibit Partisan National Park Passes




WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), Vice Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee, and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), the top Democrat overseeing funding for the National Park Service, introduced the Prohibit Partisan Park Passes Act. The bill is straightforward legislation that would explicitly prohibit the National Park Service from issuing America the Beautiful Passes – physical or digital – with the image or likeness of any living political figures. The legislation is in response to the Trump Administration placing President Trump’s face on America the Beautiful Passes in January of this year.

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“President Trump slapping his face on annual park passes is an authoritarian gesture worthy of a king or dictator. He’s hijacking our beloved public treasures for shameless, un-American self-promotion,” said Senator Merkley, the top Democrat overseeing funding for the National Park Service in the Senate. “The non-partisan National Park Service serves all Americans, but Trump once again has unnecessarily politicized government services while potentially breaking the law as well. We must ensure our beloved national treasures remain well-maintained and free of partisan propaganda for generations to come.”
 
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Lol, my dead dad's birthday is June 19. When it got turned into Juneteenth we were all surprised. Now my dad actually had a dual holiday-birthday to celebrate on his big day. It was really special. ^_^ How many people can say that their birthday falls on a holiday?
 
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“President Trump slapping his face on annual park passes is an authoritarian gesture worthy of a king or dictator. He’s hijacking our beloved public treasures for shameless, un-American self-promotion,” said Senator Merkley, the top Democrat overseeing funding for the National Park Service in the Senate. “The non-partisan National Park Service serves all Americans, but Trump once again has unnecessarily politicized government services while potentially breaking the law as well. We must ensure our beloved national treasures remain well-maintained and free of partisan propaganda for generations to come.”
Would it be worse if president Trump put his face on a dollar bill such as "dictators" or "King" Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Andrew Jackson, etc.?
 
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Would it be worse if president Trump put his face on a dollar bill such as "dictators" or "King" Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Andrew Jackson, etc.?
Such as?

None of those presidents appeared on actual currency in their lifetimes; Washington specifically rejected the idea. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has created models for a dollar Trump coin.

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George Washington refused to have his portrait on U.S. coins during his lifetime, rejecting the idea as "monarchical". This act established a lasting precedent against featuring living leaders on American currency. Instead of his likeness, early U.S. coins featured allegorical figures of Liberty. Washington finally appeared on a circulating coin in 1932, over a century after his death, for the 200th anniversary of his birth.


 
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Would it be worse if president Trump put his face on a dollar bill such as "dictators" or "King" Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Andrew Jackson, etc.?
At least these fellows had the good grace to be dead before their likenesses were emblazoned upon our currency.
 
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