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Traffic Shutdown? Truck drivers plan 3-day protest on Capital Beltway

Not only is the government (partially) shut down, but now a caravan of truck drivers is looking to shut down traffic around Washington — as part of abizarre (Why is this bizarre and Immigration rallies on the “closed” National Mall, Normal?) protest against things that are “destroying America.”

The group, Truckers Ride for the Constitution, is trying to attract participants for a demonstration on the Capital Beltway starting this Friday.

“Truck drivers will not haul freight! … Truckers will lead the path to saving our country if every American rides with them!” the group’s Facebook page, which had more than 57,000 “likes” as of Tuesday morning, declares.

The truckers reportedly plan to clog the Beltway by driving “three lanes deep” for three days.

Unfortunately, the group’s demands sound crazy and I suspect their leadership might be off their meds.  Pity.

On the other hand, more power to them!

The Little Eichmanns of the Government Shutdown

Since the shutdown began last week the National Park Service has lived up to its reputation as a churlish, imperious, and unreasonable steward of the nation’s parks and monuments.

• The World War II Memorial was shutdown. This is a memorial that has always had unrestricted access.
• The Vietnam War Memorial, another memorial that has had unrestricted access for decades, has been shutdown.
• The Lincoln Memorial, likewise open to the public around the clock, has been shutdown.
• The National Park Service has shut down the C&O Canal towpath. This national park has been open to bikers and hikers without monitoring for decades.
• The National Park Service has evicted homeowners from their homes simply because it is on land leased from the federal government.
• The National Park Service has ordered the closure of the privately owned and operated Claude Moore Colonial Farm.
• The National Park Service has closed a privately run hotel and restaurant on the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina.

None of these facilities need any support whatsoever from the National Park Service. Instead of saving money, funds have been expended over and above requirements in pursuit of this asshattery. More importantly, none of this could happen without the willing and enthusiastic cooperation of bureaucrats whose first allegiance is to a political party and not to the American people. In fact, we know the National Park Service leadership has ordered park rangers to make life needlessly difficult.