Mt. Rushmore Is open

Again, this is interesting.... We are starting to see posts about parks and monuments reopening. One would expect to see that after natural disasters, but not one man made by our leaders. Sorry if this is too political and subject to censure. It's just sad and disappointing it has come to this.

Great news!!

With that our States should not have to subside the Feds to have OUR National Parks be open.

Our forefathers have to be turning over in their graves.

Washington should be embarrassed and hope you, the voters, remember those that continue to ignore us and our rights.

They should belong to the states anyway.

nevadanick wrote:
They should belong to the states anyway.

Never, ever belong to the states - these parks are national treasures, and belong to all of us.

monkey44 wrote:

nevadanick wrote:
They should belong to the states anyway.

Never, ever belong to the states - these parks are national treasures, and belong to all of us.

You appear to be from the North East. Wonder if you'd feel the same way if 80% or more of your home state was "owned" and controlled by the Federal Government as it is with most of the western states. I agree with the original poster, the parks should be owned and run by the states, not the Feds.

monkey44 wrote:
............- these parks are national treasures, and belong to all of us.

Really doesn't feel that way with all the closures.

You could add National forests to that list as well!

nevadanick wrote:
They should belong to the states anyway.

Agree.

SDcampowneroperator wrote:
Mt Rushmore is open. SD Governor Daugaard has pledged to pay federal costs to reopen the monument.

HLN is reporting this morning that it will be open for a week or so, due to limited state funds.

Other news sources state that the Florida governor will NOT use state funds to reopen. He feels that the taxpayers of Florida should not support the bickering in Washington.

There are valid points on both sides of the argument.

fickman wrote:

nevadanick wrote:
They should belong to the states anyway.

Agree.

Totally disagree! All it would take is for one really over the top crazy state politician to win a vote and they could destroy some of these monuments without the rest of us having any say. With that said, I do feel the states should have more say in the matter. For example, Washington should not be deciding if ATV's should be legal in a national forrest in Oregon. They have no clue