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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe government shutdown has even screwed up the KKK's plans
The literal KKK, not the Tea PartyA Ku Klux Klan rally planned for Saturday, Oct. 5 has been canceled because of the government shutdown.
On Sept. 26, officials at Gettysburg National Military Park granted a special-use permit for a rally to a Maryland-based KKK group. According to NBC 10 Philadelphia, the event was canceled when park officials rescinded all permits for special events because of the shutdown, which began 12 a.m. ET on Tuesday.
Tourists will find every one of America's national parks and monuments, from Yosemite to the Smithsonian to the Statue of Liberty, immediately closed, Obama said in a statement Tuesday. And of course the communities and small business that rely on these national treasures for their livelihoods will be out of customers and out of luck. ..........................(more)
The complete piece is at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/01/kkk-rally-canceled_n_4024192.html?ncid=txtlnkushpmg00000037
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The government shutdown has even screwed up the KKK's plans (Original Post)
marmar
Oct 2013
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Turbineguy
(37,206 posts)1. OK, looks like shutdown
will have to end soon. Next thing yo know the NRA will be inconvenienced.
Dawson Leery
(19,348 posts)2. Maybe the tea party will re-open the government for this event.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)3. This is an emergency! Call the