First Amendment

 

I hike in a lot of State and National Parks. This was the first time I came across such a sign at a hiking trailhead, I had to investigate. Apparently, in 2007, a gentlemen named Michael Boardley was attempting to hand out information on the Gospel of Jesus Christ at Mount Rushmore National Memorial when he was stopped by a park ranger for not have a permit. The next day Boardley attempted to get a permit but was denied. He then file a law suit against the Department of the Interior (they oversee national parks) claiming their action violated his freedom of speech. As the first amendment states, “Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech.” Long story short, the National Park Service has instituted “new interim regulations that generally allow groups of 25 people or fewer to demonstrate or sell or distribute printed matter within parks’ designated areas without a permit.”

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