An Associated Press article that appeared in the May 9, 2026, edition of the Santa Cruz Sentinel bore the following headline: "Trump Is Lifting Restrictions On Hunting In National Parks." The same story appeared in numerous papers from around the nation. Hunters will probably cheer; at least, that's my supposition.
As for me, I think it would be good for us, as human beings, to start trying to wean ourselves away from the idea that killing is fun. Our national parks, I think, should not be turned into killing grounds. That is, clearly, my personal opinion. I know that others have an opposite thought.
Given that we, as Americans, pride ourselves on our 250-year old commitment to democratic self-government, I believe that decisions about opening up our national parks to hunting should be a decision made by our elected representatives, debating the issues involved.
That isn't what has just happened, and this recent story provides one more example of how the nation is currently going down a different path, in which one person, our president, has arrogated to himself a decision that really needs to be made not by executive fiat, but by democratic debate.
Just saying! If we don't demand democracy, and (really) insist on it, all the "No Kings" demonstrations in world aren't going to steer us back to self-government.
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