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Trump vows to rename Denali, North America’s tallest mountain, as Mount McKinley
(www.theguardian.com)
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Isn't that a state's rights matter? A state should be able to name its own landmarks.
I checked. It seems ultimate authority rests with the US Board on Geographical Names, which is under the authority of the executive branch. He would be breaking lots of norms to just decree it so, but I think Trump has no fear is breaking norms.
I guess I'd rather he worry about stuff like this that could ultimately be corrected in the future with the stroke of the pen than the stuff he wants that will be genuinely ruinous.
It’s only “states rights” when conservatives want to do something shitty that liberals don’t like. When it’s something liberals want, the conservatives will bring down the hammer of fasci- I mean, federalism.
I think he will see that very few people give a shit what the mountain is officially called. People who want to call it "Mount McKinley" will continue to call it "Mount McKinley" and people who want to call it "Denali" will continue to call it "Denali".
But he's scoring points by rolling back an Obama order. He may not have dismantled Obamacare but this will serve as enough distraction until he finds something else Obama did that he can reverse. Obama had 2 terms -- there's lots for Trump to hunt down and roll back 🤡
Quick, someone tell trump that Obama renewed the Patriot act
This is the key to this article. Trump's still butthurt that a black man was ever president.
See also: "PLUTO IS A PLANET!!!!!!"
In the end, a mountain doesn't care what it's name is and a space rock doesn't care what you classify it as. No one's forcing you to go with the consensus on a name. Go check with the Bill of Rights if you think otherwise.