Make Mar-a-Lago a National Park Again!
The Issue
You are probably here because you saw this meme:
https://imgur.com/gallery/LdxdL2P
What started out as political humor has evolved in to a movement to restore the the US National Park Service after being gutted by the Trump administration.
Proposal: Let the National Park Service know that a grand gesture, like restoring federal ownership of the now Trump owned golf club, is what we need to restore balance in our National Park System!
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Problem:
“President Trump and the officials he has appointed have systematically undermined, degraded and outright attacked the laws that protect our public lands, the agencies that manage them and the irreplaceable resources these places safeguard for the American people.
The few bright spots are unfortunately significantly outweighed by the deliberate disregard for the future of our public lands.”
Follow the link below to use a chart to explore the major actions affecting national parks that have been implemented by the Trump administration:
https://www.npca.org/articles/2171-the-undoing-of-our-public-lands-and-national-parks
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About Mar-a-Lago (From Wikipedia ):
Mar-a-Lago is a resort and national historic landmark in Palm Beach, Florida, built from 1924 to 1927 by cereal-company heiress and socialite Marjorie Merriweather Post. The 126-room, 62,500-square-foot mansion since 1995 contains the Mar-a-Lago Club, a members-only club with guest rooms, a spa, and other hotel-style amenities. It is located in Palm Beach County on the Palm Beach barrier island, with the Atlantic Ocean to the east and Florida's Intracoastal Waterway to the west.
At the time of her death in 1973, Post bequeathed the property to the National Park Service, hoping it could be used for state visits or as a Winter White House, but because the costs of maintaining the property exceeded the funds provided by Post, and it was difficult to secure the facility (as it is located in the flight path of Palm Beach Airport), the property was returned to the Post Foundation by an Act of Congress in 1981.
In 1985, Mar-a-Lago was purchased by Donald Trump for around $10 million. His family maintains private quarters in a separate, closed-off area of the house and grounds. Trump has frequently visited there as President of the United States, referring to it as the Winter White House and his "Southern White House". After Trump became president in January 2017, Mar-a-Lago was used to host meetings for international leaders, including Japanese prime minister Shinzō Abe and Chinese president Xi Jinping. In September 2019, Mar-a-Lago became the primary residence for Donald and Melania Trump, who previously held primary residence in New York City, in spite of a legal agreement Trump signed in the early 1990s that converted the estate from a private residence to a private club.
It is the second largest mansion in the state of Florida and the 22nd largest mansion in the United States. In 2018, Forbes estimated the value of the estate at around $160 million, having appreciated greatly throughout the past decades since Trump's purchase due to several factors such as the extensive renovation, lavish features and furniture, the exclusivity of the location, as well as its historic meaning and significance.
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Further reading: Mar-a-Lago National Historic Site (1972-1980) Was a Gift the National Park Service Couldn’t Afford to Keep
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Please consider donating to the National Park Foundation:
https://www.nationalparks.org/
Thank you for your support!
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The Issue
You are probably here because you saw this meme:
https://imgur.com/gallery/LdxdL2P
What started out as political humor has evolved in to a movement to restore the the US National Park Service after being gutted by the Trump administration.
Proposal: Let the National Park Service know that a grand gesture, like restoring federal ownership of the now Trump owned golf club, is what we need to restore balance in our National Park System!
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Problem:
“President Trump and the officials he has appointed have systematically undermined, degraded and outright attacked the laws that protect our public lands, the agencies that manage them and the irreplaceable resources these places safeguard for the American people.
The few bright spots are unfortunately significantly outweighed by the deliberate disregard for the future of our public lands.”
Follow the link below to use a chart to explore the major actions affecting national parks that have been implemented by the Trump administration:
https://www.npca.org/articles/2171-the-undoing-of-our-public-lands-and-national-parks
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About Mar-a-Lago (From Wikipedia ):
Mar-a-Lago is a resort and national historic landmark in Palm Beach, Florida, built from 1924 to 1927 by cereal-company heiress and socialite Marjorie Merriweather Post. The 126-room, 62,500-square-foot mansion since 1995 contains the Mar-a-Lago Club, a members-only club with guest rooms, a spa, and other hotel-style amenities. It is located in Palm Beach County on the Palm Beach barrier island, with the Atlantic Ocean to the east and Florida's Intracoastal Waterway to the west.
At the time of her death in 1973, Post bequeathed the property to the National Park Service, hoping it could be used for state visits or as a Winter White House, but because the costs of maintaining the property exceeded the funds provided by Post, and it was difficult to secure the facility (as it is located in the flight path of Palm Beach Airport), the property was returned to the Post Foundation by an Act of Congress in 1981.
In 1985, Mar-a-Lago was purchased by Donald Trump for around $10 million. His family maintains private quarters in a separate, closed-off area of the house and grounds. Trump has frequently visited there as President of the United States, referring to it as the Winter White House and his "Southern White House". After Trump became president in January 2017, Mar-a-Lago was used to host meetings for international leaders, including Japanese prime minister Shinzō Abe and Chinese president Xi Jinping. In September 2019, Mar-a-Lago became the primary residence for Donald and Melania Trump, who previously held primary residence in New York City, in spite of a legal agreement Trump signed in the early 1990s that converted the estate from a private residence to a private club.
It is the second largest mansion in the state of Florida and the 22nd largest mansion in the United States. In 2018, Forbes estimated the value of the estate at around $160 million, having appreciated greatly throughout the past decades since Trump's purchase due to several factors such as the extensive renovation, lavish features and furniture, the exclusivity of the location, as well as its historic meaning and significance.
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Further reading: Mar-a-Lago National Historic Site (1972-1980) Was a Gift the National Park Service Couldn’t Afford to Keep
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Please consider donating to the National Park Foundation:
https://www.nationalparks.org/
Thank you for your support!
Please share this petition!
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Petition created on January 18, 2021