Time for a class action suit against the federal government. Would that work ???

Senior Citizens Trapped In Yellowstone Due To Shutdown

The Yellowstone, which is among the world’s greatest natural attractions, has suffered a lot from the government shutdown. Since it has always been the government’s responsibility to protect it and enable all people to experience and enjoy the marvels of this park, recently, the government has ended up abusing its constitutional authority by trying to control it.

The National Park Service (NPS) which is partially responsible for the park as well as serving people recently violated these responsibilities and using the government shutdown as their excuse. NPS actually imprisoned a group of senior citizens in one of the hotels before banning them from using the bathrooms or even taking any photos. The group which included people from US, Canada, Australia and Japan were actually held as prisoners and kept under an armed guard in their hotel. It’s said that the said federal employees were excessively abusive and that some of the foreign tourists who barely understood English assumed that they were being arrested.

According to the National Park Service, due to the government shutdown, the tourists weren’t allowed to recreate in any way. The rangers are further said to have showed signs of aggressiveness towards the group. Two days later, they let the senior citizens out of the inn to the Yellowstone but still, refused them the right to use the bathrooms within the park.
The unjust treatment has triggered lots of discussions and criticism to both the government and the NPS mainly because, the maltreatment experienced by the senior citizens leaves many wondering whether the government shutdown brought to an end the belief that national parks belong to the people.