Canoeing group sues over restrictions near Trump golf course

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Source: USA Today

A canoeing group filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration Thursday, claiming President Donald Trump’s use of his golf course in Northern Virginia has led to illegal restrictions on the Potomac River.

The court filing by the Canoe Cruisers Association of Greater Washington seeks the U.S. District Court in Maryland to declare a Coast Guard rule that prevents use of the river that abuts Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, unlawful. The “permanent security zone” is in effect when Trump is at his golf course, often on weekends and holidays when the river that separates Maryland and Virginia is the most active.

The canoe association of more than 250 members claims in the lawsuit that a rule change by the Coast Guard in June 2017 established the two-mile zone that shut off access when Trump was at his course without public comment. According to the lawsuit, the rule has remained in place despite assurances by the Department of Homeland Security.

The lawsuit listed 32 times when the waters were off-limits as Trump visited the golf course from June 24, 2017, through September 8. Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard Karl L. Schutlz, the U.S. Coast Guard, Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen and DHS are listed as defendants.

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2018/09/20/lawsuit-donald-trumps-golfing-illegally-restricts-potomac-river/1365377002/

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[forgotmylogin]

1. Perhaps if TRMP wasn't there golfing so much...

they wouldn't have to shut it down so often and it wouldn't be a big deal.

[FakeNoose]

4. He's not a king and he doesn't control the rivers

Neither Cheeto nor the secret service have the right to "shut down" the Potomac River. This is unprecedented in our country. He can take his golf course somewhere else - how about the Nevada desert? No rivers to shut down there.

[SWBTATTReg]

2. I think this is happening when the so called president visits, is why this happens...

Otherwise, I didn't think waterways can be blocked like this. Especially when the so called president doesn't visit / at other sites. Rump is not the only person in the world who wants to enjoy the outdoors.

But of course, two scoops doesn't know how to share...I guess this explains it.

[lagomorph777]

3. That means the section of the Potomac flowing past my house is restricted.

I didn't even realize that. What a damned pig.

[Bayard]

5. Hmmmm.....

To thwart a sniper in a canoe who could then paddle away at light speed?

[Submariner]

6. The 239-pounder knows he cheats at golf

I don't play golf myself, but I would think that cheating sort of takes away from the pleasurable experience of playing a good game.

[Brother Buzz]

7. It's the only game I know that you can call a penalty on yourself, if you're honest

[charliea]

9. And you can't win!

Okay, I'm a sucker for movies like that. But I always liked the Jack Lemon narrator saying: "It's a game that can't be won, only played"

Which brings to mind the question, why does Mr. "I always win" even play something like that?

[Brother Buzz]

10. The orange anus doesn't cheat, his caddy does

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

11. "Wow, Mr President, I thought your ball went deep into the rough. But, ...

... it somehow landed in the middle of the fairway. And, on top of an abandoned tee. What a fine shot, Mr. President."

Note to every golfer: tip your caddie well. Or seize control of their immigration status. Something.

[Brother Buzz]

12. Why bother to tip your caddy after he signed....

a boiler plated non-disclosure agreement written by an indicted lawyer?

[ffr]

8. That is one unhealthy looking fella.