One Small Slide toward Self-Governance: Capitol Police Let Kids Sled on the Hill

We complain a great deal about the ever-growing government.  Here’s some great news for a change: the government actually became less restrictive in one very important way.

Last year, when snow hit the nation’s capitol, police stood guard against a terrible, menacing threat: sledders.  Apparently, there was a law against having fun on the hill outside the Capitol building.

But not this year!

When the snow returned this year, the sledders showed up again… holding their sleds and their liberty close to their chests.

This year, hundreds  were allowed to use the southwest lawn as their snow-covered playground. The Independent Journal even shared a photo montage of the sledding victory:

All Image Credit: Joe Perticone for Independent Journal

What changed? House appropriators sneaked in a little provision that changed the sledding policy onto to the omnibus spending package.

Sure, they passed a $1.1 trillion spending bill, but at least — in one tiny measure — the government shrunk.

Until the Convention of States is called to restrain the overreaching government, we’ll celebrate every little step (or slide, in this case) toward freedom.

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