There is nothing we can do about that?????

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Recently while travelling in the Manor, we stopped at a Rest Area along an Interstate Highway.

If you've never visited one, they are designed to allow drivers to stretch their legs, use restroom facilities, or perhaps even take a nap.  Some rest areas are called "Safety Areas" which is the true reason for their construction.  I'm sure the rest areas are expensive to build and maintain with funding provided by federal taxes on fuel.

At one such stop in Central California, I noticed a sign limiting the length of stay to six hours and stating "No Soliciting - No Overnight Camping."  OK, well I'm good with that because the Federal Fuel taxes I pay are there to make my life easier.

But while walking the dogs through this California rest area, I noticed at least four people soliciting near the walkway to the rest room.  They were holding signs reading, "Stranded.  Need Fuel.  Anything will help."  Then I saw several tents, filled with living necessities pitched beneath the trees next to a picnic table in the rear.  It was obvious the tent camp had been there for at least weeks, and it was equally apparent that the solicitors belonged to the tents.  They were not stranded but camped out and earning their secondary income begging.

Angry that my Federal fuel taxes were funding this new wave of life style, I approached a Highway Patrol Officer whom had come to "rest" and complained about the illigal solicitation and violations of the lenghth of stay rules.  So he replied, "Well there is nothing we can do about that."

A few nights ago, I watched a news clip of 5000 revelers beneath the Space Needle in Seattle and celebrating their success in changing the law in Washington to all pot smoking.  They were smoking thier hemp in public and many were minors who had nothing to do with the ballot measure.  They were in violation of the very law they enacted by smoking the pot in public.

So, where were the Feds?  It is a Federal violation to possess, use, sell, or buy pot.  Is the answer the same?  Nothing can be done about that?  Why is it that those that obey the law have to suffer from those that don't.

Something's wrong with these pictures.
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