SD Sen. John Thune isn't so keen on Greenpeace's recent Banksy-like publicity stunt.
“The extremists who perpetrated this week’s publicity stunt and attempted to exploit our national treasure to promote their radical agenda should be fully prosecuted under the law.
I am anxious to be briefed by officials from the National Park Service regarding their ongoing investigation and will work to make sure that any security gaps are addressed so that the monument is not exposed to future security breaches."
In case you missed the story, The Christian Science Monitor's Jimmy Orr fills you in.
How does President Obama get his head included on Mt. Rushmore? Greenpeace says they’ve figured it out. They just went about it in an interesting (and illegal) way this morning.
Of course, the Constitution allows for the right to peacefully assemble. But when you peacefully assemble in a restricted area on top of a National Memorial, that’s another story.
Something tell us that maybe Greenpeace wasn’t that concerned with the legal ramifications of the stunt they pulled today — a stunt which began with a number of their activists climbing to the top of Mt. Rushmore and then unfurling a whopping 2,300 square-foot banner all the while Twittering and streaming the video live on their website.
Here's some Youtube.
