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Can’t Make This Up… New York State Is Now Mandating “Stargazing Permits” For Looking At The Sky

Imagine this: You’re out with your family in one of the parks in New York state where you can actually see the stars when it gets dark. You look up in the sky, see a constellation, and you point upwards to show your kids. Along comes a park ranger demanding to see your Stargazing Permit, and issues you a citation because you didn’t know you needed such a permit.

That’s right, the state of New York is now demanding us peasants give them money so we can look up at the sky.

This is totally a real thing, as it shows up on the state’s permitting for “Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation” schedule:

STARGAZING PERMIT

Requirements:

Fee of $35.00, $60-Out of State –Vehicle Registration […]

Read the full story from The Gateway Pundit


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