Highway Robbery
I can’t say I follow state Senators’ desire to get more panhandlers into Nebraska’s streets. The law (LB278), in a nutshell:
Current state law prohibits the use of roadways for volunteer fundraising activity. LB 278 would allow municipalities, through the adoption of a city ordinance, to allow pedestrians, except for
persons under the age of 18, to solicit contributions on roadways within their corporate boundaries, at specified times and locations, if the contributions are to be devoted to charitable or community betterment purposes. The bill would prohibit such solicitation from occurring on roadways that are part of the state highway system.
Generally a law should solve a problem. What problem is being addressed here? And how is this a good solution to it? Are we so lacking fundraising ideas that our next best option is to let people walk in traffic?
Not that it matters much. I can’t see many municipalities in Nebraska legalizing this sort of thing. Lincolnites would pitch a fit. Wouldn’t they?
The Comments
Neal says At very least... April 17, 2009 at 1:53pm
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