HOW CAN YOU BE AGAINST CANDY BEING THROWN IN PARADES?
Ellen Anderson must be worried about the 70 mile per hour parades held in her district.
How can she be against candy be thrown in parades?
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"So much for short and sweet.
Sen. Mike Jungbauer, R-East Bethel, thought the Senate would make quick work of his bill allowing politicians to hand out candy at parades without violating bribery laws. The proposal
was deemed so mundane that it was on the 'consent calendar,' which is usually reserved for items with broad support.
That wasn't the case Thursday as a few senators raised questions about the possibility of other items being handed out and whether it would put children in danger.
The bill applies to gifts of 'nominal' value, but Sen. Tom Neuville, R-Northfield, was uncomfortable with the vagueness. 'Could someone give away cans of pop at a parade?
Would that be nominal?' he asked rhetorically.
Sen. Ellen Anderson, DFL-St. Paul, raised the safety concerns.
'This bill doesn't really get at the issue of whether or not it's a good idea or bad idea to throw stuff out of cars,' she said. 'Kids lining the route shouldn't be enticed to run out in the street when there are moving cars,' she said.
Sen. Linda Higgins, DFL-Minneapolis, came to Jungbauer's defense.
'If your parade has regulations about whether throwing candy is legal or not legal, this does not let you skirt around those regulations,' she said.
The candy debate is likely to resume later this year". Source: Associated Press, March 17, 2005
How can she be against candy be thrown in parades?
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"So much for short and sweet.
Sen. Mike Jungbauer, R-East Bethel, thought the Senate would make quick work of his bill allowing politicians to hand out candy at parades without violating bribery laws. The proposal
was deemed so mundane that it was on the 'consent calendar,' which is usually reserved for items with broad support.
That wasn't the case Thursday as a few senators raised questions about the possibility of other items being handed out and whether it would put children in danger.
The bill applies to gifts of 'nominal' value, but Sen. Tom Neuville, R-Northfield, was uncomfortable with the vagueness. 'Could someone give away cans of pop at a parade?
Would that be nominal?' he asked rhetorically.
Sen. Ellen Anderson, DFL-St. Paul, raised the safety concerns.
'This bill doesn't really get at the issue of whether or not it's a good idea or bad idea to throw stuff out of cars,' she said. 'Kids lining the route shouldn't be enticed to run out in the street when there are moving cars,' she said.
Sen. Linda Higgins, DFL-Minneapolis, came to Jungbauer's defense.
'If your parade has regulations about whether throwing candy is legal or not legal, this does not let you skirt around those regulations,' she said.
The candy debate is likely to resume later this year". Source: Associated Press, March 17, 2005
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