Dear Editor:

HB15-1264, the Homeless Bill of Rights, sponsored by Democrats Salazar and Melton, Kefalas, Buckner, Esgar, Fields, Ginal, Lebsock, Moreno, Primavera, and Winter, appears to allow consensual sexual activity on the capitol lawn.

Page 5, line 27 thru p6, line 2 of the bill: “Every person in the state shall have …” “the right to a reasonable expectation of privacy on one’s personal property in public spaces to the same extent as personal property in a private residence or other private place.” So if you want to put your cardboard bed in the Governor’s office and have at it, who’s to say No?

The bill also seems to allow free access to lots of events. “Every person in the state shall have …” “the right to use and move freely in public spaces” (p5, line 17). Public Space is defined as “… any property that is owned, in whole or in part, by a state or local government entity, or any property upon which there is an easement for public use, …”

So I guess anyone who claims to live in their car can get into the zoo, or Broncos or Rockies games, for free. (Your tax money paid for the stadiums.) What about events sponsored by groups who receive SCFD tax money like the museum, opera, or your local dance group? Are those free too?

The bill is being heard in the House State Affairs committee on Wednesday, April 15, Room 271, after the full House adjourns for the day unless, of course, the sponsors decide to pull the bill. You can find contact info for the sponsors at https://www.leg.state.co.us > Contact Information > Legislative Directory.

The opposition ads in the 2016 elections ought to be fun to watch.

David AitkenDenver