Hawaii Sued Over Public-Property Access

[Quetzal]

Hawaii Sued Over Public-Property Access

HONOLULU - A man who was kicked out of the Hawaii State Library for using its computers to access a gay and lesbian Web site filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday challenging a state law that allows authorities to ban people from public property.

The law prohibits people from entering a public place for up to one year after a written warning or request to leave the premises has been issued. It was aimed at removing squatters from public campgrounds, parks and beaches.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii, filing on behalf of Carlos Hernandez, said people or groups could be thrown off public property for no reason and said the law could be used to keep voters out of polling places or to bar groups such as native Hawaiians from the grounds of the state Capitol.

Attorney General Mark Bennett, who along with Gov. Linda Lingle was named as a defendant, said the ACLU's lawsuit is based on the flawed premise that authorities would abuse the law.

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Hawaii Sued Over Public-Property Access

[KamaAina]

1. "the flawed premise that authorities would abuse the law"?!

Well, we know that would never happen. Not when the authorities are good Republicans, anyway. </sarcasm>

See? This is what happens when you elect a repuke as governor, just because you want "change", or you don't find the Dem candidate "appealing" enough. Not only is the governor a repuke, but so are all the department heads, including the AG -- who in this instance has just revealed himself to be nothing but a FASCIST. (There are lampposts near his office, right?)

the law could be used to keep voters out of polling places

Oh, great. Now we're gonna be just like Florida, only with palm trees.. um, wait a minute... :-) At least my polling place isn't on public property (it's in a church).

Edit: Not "you" personally; "you" is used in the second person plural, to mean the electorate as a whole.

[Quetzal]

2. Hey there, how is the weather in Hawaii?

I am in Boston right now. I return to New York City on Sunday.

[KamaAina]

3. "Partly cloudy, mid-80s, trades 10-20 mph, windward and mauka showers"

actually trades just reappeared after a couple of days of yucky humidity and upper 80s (sheesh!) Maui looks better on radar than O'ahu which has had some spillover this morning.

Now what we need is for a strong progressive front to move through and displace the area of fascist low pressure that has been building for the last couple of years :-)

[Quetzal]

4. Thanks for the good laugh

:P