“GOP lawmaker says homeless people should look to Hitler for inspiration” https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2022/04/14/hitler-homeless-tennessee-republican-niceley/
Shortly afterwards the Tennessee state legislature passed H.B. 0978 by a vote of 22 to 10, thus making the “solicitation or camping along a controlled-access highway or entrance or exit ramp” a misdemeanor resulting in a $50 fine and community service. The “permissive” bill, which allows local law enforcement discretion to punish homeless people, now heads to the desk of Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R), who is expected to sign it into law.
“GOP lawmaker says homeless people should look to Hitler for inspiration” https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2022/04/14/hitler-homeless-tennessee-republican-niceley/
Shortly afterwards the Tennessee state legislature passed H.B. 0978 by a vote of 22 to 10, thus making the “solicitation or camping along a controlled-access highway or entrance or exit ramp” a misdemeanor resulting in a $50 fine and community service. The “permissive” bill, which allows local law enforcement discretion to punish homeless people, now heads to the desk of Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R), who is expected to sign it into law.