A Civil Right Story

 I noticed this story in the AM today, and it's been on my mind.

Up in Washington state....Democrats wrote a draft bill that would establish homelessness as a protected 'class' of people....like blind folks, lesbians, paranoid schizophrenics, meth-folks, etc.

So the way it's worded.....it'd legalize camps (like tent or RV style) and halt cities from the right to enforce restrictions on camp bans. 

Essentially.....it means homeless situations....are a state civil right.

I've tried all day to get my head into this discussion.

I never was a pro-camper guy.....after a tornado-alert  as a kid....when we were doing Boy-Scout camping over a weekend.  We ended up in a barn....waiting for the tornado to hit (it skipped us by five miles).  No one was doing any prayer-to-Jesus, or such.....we mostly debated if laying between bales of hay made things safer.

I did some camping while in the Air Force....but this was a fancy upscale tent-situation....with carpet, AC, cable-TV, couches, and three refrigerators where we kept beer and sodas.  I wasn't asked anything about rights and desiring a tent deal.  I often felt I was lucky and should just keep my mouth shut.  We also didn't want to disturb the Army guys who preferred 1-star camping, or the Marines who just wanted to lay under open-sky situations.

In most states (like SC, FL or Louisiana)....you probably would prefer NOT to be camping....mostly due to spiders and snakes.  I'm guessing in Washington....it's not a big deal.

Trying to say camping is a right?  Then having a tent....is a right.  I just wonder.....where the right crap starts and ends.

My relatives in the early 1800s were big-time campers.....in Indiana, Tennessee, and Alabama.  They probably didn't discuss the matter as a 'right'....being more concerned about a latrine situation and ensuring safe no-snake situation at night.

For some reason, I suspect the Supreme Court is already eyeballing this draft law, and how they might support it, or toss it.