Garland TX wants everybody's house keys

Examiner.com ^ | 11/15/2011 | Garry Reed

[servo1969]

Garland wants to be your boss, your big brother, your nanny, your wet nurse and your house sitter all rolled into one.

Heather Fazio, Texas Libertarian Party Membership Coordinator, issued the following Action Alert about Garland's city council meeting scheduled for November 14:

Council is requested to consider the recommendation of the Building and Fire Code Board and the Plumbing and Mechanical Code Board to adopt the 2009 International Fire, Residential, Building, Energy Conservation, Plumbing, Mechanical, Property Maintenance and Fuel Gas Codes along with local amendments.

What this means, Fazio explains, is that the city wants to make it mandatory for everyone to place a key box, like the ones used by real estate agents, on all doors to local businesses and homes so the Fire Department, or whomever they appoint, can enter your home or business at any time.

If you have a gate, they want a copy of that key too. "If you refuse," Fazio says, "the City will be able to refuse services, i.e., let the fire burn!"

[magslinger]

I was looking for the most uncomfortable twenty first way to remove overstepping politicians from town. That’s the best I could come up with.

[Bob]

This is the plot to just about every porn movie I've ever seen.

Would I be correct in presuming that you've seen 'em all? :=)

[snowtigger]

I see the Knox Box system as a good ides;as a VOLUNTARY tool. The Knox Box is installed by a competent installer, with an alarm installed to sound any time it is opened. It also sounds at the office of the responding party.
The key to the boxes is kept in a locked box in the responding vehicle. Any time this box is opened, the alarm sounds at the control panel. As long as the person in charge is honest there is no harm.
On the other hand, requiring it’s use is an abhorrent abuse of power.