Lawmaker Wants Ban On Answering Door Naked (Our Governement at work?)

NewsNet5 ^ | POSTED: 3:21 p.m. EST January 16, 2002 | The Associated Press

[Lockbox]

Lawmaker Wants Ban On Answering Door Naked

ACLU: Georgia Bill Would Violate Privacy Protections

POSTED: 3:21 p.m. EST January 16, 2002

UPDATED: 3:30 p.m. EST January 16, 2002

ATLANTA -- A Georgia lawmaker wants to make it illegal for people to answer the door naked.

State Rep. Dorothy Pelote (pictured, left) said that current state law doesn't go far enough -- it only stops people from going outside unclothed.

The Savannah Democrat could get a fight from the American Civil Liberties Union.

The group said that the law would violate the Georgia Supreme Court's guarantee of privacy inside the home.

This isn't the first time Pelote has made headlines for an unusual proposal.

In the past she's introduced bills to ban long fingernails for students and to stop supermarket baggers from licking their fingers.

And last year she told the Georgia House she'd been visited by the spirit of missing Washington intern Chandra Levy.

Previous Stories:

• September 6, 2001: Georgia Lawmaker Claims To Have 'Seen' Levy

Copyright 2002 by The Associated Press.

[TC Rider]

Whatever she's packin' in there, we know it doesn't rhyme with Glock.

At first glance it appears to be a S&W. I'd be a little nervous keeping my Glock in Thunderwear. Not quite enough trigger protection to suit me.

[alnick]

I'm sure glad she's a democrat.

[FormerLib]

I'd suggest an ankle holster.

[House of Stone]

Stand back, I don't know how big this thing is going to get !!

[null and void]

Killjoy...

[SteamshipTime]

Naked door-answering neighbors and spittle-dropping grocery baggers (during a TB epidemic). Have you considered moving?

[sandydipper]

and -- and -- what about -- uhhh -- picking your nose?? huhh -- yea man get the govt involved in that too. What about plaids and stripes?? Huhhh didn't think of that one huhh??

[freeeee]

It may seem like an absurd law unless your child has been subjected to seeing the nude neighbor.

Hate to break this to you, but hearing "It's for the Chiiiildren" is an easy way to know a bad law when you see it.

I'm not content to live in a childproofed nation where government thinks it's everyone's mommy.

[dighton]

Dunno why, but this made me think of you.

[twigs]

I heard this on the radio coming to work this morning. The newsreader said he had no idea what stimulated this particular piece of legislation. LOL!!

[Drew68]

Also posted here.

[albee]

After seeing the picture of Ms. Pelote, I must agree with her proposed legislation. Seeing HER answer the door naked would cause me to throw up!

[PolyVinyl]

you are nice too think of me
maybee it was the governement
maybee it is the naked
mister will be mad agan
to bad about him
i wont make him desert