'Home Depot' clause would bar cities from requiring labor sites

Associated Press ^ | 6/27/2007 | AP

[Red6]

Another reason why not to shop Home Depot.

[Red6]

Wait, misread that one. Home Depot is right in this case! Imagine that.

[DB]

You do read right?

[wideawake]

Why would you boycott Home Depot, when Home Depot is saying that it should not be forced to provide facilities for (presumably) illegal daylaborers?

[mainepatsfan]

What Lowe’s doesn’t have this same problem?

[Huck]

Locals are right about one thing. It’s none of the feds business.

[P-40]

But local officials say home improvement companies have a responsibility to provide for the labor markets they attract.

I guess that means Congress should provide shelters for the hookers the congressmen attract?

[mewzilla]

Gee, don’t local officials have a responsibility to enforce laws against loitering. I’d be willing to bet that the locale has them. Or did they take those off the books?

[HaveHadEnough]

Pretty soon, the feds will be telling local governments what color to paint their buildings.

[Tax-chick]

This does seem to be a local-law issue.

[2ndDivisionVet]

They already do: It’s called the Kennedy compound.

[Military family member]

Why should Home Depot be responsible for these workers? Home Depot is in business to sell building products; it's not an employment agency nor the Red Cross.

Does this mean that anyone who hangs out at a business should be fed and sheltered by that business?

Based on the information presented, I'd have to side with Home Depot.

[Sloth]

OK, but who’s going to stop localities from trampling all over private property rights?

[6SJ7]

Fascinating; local government demanding a tax-paying law-abiding business accommodate illegal activity on private property.

[Military family member]

Sorry, I posted as you did. Glad you saw that too.

[Republican Red]

Carlos Mencia had a funny bit about going to Mexico and seeing a vacant building with a homemade “Home Depot” sign on it. A crowd of Mexicans were standing in front. He goes over to ask why they are there and is told it is a training facility for illegal day laborers

[Military family member]

That’s a different issue

[MrB]

Home Depot should not be forced to provide these accomodations.

However, the Federal government has no Constitutional power to tell the cities that they can’t enact such laws.

Home Depot can move out of the jurisdiction of these petty local tyrants.

[Nervous Tick]

>> I guess that means Congress should provide shelters for the hookers the congressmen attract?

It’s good to start the morning off with a belly-laugh... thanks!