Liberal idiocy ruins a good cause in my hometown.

[Karen]

What makes it a "liberal" thing? The city management is saying it is illegal - did the law change? Or who decided to enforce it differently?

I saw the firefighter walking the line with the Fill The Boot boot the other day, though they didn't get to me, as they did pay attention to the traffic lights. It wouldn't be my preferred way of fund-raising, I would think they could raise just as much with a table and a couple firefighters in the mall parking lot. It was right in the middle of what I think of as "shopping central" - giant mall to the left and right of the intersection, and for a mile going forward!

[blue]

What makes it a "liberal" thing? The city management is saying it is illegal - did the law change? Or who decided to enforce it differently?

I saw the firefighter walking the line with the Fill The Boot boot the other day, though they didn't get to me, as they did pay attention to the traffic lights. It wouldn't be my preferred way of fund-raising, I would think they could raise just as much with a table and a couple firefighters in the mall parking lot. It was right in the middle of what I think of as "shopping central" - giant mall to the left and right of the intersection, and for a mile going forward!

This is a popular charity for the residents of Anchorage, Ive given hand fulls of change there and out here in Wasilla.

There has been infighting between the muni and the FFs since Tony Knowles was mayor of Anchorage in the mid 90's. The new Mayor of Anchorage made the choice to stop the Fill the boot program for Anchorage. I would have thought stopping streetside panhandling would be first, but apperently stopping the raising of funds for MDA was a much more pressing issue.