Our neighbor to the north, Oregon, now gets the award: the dumbest homeless thing in America

How dumb, you ask? Well, the state’s Democratic-controlled Legislature has put forth the Oregon Right to Rest Act [House Bill 3501], which discovers a Constitutional “right” to “use of and free movement within public spaces.” By this finding, the Legislature declares that anyone who lives in “a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings” is entitled to use that space. Moreover, “It is an unlawful practice for any person to deny, refuse, restrict or withhold from a person experiencing homelessness any of the rights listed in section 5 of this 2023 Act [House Bill 3501].” Any homeless person who feels “harassed” by anyone may sue for injunctive relief, including punitive damages, while any “aider or abettor” shall be “jointly and severally liable for all damages awarded…”.