They say all politics is local, which may explain why Americans sit idly by while 10 million-plus illegal immigrants who, in large part, do not share their values invade the country yet will draw a line with a kid trying to make a buck hawking lemonade.
A Colorado homeowners association made a gallant stand earlier this month when a group of children set up a lemonade stand, calling the Summit County Sheriff’s Office to report “children running an illegal lemonade stand on county right of way,” according to the agency.
“HOA members in Wildernest reported children running an illegal lemonade stand on county right of way. Deputies arrived on scene and found that the children were not blocking the roadway but did ask them to move back from the road a few feet for their safety,” read a community police bulletin known as the Justice Files.
But the homeowners association was not satisfied, with the Karens setting upon the kids a second time after the deputies left.
“They did not find an issue with the location of the stand. While deputies moved on to deal with parking issues in the area, the original reporting parties came out and began yelling at the children, claiming they were on private property,” the bulletin said. “Deputies came back and determined the property was shared HOA property and because the children’s parents are part of the HOA they had a right to be there.
As noted above, the kids prevailed when officers learned that they lived within the HOA and “had a right to be there” on the association’s communally held property.
Believe it or not, Colorado has a law governing lemonade stands, signed by Democratic Gov. Jared Polis
It came about after the Denver Police Department shut down a lemonade stand being run by three boys in 2018. The boys set up shop across the street from their house near an arts festival and planned to donate the proceeds to their church.
“We don’t go out of our way to enforce matters of this nature and in this instance, our actions were complaint-driven,” the Denver Police Department said at the time. “When officers receive a complaint, we have an obligation to act.”
Jennifer Knowles, the boys’ mother, told The Denver Post, “I was very surprised and shocked that all this was necessary for a child’s lemonade stand.”
Polis was inspired by the story to push a law allowing children to run lemonade stands and other “occasional” businesses without a license.
Taking on X, he posted: “Thrilled to sign the bipartisan Lemonade Stand Bill today that reduces regulations and cuts red tape, making it easier for young entrepreneurs to start their own businesses!”
Thrilled to sign the bipartisan Lemonade Stand Bill today that reduces regulations and cuts red tape, making it easier for young entrepreneurs to start their own businesses! Thank you @COSenWilliams, @JackTateCO, @repjamescoleman & Rep. Carver for your leadership! pic.twitter.com/5Wz9ZRp5O9
— Governor Jared Polis (@GovofCO) April 1, 2019
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Tom Tillison grew up in Maryland before moving to Central Florida as a young teen. It is in the Sunshine State that he honed both his passion for politics and his writing skills. Tillison also contributes to BizPac Review.
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