Truxaw Going to Break The Law?
According to a knowledgeable Friend I know, it is illegal to hold a political campaign event on City property. I don’t know for sure, but this certainly has the ring of truth. If so, Fullerton council candidate Matt Truxaw is about to break the law. He’s having a campaign event a week from today on City property.
The embarrassing, money-losing “Walk on Wilshire” is indeed public property and Mr. Truxaw is having an election party for himself October 3rd on that closed portion of Wilshire Avenue. Can’t get more public than that, even if it’s on a leasehold that grants no such right.
Uh, oh. Is Mr. Truxaw one of those limousine libs who doesn’t think the law applies to him?
Oh, right. He became an overnight Republican just to run for office and make Fred Jung spend some money.
It will be interesting to see who shows up to this event and who would be dumb enough to pony up any cash for Truxaw the Straw. Man.
It’s a week from today.
Fixed it.
What is meant by “public property” is a publicly-owned building and/or a publicly owned parcel or lot. Walk on Wilshire is part of the road right-of-way accessible to the public. Just because it’s currently closed to vehicle traffic doesn’t mean it’s still not part of the road right-of-way. A privately owned and maintained patio set within the public right-of-way is not considered public property even though in encroaches into the public right-of-way. Based on your logic it would be illegal to stand on a public street corner handing out campaign literature which we know is perfectly legal to do so. You can hold a campaign rally on a public sidewalk or street, provided you don’t block traffic or create some other potential hazard to life and limb. However, you cannot hold a campaign rally on the steps of City Hall or in a library or community center facility.
A closed off City street is the epitome of public property. Handing out pamphlets on a street corner is free speech. Having a fundraising event is not.
Public property within the context of legal versus illegal campaigning is specific to off-street public property, not within the road right-of-way.
BT, you just got your head shoved up your rear end. Hahaha!
LOL, ok Boomer.
At least it’s not at the public library, where, last weekend during an afternoon program by a guest lecturer, Truxsaw invited the thirty or so other audience members, most of whom probably didn’t even live in his district, to vote for him. Wouldn’t want to spend a sunny Saturday afternoon knocking on doors in your district, would you?
30 or so votes is what he’s going to get. What was the lecture about?
Fullerton in 1924.