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« Democracy On The March: One Step Backward, Two Steps Forward? | Main | Empirical Dogma » February 27, 2005Nanny state alertNick Blesch at Hoosier Review alerts us to HB 1434, a bill that seeks to prevent "negligence, recklessness, willful misconduct, or other breach of standard of care in the practice of interior design" Yes, people may be sleeping on the streets, schools may be deteriorating, and young folks may be leaving the state in droves. But it's interior design that deserves the attention of Indiana's state legislators? The bill would make it illegal for interior designers to practice without having first registered with the Secretary of State's Office. Please, register with the Posted by Joshua Claybourn at February 27, 2005 08:19 AM CommentsIs it mere coinidence that this bill is being introduced the same time as amendment to ban same sex unions? Posted by: Anonymous at February 27, 2005 09:45 AM | permalink This doesn't so much strike me as nanny-statism as much as crony-capitalism. That is, I doubt that it's really meant to protect consumers -- has there been an outbreak of renegade decorating lately? -- but rather to help a certain business group minimize its competition. (I should note that I'm just speculating based on the description of the bill; I don't actually know, like, which lobbies have been implicated in it.) Posted by: philosopher at February 27, 2005 11:24 AM | permalink Posted by: Dave STraub at February 27, 2005 12:26 PM | permalink Maybe they've read Lileks' ``Interior Desecrators'' and just want to make sure that nothing like that ever happens again. Posted by: Annalucia at February 27, 2005 01:16 PM | permalink Hinkle (R), Alderman (R) and Dickinson (D) are the perps here. However, the interior desecrators join some 30 other groups who have organized against the consumer. Via accessindiana.com Posted by: Anonymous at February 27, 2005 03:19 PM | permalink Check out Chapter 3, section 3 of the proposed bill. That section requires that, before being allowed to register, an interior designer has to pass an exam administered by the National Council for Interior Design Qualification or whoever administers the Architectural Registration Exam. My guess is that those tests aren't free and that these organizations are the ones pushing the bill. Posted by: Doug at February 27, 2005 08:37 PM | permalink Sounds likely to me - the way to find out who is supporting most (if not all) legislation is to find out where the money is going. :) Posted by: Nick Blesch at February 27, 2005 10:45 PM | permalink |
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