Illinois Lawmakers Consider Banning Cell Phones While Walking Across the Street

The Chicago Sun-Times reports on the Nanny State in Illinois:

State legislators may pass a bill that fines pedestrians for using cell phones while crossing the street, but don't expect Eve Decker to take notice.

"Put me in jail," said Decker, 45, of Chicago. "I'm not paying for talking on a phone. . . . It's a God-given freedom that I have. What law is there that says I can't talk on the street? It's no different than if I'm walking with a friend and talking."

The bill, sponsored by state Rep. Kenneth Dunkin (D-Chicago).

Illinois has a freedom deficit.It's kind of scary to think that someone like Kenneth Dunkin can make it to elected office.