(1) The citizens will flatly refuse to cooperate (ala Hank Reardon).

(2) The citizens will recall every single member of the council who voted "yes" on this.

As I recall the story, that is why you can't have a little BBQ grill on your porch in any apartment complex in Farmington, Michigan.  It would be my guess that this is the reason why we can't latch the fuel nozzle in Metro Detroit (most of us simply used another object).  

After the standard is adopted, local governments are told that if they don't comply with NFPA then they are likely to be sued, but if they comply then they have some "cover" in court. So here we have a standards system, set up by people who aren't even elected, which is then used by other fire chiefs to justify the same law passed elsewhere.  

And of course, none of this has the benefit of any cost analysis, or for that matter, a look back at any reductions in fires.  

This is how bureaucrats operate.  Not only do the work within a government structure to spread their reach and expand their budget, but they also collaborate with others in their position to plot ways to accomplish this.

Why would one be surprised with Kamyar Enshayans' quote, "Merit of an idea does not depend on the number of people who hold that idea."

He's a gottdamned Progressive Envirowhacko employed by a Socialist indoctrination center.

Kamyar Enshayan is a mechanical engineer with graduate training in agriculture, climatology and solar energy.  He is Director of the Center for Energy and Environmental Education at the University of Northern Iowa.

And, commie Kamyar says he's finished with Cedar Falls Council and moving on to poisoning more American minds with his Socialist propaganda.

Kamyars' fellow Clowncil that swallowed his commie university intellectual elitism?  They're screwed and should be tarred, feathered and ran out on a rail.

Councilman Frank Darrah made a motion to table the issue, which failed by a 5-2 vote. He later proposed creating a study group or task force to review the ordinance, a move that gathered council support by consensus, but was not established by vote.

"A lot of people have spoken pretty eloquently about it tonight. This is an important ordinance. I feel it deserves more discussion," Darrah said.

Many of those opposed to the issue questioned why it should apply only to businesses and apartment buildings. If it is safer to have keys in lock boxes, they said, why shouldn't they be required for all buildings?

Carol Hanson doesn't support lock boxes and thinks people will look to have the decision reversed.

"Since this seems to be a political hot-button issue, why not allow the citizens of Cedar Falls to vote on this?" Hanson asked the council.

Many of the opponents pleaded for the council to heed the requests from those speaking against the ordinance.

"It's not the job of the mayor or the council to judge the merit of an issue, it's the job of the people. It's the job of the council and the mayor to listen to the people," said Travis Biggs.

Damn straight.  This isn't Socialist Europe, it's America, and each one the enabling elected that chooses to foist upon American Citizens any form of Socialism needs to be booted out of Office.  Being stupid sheeple should be painful.

Rat bastard commies infiltrating NGO's calling the shots over 'We the People'?  It's beyond disgusting.