Green tea at Bride of TABOR hearing

Mark Green's campaign for gov scores points by taking advantage of the large anti-tax crowd almost certain to pack a hearing on the Bride of TABOR constitutional amendment, a.k.a. the Taxpayer Protection Amendment.

Green lets Charlie Sykes and the Republican Party pull together a crowd of tax-haters in conservative Waukesha County -- where Green, a Green Bay Congressman, is mostly unknown -- then has volunteers serve tea to the multitudes as a campaign gimmick. Can't tell if Green will be there himself or not, but it's a clever idea to get him some attention.

This is probably nitpicking, but I have a slight nagging doubt about whether it is appropriate to campaign at a public hearing of the legislature. The taxpayers are no doubt renting the facility, publicized the event, and are paying staff and legislators to be there. It's one thing to testify and make political points, but something else to do actual campaigning. Or am I off?

Would it be OK to serve Green campaign tea if the hearing were at the Capitol? I think not. I could be wrong; it wouldn't be the first time. But something seems just a tad off.

I dunno. What does Scott Walker say?