I have two words for you.

Wisconsin lawmaker Phil Montgormery is proposing legislation that would prohibit Funeral parlors from buildings that do other business. Like a shopping mall.

This legislation is absurd in addition to being unnecessary micro managing of people's lives by lawmakers. Mr. Montgormery doesn't see how this would enable consumers to get the best price on funeral parlor services. Either Mr. Montgormery is clueless or a shill for the funeral home lobby. I don't understand their opposition either, unless they are ripping people off with inflated prices.

My two words for Mr. Montgormery and his legislative idea? Drop dead! Saturday Special- Jo's Cafe

MILWAUKEE - A Wisconsin lawmaker thinks strip malls are no place for the dearly departed — he wants to ban funeral parlors from setting up shop there.

"To put it in a strip mall next to a Hooters or an auto parts store doesn't serve the industry or consumers well," said Rep. Phil Montgomery, a Republican. "Consumers have a certain expectation for a funeral home. Most people would be taken aback."

He said his measure is aimed at protecting people from funeral parlors that could come and go quickly from the malls. The bill would require funeral homes to be in buildings that don't have more than one other unrelated business.

"A funeral service is not like selling T-shirts," added Mark Paget, executive director of the Wisconsin Funeral Directors Association.

But opponents say the bill would restrict competition in the industry.

John Bucci, who recently opened Wisconsin Chapels and Cremation Society in a strip mall near Madison, said funeral homes such as his can offer services at a substantially lower cost.

"This is all about greed," Bucci said. "It has nothing to do with protecting the consumer."