In heated debate Wednesday over
controversial legislation aimed at taxing purchases from out-of-state online retailers,
Sen. Shawn Mitchell, R-Broomfield, argued that a proposed amendment to failed to fully guard purchaser privacy. He offered examples. Would you want a government bureaucrat to know that a
Sen. John Morse spent money for products from
Pfizer pharmaceuticals or from lingerie retailer
Fredrick's of Hollywood? he asked, chiding his Democratic colleague. Mitchell said it was one thing to open up your bookstore spending to the state but spending on drugs, for example, or "domestic pleasure appliances" would be something else.