President Joe Biden came into office promising to use California, a state people are literally fleeing because of its high taxes and deteriorating quality of life, as his policy model for the nation. But even he probably didn’t expect other cities and states to take the very worst aspects of California and adopt them voluntarily.

In Maryland, Del. Sheila Ruth, a Democrat, has proposed a state law that would result in homeless tent cities springing up throughout Maryland, making it impossible for municipalities to shut them down.