IANALCharles L. Cotton wrote:
Commercial property has never enjoyed the same level of private property rights as does non-commercial property. ...<snip>...
This makes sense to me, not sure how the courts would feel about it. I am not sure that we should offer the same rights to a business as we do to an individual, and it seems that we don't. I'm not in favor of forcing business to cowtow to the whims of government... just that they may not be entitled to the exact same rights as an individual. JMO.
That said, it seems that the biggest issue is liability. If the business can be protected I think that most of the opposition will fade away.
I have no desire to strip a business owner of rights they are entitled to. But my personal vehicle, even while on their lot, is never under their control. IMO. I keep the keys and if something needs to be addressed on the vehicle I get contacted. (lights are on, it's raining and your windows are down...) Issues like that are for me to address and as such I should be allowed to control the contents of my vehicle. IMO.
ETA: Many employee parking lots are also shared by the public as they come to patronize the business. How can you distinguish between the two?