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by BWilliams
on Wed May 02, 2007 9:10 pm |
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Quote: Many states have banned smoking in restaurants and bars, but it's a tough sell in the biggest tobacco state. Backers point to growing evidence of the dangers of second-hand smoke.
Wednesday they finally thought they had the votes to get it passed, and they were wrong.
The bill has been in the House for a while, and Wednesday it failed.
Full article: http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=triangle&id=5267425 |
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by linkup
on Thu May 03, 2007 8:46 am |
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| Just more of the same for the antis,if you don't succeed at first,try and try again.Get a little now and go for more later.That is their MO.Only defiance can stop them! |
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by BWilliams
on Thu May 03, 2007 8:50 am |
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They stopped them there! There is still hope ...
I am liking all these new reports which are coming out showing how bad the ban is for business ... people are beginning to wake up, albeit slowly ... |
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by dumpstermcnuggets
on Thu May 10, 2007 12:40 am |
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I even read that the Texas smoking ban that passed their House this week, looks all but dead in their Senate, thanks to how watered down libertarian-minded Texas House Representatives got the bill to be(which now allows business owners to opt out, if they post signage stating 'smoking permitted', and similar to a Virginia bill that passed both their House and Senate, but that Virginia's governor unfortunately vetoed). Another victory for our side!
Here's another article on it, with some good quotes from Texas House legislators who voted down this smoking ban proposal:
http://www.tylerpaper.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070508/NEWS03/705080313 |
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