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by Darkseid
on Thu Oct 18, 2007 11:40 am |
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Well, I can guarantee you that now that Karloffornia has done it, this will spread to every state in the union now.
Issues in Depth
SB 7: Fighting the dangers of smoking
Governor signs into law measure to outlaw smoking in cars with kids
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
SACRAMENTO – In a move that makes California the third state in the nation to ban smoking in cars with minors, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today signed into law Senate Bill 7 by Sen. Jenny Oropeza.
“Protecting the health of our children is among government’s highest responsibilities,” Oropeza, D-Long Beach, said. “It is clear that increasing public awareness about the dangers of secondhand smoke is the right thing to do,”
Health experts have testified that recent scientific studies, including a 2006 report by the Harvard School of Public Health, found that second-hand smoke in a car can be up to 10 times more dangerous than in a home.
Effective Jan. 1, 2008, SB 7 imposes a $100 fine on drivers and passengers cited for smoking in a car with another person aged 17 or younger.
Protecting non-smokers and cleaning up the environment have long been priorities for Oropeza, a cancer survivor. Enacted Jan. 1, 2007, was AB 2067, Oropeza’s measure banning smoking in common-use areas of covered parking lots and adjacent stairwells, lobbies, lounges, waiting areas, elevators and restrooms.
Schwarzenegger, despite being a well-known cigar smoker, last year signed AB 2067. Both measures were supported by numerous health groups.
“I am so proud that my fellow legislators and the governor agree that our children must be protected from the toxins in secondhand smoke,” Oropeza said. “I will continue to helping lead California in eliminating pollutants that hurt our kids’ health.”
For more information on SB 7, including the Harvard study cited above and an updated Fact Sheet, visit her Web site below.
Elected to the Assembly in 2000 and the Senate in 2006, Jenny Oropeza is one of the highest-ranking Latinos in the Legislature and chairs the Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee. For more, visit www.senate.ca.gov/oropeza
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Darkseid
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by Torquemeda
on Thu Oct 18, 2007 12:25 pm |
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"found that second-hand smoke in a car can be up to 10 times more dangerous than in a home."
How is it 10 times more dangerous?
I also notice the dude uses the same third-reich tactics by mentioning "the children" as many times as he can.
Couldn't be there's a little something more to his agenda. |
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by Darkseid
on Thu Oct 18, 2007 12:34 pm |
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by Torquemeda
on Mon Oct 22, 2007 1:20 pm |
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| I just got a look at the fat pig. No wonder she spends so much time on this 'cause no one'd pork her. What a hog. |
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by Darkseid
on Mon Oct 22, 2007 6:08 pm |
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| If it's a woman that proposes smoker bans of any kind, they're ALWAYS a fat-ass. You should know that by now. I can't wait until they start heating it up on fat-asses. |
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by JEEP_GOD
on Thu Oct 25, 2007 7:20 pm |
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"I can't wait until they start heating it up on fat-asses."
http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/diet.fitness/08/27/obesity.study/index.html?eref=rss_latest
Oh, it's on it's way.....
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"He noted that the federal government has created a comprehensive plan to be implemented in the event of an outbreak of pandemic flu.
"We need something like that in obesity that says this is what every agency of the federal government is doing. [It's] what we can do to directly affect this problem and motivate individual communities and businesses to play their role as well," Levi said."
This story is a little old, but I think it's a good indicator of things to come.
When they're done taxing the fvck out of us, they'll need a new target.
Looks like the overweight are the most obvious choice.
I hope they like that slippery slope they've all been denying exists. |
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