Comments on: California City Bans Smoking in Some Homes

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Sat, 12 Jan 2008 12:23:40 +0000

[...] first act by California to regulate behaviors in the home and private businesses, as can be read here, and here , and it won’t be the last if Californians don’t wake [...]

By: The Marlboro Man

The Marlboro Man — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 01:55:02 +0000

http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4559

Who is paying for those unemployed/low income people with little or no health insurance?

I am.

If there was no public health care smoking would be fine, but so long as it is paid for by the taxpayer it is very much an relevant issue for our government.

By: sulivansmith

sulivansmith — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 03:03:34 +0000

Everyone doesn’t die of lung cancer or heart disease who smokes or did smoke. This is just another way of control freaks trying to make sure everyone tows the mark – their rules…it is also another way to end up spending money not used on smoking, elsewhere.. I’ve known some to live into their 80′s and die of a gall bladder condition. Wake up America is right. If they paid as much attention to the alcohol industry maybe that would be something…oh, no, those afflicted with such a disease need to be hospitalized…more money for the hospitals. Yes, it is time to revolt I would say. Smoker or non-smoker.

By: Scott Kurr

Scott Kurr — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 02:48:47 +0000

http://www.jjsbar.com
Every one should just stat smoking every where and keep diong it what are they going to do jail us all

By: Joe Camel

Joe Camel — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 18:04:34 +0000

Don’t despair, freedom lovers! I’m not a lawyer, but I know that this is a flagrant violation of the Fourth Amendment. If it goes to court, it’ll be overturned.

Also the three creeps who did this deed have pooped in their hats. Even other tobacco nazis are outraged and it’s certain to cause a widespread backlash.

By: mpinkeyes

mpinkeyes — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 03:10:13 +0000

Politicaltravis, I don’t hink you can say God bless America anymore, can you?

Todd, my wife and I are both non-smokers and we do not allow smoking in our house, our smoking guests go outside to smoke, but as you said, this is my house so the government doesn’t have the right to tell my guests they have to go outside, only I have that right. Well, my wife does also. As you also said, this is getting too close to marxism when the government can tell you what you can do in your own home.

RJH, the left is never happy with just a liitle bit, once they get that little bit they go after more little bits, and before you know it they have the whole thing.

arclightzero, I remember this was originally shot down, but the problem with the left is they neve take no for an answer. They keep coming back and everytime they do the have a little more support. They don’t stop until they have enough support and get their way.

By: arclightzero

arclightzero — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:21:05 +0000

That is very depressing. I heard about this back in September when it was initially shot down. You can read the original article here where they talk about how they were lucky that the townspeople were able to fight it.

http://www.torano.com/newsletter/sept07.pdf

I guess they ended up losing since then. Private property rights are going right down the tubes thanks to pushy people and groups, junk science and control freaks who all seem to think it’s ok to appeal to hearts and fear rather than minds and reason. It’s just like you said in your comment to my post from yesterday. If the government was concerned with the health effects of smoking, they would simply ban tobacco all together. Their intentions are painfully transparent here. It’s all about control.

Too bad the folks in Belmont lost. I guess the writers of the Torano newsletter spoke too soon

By: RJH

RJH — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 04:03:47 +0000

20 years ago the anti smoking nazis said “we just want this itty bitty tiny area smoke free, thats all”.

Look where we are today.

This is a standard tactic of the left. The Dream Act and SCHIP are very typical examples of them trying to get their foot in the door…and then they kick down all the others in your house with their liberally hob nailed boots.

I am an ex smoker of 10 years myself and am embarassed at what I see around me in So Calif.

By: Todd

Todd — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 01:35:46 +0000

I am an exsmoker of 30 years, and even though I now totally agree with respecting the rights of non-smokers, I must agree that this is just going much too far with authority given to any government agency be it county, state, or federal. I have no issues with making smokers “step outside” with their habits, but telling people they can’t smoke in their own homes is one too close to a marxist regime for me!

By: politicaltravis

politicaltravis — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 01:29:40 +0000

I am so sick of the “smoking Nazi’s” making rules that infringe on other’s rights to their pursuit of happiness. These people just don’t get it. When you take away the freedoms you disagree with it leaves your personal freedoms that you care about open for removal. I just ranted about smoking legislations yesterday. We’ll probably have to continue ranting for a while by the look of things. God Bless America!
http://politicalwrite.wordpress.com/2007/10/10/smoke-em-if-youve-got-em/