California City Bans Smoking in Some Homes
As this article states, the Belmont City Council has now banned smoking in the privacy of your own home in some cases.
Thought to be the first of its kind in California, the ordinance declares secondhand smoke a public nuisance and extends the city’s current smoking ban to include multi-unit, multi-story residences.
Are you trying to tell me that if I own a duplex I am not allowed to smoke in it because somehow the smoke will get into the other side of the house and kill my tenants over there. There is no way in hell that second hand smoke can possible bother people in another apartment, they will not be able to smell it, and it will not hurt them. This is just a bunch of bull.
Smoking will still be allowed in single-family homes and their yards, and units and yards in apartment buildings, condominiums and townhouses that do not share any common floors or ceilings with other units.
Well isn’t that just nice of the smoking Nazi’s to let people smoke in their own single family homes, and in their yards. How long do you think that will last? After all, what gives the smokers the right to smoke outdoors if a non-smoking neighbor is outdoors also? Isn’t the non-smokers rights being violated here also? This will be the next shoe to drop.
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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!
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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!
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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.
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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.
Click to access 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 😦
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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