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Rendell Signs Statewide Smoking Ban
Yes, it’s official: Gov. Ed Rendell has signed a statewide smoking ban, according to a release from his office. It’ll take effect in 90 days; like the Philadelphia ban, bars that make 20 percent or less of their revenue from food can apply for an exemption. The bill will also allow smoking in nursing homes (it’s ageist!), on sections of casino floors and in private clubs. Oh, and you can still smoke in your own home, but you all know they’re coming after you next. Update: Also in Pennsylvania news, a woman who claims Michael Jordan fathered her child (he didn’t) has been barred from contacting him again. |
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As is happening in Colorado, any exemptions will disappear next year. The tax exempt charities, through drug comapny donations, are finding it’s a lot cheaper (fewer lobbyists) to pass a ban with some exemptions at first, then come back for the final blows next year. Trying to get total bans from the start isn’t as easy as it was last year as more and more states are questioning this practice.
It’s too bad that this bill isn’t as strong as the bans in all neighboring states are. I guesss big tobacco still has a fair amount of influence with some state legislators in Pennsylvania. Hopefully local goverments will be soon be able to pass tougher laws to better protect their citizens from the hazards of secondhand smoke. This should have been part of this bill and hopefully that will be corrected next year.
It’s too bad that this bill isn’t as strong as the bans in all neighboring states are. I guesss big tobacco still has a fair amount of influence with some state legislators in Pennsylvania. Hopefully local goverments will be soon be able to pass tougher laws to better protect their citizens from the hazards of secondhand smoke. This should have been part of this bill and hopefully that will be corrected next year.
It’s too bad that this bill isn’t as strong as the bans in all neighboring states are. I guesss big tobacco still has a fair amount of influence with some state legislators in Pennsylvania. Hopefully local goverments will be soon be able to pass tougher laws to better protect their citizens from the hazards of secondhand smoke. This should have been part of this bill and hopefully that will be corrected next year.
Ok i’m not to happy about the ban but it’s been slowly happening over the past few years, but I will say that if they try to place a ban a smoking in the place that I own, they might as well just take the constitution and throw it away, but we’re already slowly approaching that, but they are doing that in a very slick sneaky way, hoping that most won’t catch on,and for the many that do they’re just labeled as “crazy”.
Ok i’m not to happy about the ban but it’s been slowly happening over the past few years, but I will say that if they try to place a ban a smoking in the place that I own, they might as well just take the constitution and throw it away, but we’re already slowly approaching that, but they are doing that in a very slick sneaky way, hoping that most won’t catch on,and for the many that do they’re just labeled as “crazy”.
Before spending thousands of dollars on patios or building upgrades to accomodate the ban, you may need to get some guarantee that it won’t be money wasted in the future, as happened in Chicago where many businesses upgraded their ventilation systems, only to have them gathering dust now.
Yes its true its a matter of time before they police whatever else they want in your homes.
Why aren’t there no body going against all this, didn’t or fathers and grandfathers go to war for a free country. What the hell is going on are we all afraid to stand up for are rights.
Before spending thousands of dollars on patios or building upgrades to accomodate the ban, you may need to get some guarantee that it won’t be money wasted in the future, as happened in Chicago where many businesses upgraded their ventilation systems, only to have them gathering dust now.