"I just don't think we can legislate against stupidity," Sen. Joe Balyeat this week during a legislative debate on banning smoking in public buildings.
He's right. We probably can't legislate against stupidity. But that doesn't mean we have to elect it to office.
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I have to wonder about this banning of smoking also. This is the state that wants to ban all smoking in public but wants to build power plants all over the state. Just the power plants in Colstrip put out thousands of pounds of pollutants per hour but you can't light a smoke; the dust storms get so bad that you can't see but you can't light a smoke; the coal furnaces around town make you gag but you can't light a smoke. Makes perfect sense to me!
Let's look at something else: the heaviest smoking generation is the post-world war two generation which, I believe, also saw the greatest extension of life expectancy in history. But what's happened after the smoking banning began ten to fifteen years ago: life expectancy has been basically stagnant edging up only a few years. I realize that this is not a direct cause/effect situation but it has to make a person think.
The World Health Organization also found no health effects from second hand smoke while we all know that the EPA would have been run out of town if they found that. In fact, the WHO's statistics show that the more that you are around a smoker the less the effects are - which only goes to show you that stastics cannot be held as total truth.
The smoking ban is just a show of power; of the nonsmoker majority over the smoker minority.
What's the answer? I don't know. Many smokers are very inconsiderate of nonsmokers and some bans probably make very good sense, especially in business and government offices, but I still feel that business owners such as bar and casino owners should be able to set the rules in their own businesses.
I completely agree with the above post. I hate to agree with Joe Bullalot on ANYTHING, but this time he's absolutley right! Now, let's think for a moment. Native American ceremonies all included the pipe ceremony. Will this be banned also? Or how about the burning of sweet grass and sage? It's a damn stupid bill. I have a very hard time understanding why some people feel that they have a right to impose this particular sanction of others. In other words, where is the precedent? I don't see it.
Larry Kralj, Environmental Rangers
OH NO! Larry and I agree on something? The holocaust is sure to follow!
where i get more info?
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