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Re: 2009 Senate Bill 469 (Prohibit allowing private workplace or restaurant smoking )

FreeSpeaker — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:45:33 GMT

A referendum should not be necessary for the legislature to do the right thing. However, we now have an obstructionist Senate majority, which tends to block any progressive legislation. So in order for "right thing" bills like this to pass citizen referendums probably will be necessary. That is a sad commentary on what is supposed to be a representative democracy.

If the workplace smoking ban goes to a public referendum, chances are it would pass handily, according to current public opinion polling. If that is the only way we can get such legislation on the books, so be it. But we should remember the lesson about obstructionist legislators when it comes time to exercise our term limits power as voters.

Re: 2009 Senate Bill 469 (Prohibit allowing private workplace or restaurant smoking )

gypsy — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:18:59 GMT

Whether we vote on this in a referendum or not, this bill should pass. The public has a right to work or dine in air not filled with second hand smoke.

Re: 2009 Senate Bill 469 (Prohibit allowing private workplace or restaurant smoking )

inform4 — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:01:08 GMT

Oh yes, please give me more Big Brother government dictating what rights we can and cannot have. Please dictate to private businesses what they can and cannot allow. While they are at it they should just throw the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights into the shredder. Why not? They don't follow their oath of office anyway!

Re: 2009 Senate Bill 469 (Prohibit allowing private workplace or restaurant smoking )

larenne2001 — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:08:09 GMT

Good. let us people vote on it.

2009 Senate Bill 469 (Prohibit allowing private workplace or restaurant smoking )

admin — Mon, 01 Jan 2001 05:00:00 GMT

Introduced in the Senate on April 23, 2009

Click here to view bill details.