The Green Party of StPaul, representing Minnesota's 4th Congressional District, supports the most widespread smoking ban possible in bars and restaurants as the solution that would most benefit both public health and business interests.
However, we do not believe the absence of a regional or national smoking ban nullifies the responsibility of local civic leaders to promote a smoking ban at whatever level they have jurisdiction over. Given the well-documented hazards of second-hand smoke, the Green Party of StPaul supports public smoking bans and urges our elected representatives at all levels to promote a smoke-free society in enclosed public places by all appropriate means. Chief among the concerns which argue strongly for a total ban in StPaul is the health of workers in bars and restaurants. While patrons often may choose to visit a small handful of smoke-free bars and restaurants, workers in this economy rarely enjoy that sort of choice. The Green Party of StPaul supports a total smoking ban for StPaul bars and restaurants. In doing so we urge that the previously-proposed modification allowing for separately-ventilated "smoking rooms" be dropped, as it is unattractive to most and financially discriminatory against small businesses. http://green.idcwebdev.com/random/gpsp_smoking_pr.pdf CONTACT Elizabeth Dickinson, Chair p: 651-312-0616 e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] i: http://www.gpsp.org REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
