The discussion of the smoking ban is very interesting. The ban is based
on the allegation that second hand smoke is dangerous. Various people
came forward with impassioned statements to this effect, but I don't
recall there being any facts, real facts, used in support. In other
words they sounded terrific, scared everyone to death, panicked the city
council, (which was too easy to do) and now have a law they can
embrace. Of course, the second hand smoke issue is phony. It is the
Weapons of Mass Destruction issue of the Iraq war. The supporters of
the smoking ban used the same tactics to get this bill passed that were
used to send us into Iraq.
I have really enjoyed the smoking ban discussion, especially the fact
that our council members admit to counting their e-mail and voting
accordingly. The Japanese internment issue was very appropriate in
that it was supported by the majority of voters polled. What else do we
need in our Democracy but e-mail voting. If the council simply counts
the e-mails and follows that lead, we really don't need them anymore.
Clark Griffith, Lowry Hill .
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