Nonsense! Mayor Kelly's original rationale for a veto of the Saint Paul smoking ban was that St. Paul wouldn't be on a level playing field. Well in the same period, between his veto and the override vote, Bloomington and Minneapolis have leveled the field. The rationale for the veto has disappeared.
Now will Mayor Kelly be man enough to go to the Council and say, "My original rationale for the veto is now gone. Override my veto." My money says Kelly won't do it, because his real reason was always to cozy up to the bars, (and I'll say it for the 10th time), whose support he needs for his beloved Dayton Circle Twins Stadium. Dan Dobson Saint Paul --- Tom & Elsa Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Now that Minneapolis and Bloomington have passed > smoking bans, let stop in St Paul and study the > effects that this will have. Let's see if business > goes up or down. Let's see if employees from areas > without a ban flock to work in the cities with a > ban. Let's see if tourism is affected by the ban. > > Let's take a year and study what happens in > Minneapolis and Bloomington. There is no reason for > immediacy. Before we leap and find out later that > things didn't work out as planned, let's let other > cities go first so we can study the results. > > Remember there will be someone next door without a > ban. Whether it's St Paul or if St Paul does a ban, > then it's Washington County, or Hudson, or Chisago > County or Dakota County or, well there will be > someone next door without a ban. Let's study what > effects that has on our core food and entertainment > businesses. > > Let's take one year from their effective dates to > cool off and study what effects (good or bad) come > with the 1st and 3rd largest cities having smoking > bans. > > Tom Thompson > Como Park > > > > Hoping common sense returns to St Paul > _____________________________________________ > To Join: St. Paul Issues Forum Rules Discussion > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _____________________________________________ > NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your > password - visit: > http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul > > Archive Address: > http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/ > _____________________________________________ To Join: St. Paul Issues Forum Rules Discussion Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _____________________________________________ NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/
