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IPCPR to Dallas Council: Vote to Eliminate Smoking Ban
The following news release has been sent by IPCPR to 989 print and broadcast
news media throughout the state of Texas with emphasis on the city of
Dallas. Within 48 hours, it will be sent via PR Web to major Internet and
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IPCPR to Dallas Council: Vote to Eliminate Smoking Ban
DALLAS, Texas November 11, 2008 - The Dallas City Council has delayed until
December 3 a vote on whether or not to broaden the current smoking ban.
Meanwhile, the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association
suggests that they also consider eliminating the ban entirely.
"Let's not automatically assume that the Council can only leave the ban as
it is or make it more restrictive. There is another alternative and that is
to do away with it completely," said Chris McCalla, legislative director of
IPCPR.
McCalla pointed out that smoking bans are usually based on two issues:
misrepresented claims of harm done by secondhand smoke and a lackadaisical
public that doesn't care if its rights are taken away from them. In
response, he says that claims regarding secondhand smoke are usually false,
business suffers and personal rights guaranteed by the United States
Constitution are trampled on.
"Throughout the 707 core pages of the 2006 Surgeon General's report, it says
no less than 108 times that the evidence is insufficient regarding the
health impact of secondhand smoke, yet anti-smoking forces have twisted that
report and others to suit their needs. Even the Occupational Health &
Safety Administration doesn't regard secondhand smoke a significant
workplace issue anywhere. Finally, the wild claims regarding secondhand
smoke by an Environmental Protective Agency report were severely criticized
as biased by the Congressional Research Service and the report was
ultimately vacated and declared null and void by a Federal judge," said
McCalla.
McCalla also cited a report by the Heartland Institute that ". studies have
shown that smoking bans hurt small businesses.. In Ohio, for example, the
Department of Job and Family Services predicted a 10,000-job gain for the
state's hospitality and leisure industry prior to the ban's implementation.
In reality, the industry lost 5,400 jobs during the first 12 months of the
smoking ban," according to the Institute's report.
The Constitution says less is more when it comes to government control, said
McCalla.
"Business owners should have the right to declare whether or not smoking
should be allowed on their premises. Employees and customers should have
the right to work or patronize those businesses. But when the government
tells business owners how to run their businesses, smokers and non-smokers
alike should be up in arms over the prospects of another Constitutional
right being taken away from the citizens of Texas," McCalla said.
news media throughout the state of Texas with emphasis on the city of
Dallas. Within 48 hours, it will be sent via PR Web to major Internet and
blog news sites. You are receiving a copy of this release because you are a
Texas member of IPCPR. Please feel free to forward the release to your
customers or use it on your website.
IPCPR to Dallas Council: Vote to Eliminate Smoking Ban
DALLAS, Texas November 11, 2008 - The Dallas City Council has delayed until
December 3 a vote on whether or not to broaden the current smoking ban.
Meanwhile, the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association
suggests that they also consider eliminating the ban entirely.
"Let's not automatically assume that the Council can only leave the ban as
it is or make it more restrictive. There is another alternative and that is
to do away with it completely," said Chris McCalla, legislative director of
IPCPR.
McCalla pointed out that smoking bans are usually based on two issues:
misrepresented claims of harm done by secondhand smoke and a lackadaisical
public that doesn't care if its rights are taken away from them. In
response, he says that claims regarding secondhand smoke are usually false,
business suffers and personal rights guaranteed by the United States
Constitution are trampled on.
"Throughout the 707 core pages of the 2006 Surgeon General's report, it says
no less than 108 times that the evidence is insufficient regarding the
health impact of secondhand smoke, yet anti-smoking forces have twisted that
report and others to suit their needs. Even the Occupational Health &
Safety Administration doesn't regard secondhand smoke a significant
workplace issue anywhere. Finally, the wild claims regarding secondhand
smoke by an Environmental Protective Agency report were severely criticized
as biased by the Congressional Research Service and the report was
ultimately vacated and declared null and void by a Federal judge," said
McCalla.
McCalla also cited a report by the Heartland Institute that ". studies have
shown that smoking bans hurt small businesses.. In Ohio, for example, the
Department of Job and Family Services predicted a 10,000-job gain for the
state's hospitality and leisure industry prior to the ban's implementation.
In reality, the industry lost 5,400 jobs during the first 12 months of the
smoking ban," according to the Institute's report.
The Constitution says less is more when it comes to government control, said
McCalla.
"Business owners should have the right to declare whether or not smoking
should be allowed on their premises. Employees and customers should have
the right to work or patronize those businesses. But when the government
tells business owners how to run their businesses, smokers and non-smokers
alike should be up in arms over the prospects of another Constitutional
right being taken away from the citizens of Texas," McCalla said.
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Permalink Reply by Russell THE cigarman on -
Do it Chris!!! If you want our trade dollars than you will have to suffer through our smoke. No smoke, no dollars. Just ask Las Vegas if we are coming back.
And remember there is no such thing as smokers rights but there damn sure is such a thing as property owners rights. A place open to the public is not a public place. A library is a public place (paid for by the public treasury), a school is a public place (paid for by the public treasury), the courthouse is a public place (paid for by the public treasury) and any other place paid for by the public treasury is a public place. A restaurant, a grocery store, Wal-Mart, K-Mart, a bar, a pool room, car dealer, a pool supply store, a casino, department store, a mall, a church, a carwash, a bookstore, a furniture, store, a bank, an accountant's office, a lawyers office, a doctors office, a music store, a pet store, a sporting goods store, a coffee shop, etc.... are privately owned property open to their guests, kind of like your house. Get your damn nose out of our businesses.
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