The United Pro Choice
Smokers Rights NewsletterMarch 30, 2007 - Issue #426
"Chase after the truth like all hell and you'll free yourself,
even though you never touch its coattails."
- Clarence S. Darrow |
 Nanny Laws: "Who is the state to tell you how you can and cannot raise your children?" asked Robert Best of Ventura, state coordinator of the Smoker's Club Inc., a smokers' rights group. "There's a fine line between protecting my child and moving in to raise my child," added Best, who is not a parent. "A car is private property. ... What will they do next, say you can't smoke in your home if you have kids in it?" Even if smoking around children is a bad idea, it isn't the government's job to stop people from doing it, said Walter Williams, a conservative commentator who has written about the nanny state. "If we justify things on the basis of what's good for people, there's no end in sight," said Williams, an economics professor at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va. Williams, a smoker himself, asked if government should require an 8 p.m. bedtime for children, or educational television over video games.
'Smoke-easys' ignore the tobacco ban. By Stu Bykofsky. Michael J. McFadden estimates that 500 Philly bars might squeeze through the loophole "for the sake of their smoking staff and customers"...
AMA Ignores FDA Commissioner's Concerns; Suggests FDA Tobacco Legislation Will Save Millions of Lives; Offers No Explanation for How. By Michael Siegel. If this is to be a legitimate public health policy consideration and not merely a political maneuver, then the Congress needs to be informed about the debate raging in the public health community about this approach to regulating tobacco products, as well as about the specific drawbacks of the approach and of the specific provisions of the legislation that were inserted for the protection of Philip Morris' profits. |
| From The International Mailbag |
The Canadian Smokers Rights Newsletter.
Canada: Farmers fume at Finley.
Australia: Ballina says NO to ban.
Demark: Protest planned for April 18th.
Germany: Ban unless special rooms, states rules.
Ireland: Booze Buses to drive you to drink.
Ireland: Cigarette Sales And Smuggling Boom.
UK: Alcohol more dangerous than ecstasy?
Wales: Smoking ban lights up a heated debate.
CA: LA says NO golf course ban.
CO: Senate approves casino smoking ban.
ID: Otter says NO bowling alley smoking ban.
IL: Cicero says NO to ban.
IL: Proposed smoking ban draws protesters.
IN: The D & D Club, Inc.sues City of Franklin.
KS: Shawnee County Ban Decision Delayed.
MD: Views from Senator Andrew P. Harris, MD.
NC: House leaders postpone vote on ban.
NE: Smoking ban gets second-round approval.
NV: Noncompliant to get one more chance.
OH: VFW and Private Clubs have NO ban.
OH: Wood-Fired Pizza Remains Legal.
TN: Senate delays action on cigarette tax.
WI: Dunn County ban idea gets mixed reviews.
WV: Upshur County Bars Smokin' Mad.
WV: Wheeling hearing raises questions.
USA: FDA rules to prevent conflicts of interest.
USA: Prohibition and Nanny State.
| Ban Damage Hurts Everyone |
Scotland: Lessons from the Smoking Ban.
Scotland: Pubs 'lost staff' after smoke ban.
Scotland: Smoker blasted in shotgun attack.
UK: Pub giant to sell bars in advance of ban.
UK: £540,000 up in Smoke for Carlo Citrone.
| The Slippery Slope After Tobacco |
OH: ACS lies and abuse of the media.
PA: Breath testing device to start your car?
PA: Scores poorly on lung-damaging pollution.
WA: Legos banned in school.
Scotland: Laidlaw barred from bar for flatulence. | 
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# posted by Samantha : 11:06 AM
The United Pro Choice
Smokers Rights NewsletterMarch 23, 2007 - Issue #425
"Davis understood that the space between the notes was
sometimes just as important as the notes themselves.
But he also understood that too much space between the notes,
and people would think that the concert was over and go home."
- Genius Guide to Jazz, July 2001 |
 Smoking In DC: Rep. Thaddeus McCotter, R-Mich., the guitar-playing and heavy-smoking chairman of the House Republican Policy Committee, held a fundraiser at U Street's Chi-Cha Lounge.
Frank Schnarrs owner of Frankie's Sports Bar in WA. is embroiled in a legal squabble surrounding the state's smoking ban. He has filed a one-point-five (M) million dollar claim against Thurston County.
Anti-Smoking Group Attacks UCLA Researcher, Accusing Him of Scientific Misconduct; Trying to Make Him Fall Guy for Unfavorable Research Findings? By Michael Siegel. Before attacking others, perhaps the ACS should take a look at itself and get its own house in order. |
| From The International Mailbag |
The Canadian Smokers Rights Newsletter.
Australia: Mosman ups the ante outdoors.
Cyprus: Minister tells police to get serious.
Denmark: Denmark delays smoking ban.
Germany: Favor Owner Discretion Over Ban.
Italy: The NicStic, smoke free cigarette.
Northern Ireland: Health warning over ban.
AZ: Navajo County Health Dist. responsible.
CA: Moreno Valley considering smoking ban.
CA: Temecula smoking at home ban.
CO: Casino smoking ban gets snuffed.
IA: Allow local bans? Goes to House.
IA: Tax increase now goes to Governor.
ID: Bowling Alleys Under Attack.
IL: St. Charles ban rescinded, says NO to ban.
KY: Oldham County hearing date set.
MD: House Follows Senate in Ban Approval.
MI: OK to smoke in bars, restaurants.
MO: Chillicothe Questions still cloud ban.
MS: Aberdeen Possession of tobacco illegal.
NC: Property Rights at Issue With Ban.
NE: Allowing cities to opt out of smoking bans?
NE: Omaha judge upholds ban exemptions.
OH: Governor will fight ’to death’ to take Anti $.
OH Smoking On Stage.
PA: Harrisburg ban rescinded, says NO to ban.
SC: Sheheen in the middle as ban fight heats up.
TX: Abilene, Homer Winkle's petition.
VA: Slavery museum to keep tobacco money. | The Slippery Slope
Ban other stuff in movies, fat, booze, cars...
Bill to Ban Regular Light Bulbs.
Binge drinking and drug problem on campuses.
Brushing teeth could prevent heart attacks, strokes.
Cooking smoke killing 1.6 million poor a year.
Secret to slim kids? Running around.
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# posted by Samantha : 8:50 AM
The United Pro Choice
Smokers Rights NewsletterMarch 16, 2007 - Issue #424
"Despair is no solution. I know that. What is the solution?
Hitler had one. And he tried it while a civilized world kept silent.
I remember. And I am afraid."
- Elie Wiesel |
 Forgetting the consequences of totalitarianism. By Ralph Conner. Where will we go from here? Will Big Tobacco be replaced by a black market and the gang violence that follows? Will there be a "War on Tobacco" just as ineffective as the current war on drugs, where the government spends billions and loses billions more in tax revenue?
What is Teddy smoking? By Dr. Elizabeth M. Whelan. The industry will imply is has an FDA "seal of approval" and must therefore be safe -- or safer.
Some Smokers Must Die So That Others Never Exist. By Jacob Sullum. If that strikes you as a heartless, unjust policy that elevates a collectivist calculation of social welfare above the rights of individuals, you are beginning to understand the logic of "public health."
James E. Enstrom, Ph.D., M.P.H. States the conclusions of the Surgeon generals report are exaggerated. |
# posted by Samantha : 10:09 AM
The United Pro Choice
Smokers Rights NewsletterMarch 9, 2007 - Issue #423
"There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice,
but there must never be a time when we fail to protest."
- Elie Wiesel |
 CO Bars rebel against smoking ban. Several Colorado Springs bar owners are rebelling against the statewide smoking ban, inviting their customers to openly defy what they call an “illegal law."
MA:Smoking in a cars. “They are going to come into your home next,” said Gary Nolan, national spokesman for The Smokers Club, Inc. “Will we have the food police issuing tickets if your child’s (weight) is out of wack and you are heading into a Burger King?” Added Dr. Michael Siegel, a Boston University tobacco policy analyst: “This is a disrespect for parental autonomy. We allow parents to let their children play hockey and go roller blading and serve their kids terribly unhealthy food.”
Major Anti-Smoking Groups and their Politicians Get High Marks for Meaningless and Deceptive Propaganda. By Michael Siegel. In conclusion, then, every major national public health organization in the United States is part of a campaign that is deceiving the public about the proposed FDA legislation. AND: FDA Chief Tells AP Regulating Tobacco Could Actually Harm Public Health.
Patrick Reynolds: King of Misinformation. By Michael J. McFadden. Since Mr. Reynolds is so fond of throwing the "misinformation" claim in the face of smokers' rights advocates, perhaps we should examine this claim of his own a bit more closely. |
| From The International Mailbag |
The Canadian Smokers Rights Newsletter.
Canada: Subsidized beer cost on warship.
Canada: The CBC has a dirty secret.
Cuba: Cigar sales rise despite bans.
Ireland: Unintended effects. By John Mallon.
Puerto Rico: The ban threatens tourism.
USA: Fire-safe cigs bill goes to Senate.
AR: Update on the Huckabee strategy.
CA: Santa Cruz County Park Ban.
DC: Allen sings and smokes on stage.
IN: House rejects cigarette tax increase.
ME: Tax lies and the fight goes on.
MI: Berrien County ban symbolic in value.
NC: Eyes ban for state government offices.
NV: Offers bars choice of smoking times.
NV: No smoking, wink, wink.
NY: Senecas put own levy on cigarettes.
OH: Tempers flare at hearing on Ohio’s ban.
PA: Erie County says NO to ban.
SD: State says NO to expanding ban.
VA: Alexandria Could Affect All Restaurants.
| Ban Damage Hurts Everyone |
Australia: Tabcorp says smokes ban hurts.
Ireland: Drink habits sees surge in off-licences.
Scotland: Ban forces pub out of business.
AZ: Man fired because he is a non-smoker.
IL: Antis should crawl back under the rock.
NJ: Cancer patient critical of ban is fired.
| The Slippery Slope After Tobacco |
Hong Kong: Eat up or you will be fined.
NJ: Chatham cars and trans fat.
UK: Smoke ban hits actors' rehearsals.
Not far off: The War On Peanuts. |
Who's Your Nanny?
By Jacob Sullum. As meddling scolds, Democrats and Republicans are equal offenders. Broadly speaking, Democrats want to protect you from the physical threats posed by habits such as smoking, overeating, and crossing the street while listening to an iPod. Republicans are more interested in protecting you from the moral threats posed by temptations such as drugs, gambling, and pornography. Between them, they've got you covered, body and soul.
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# posted by Samantha : 10:24 AM
The United Pro Choice
Smokers Rights NewsletterMarch 2, 2007 - Issue #422
"We must care for each other more, and tax each other less."
- Bill Archer |
 $1 increase in cigarette tax? By David W. Kuneman. While it may be enticing to force a politically unpopular group to fund Iowa’s health-care system, other states have found that cigarette-tax hikes fail to fix any of the problems they are meant to address.
TN Smokers, retailers worry about effects of proposed tax increase, smoking bans. "We opt to use a legal product, but they want to tax it more to help fund schools," Pritchard said. "I thought that's what the lottery was for."
Regarding the FDA Tobacco Legislation. Written Statement of Michael Siegel, MD, MPH, Regarding the FDA Tobacco Legislation - Submitted to Senate HELP Committee. The one thing you will never hear the supporters of this legislation do is estimate the number of lives they think this legislation will save. All they can do is talk about "countless" lives being saved. And they are quite correct. The lives are countless. You cannot count them because they do not exist. |
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