‘When it comes to controversial legislative issues that have no chance of ever passing in their fully intended form, it’s not uncommon for legislators to pit those that oppose them against each other. This most commonly happens through what I cal…
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Smoking Bans: Can We Please Stop Pretending It’s About Health?
By joshfeatherstone on April 17, 2012 in Cigarette Odor, Indianapolis City-County Council, Second-Hand Smoke, smoking ban, Smoking Ban Advocates, Third-Hand Smoke
I don’t write much about smoking bans. I know, as a political blogger, you’d think it is some kind of prerequisite. I choose not to talk about smoking bans, though. It’s not that I don’t have strong feelings on the issue, because I do…
The Root Of The Issue – Government Smoking Bans On Private Property
By seanshepard on November 18, 2011 in city council, Indianapolis, ryan vaughn, smoke free indy, smoking ban, superbowl
Every year this item rears its ugly head. Some lunatic, anti-property rights, nanny-state authoritarians come around trying to tell private business and property owners what they must or must not allow on their property when it comes to smoking. This…