SENATE BILL: The Protection of Personal Choice Act (Law'd)

[Marokai Backbeat]

What you are calling public buildings are actually private establishments who may want to allow smoking inside, such as a bar.

Any business that gets 40% or more of their revenue from the sale of alcohol or smoking related products is exempt from this act. I would think that excludes a fair number of bars. So I fail to see your point.

[Marokai Backbeat]

The idea that this is still being debated is insane to me. Does not one care about the apparently trivial fact that smoking bans have almost always resulted in noticeable health benefits for all involved? It doesn't stop people from smoking in their homes, it doesn't stop people from smoking in dedicated areas exempt from the ban. This isn't about "freedom" or any such nonsense. Smoking isn't just some personal choice as this act implies that only harms one person. It harms everyone around you in an actually measurable way. The science is clear on this and so is the fact that it is not just a personal choice. Just get this stupid bill out of the way.

[Marokai Backbeat]

I find it kind of hilarious that we're now in a desperate search to find ways, any way we can, to include smoking somewhere.

[Marokai Backbeat]

Ordinarily I would've made some sort of official comments on this bill by now but I'm sure the instant I did the sponsor of this particular piece of legislation would throw a fit over a "conflict of interest."