Protection of Public Health Bill (Law'd)

[Rowan]

Eh. I really don't care either way on this bill.

[Rowan]

What is superior, the right to conduct your business, or the right to good health, in yourself and your environment?

     I'm not sure if that's directed at me, but you should have the right to choose whatever you want for yourself. As long as a business warns prospective employees & patrons that it allows people to smoke on its property, I simply can't justify forbidding them from allowing that.

Last session, the Senate passed health care legislation where the government would provide healthcare to many Atlasians.  Because of that law, I think we should have the right to impose laws to make our citizens healthier.

Where does it end though? It's a logical argument, I agree, but are you also going to start legislatin what people are allowed to eat and drink.....or how much they have to excercize every week?

(crap Vepres, you took my response!) Not only are you hurting yourself, but you are hurting those around you. Downing 5 Big Mac's only hurts yourself, and not exercising only hurts yourself. There's a big difference.
I do stand by my statement, that the government has a responsibilty to protect our people's health.

     If it would be sufficient to satisfy you, I suggest that businesses be made to post whether they are smoking or non-smoking establishments. If a person enters an establishment that they are already aware allows smoking, they make a choice knowing about the potential for harm.

     A person lighting up in such a business would do so harming nobody who wasn't already aware that they would be subjected to secondhand smoke. There's no sense in disallowing that unless you don't think people should be allowed to make choices that put themselves in harm's way.

I highly encourage all sensible Senators to support this bill. What I don't want to see is some bullshit excuse about regional rights- a national health care system is in place.

This would mean something if your opinion actually mattered in this chamber.

[Rowan]

NAY

[Rowan]

Aye

[Rowan]

I finally get a damn bill I can vote AYE on, and you people do this crap.

[Rowan]

N-A-Y