Governor Kaine's Anti-Smoking Bill
Please defeat Governor Kaine's anti-smoking amendment regarding restaurants.
I am not a smoker, and have no interest in this bill other than the deprivation and erosion of my liberties as someone fortunate enough to have been in the freedom of America and Virginia. I believe that this bill is an attempt to further and advance the cause of socialism in Virginia by depriving individuals of their liberty through the encroachment and expansion of nannyistic big brother governmentism.
I am appalled at the Governor's claim that one restaurant owner asked him to ban smoking in restaurants, but refused to reveal the source of his conversation. Not only is that cowardly, but I am not sure that I believe or trust someone who has gone back on his word publicly in the past. What happened to sunshine and open government instead of secretive hearsay?
I am further appalled that he would excuse his bill as a defensive health measure of non-smoking (not all) employees at the expense of untold millions of restaurant visits. I guess he believes in minority rules.
The next thing you know, the government will be outlawing pate` , transfat, and helmetless motorcycle riders.
WizeMaxie
Henrico