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Smoking Bans and
Private Property Rights
By Donna Mancini
I have attended all four health dept hearings as well as the two metro council
hearings. I have listened by the hours to testimony of the proponents of the
smoke free
Louisville
ordinance.
Regardless of what the smoke free Louisville proponents say about health, they
are missing the real issue, which is private property rights, individual freedom
and personal responsibility !! As I said in my run for Mayor, Government should
perform legitimate government tasks, do them well, and stop trying to
micro-manage our personal lives. In less than one year of Metro Government, we
are considering destroying our respect for individuals and their private
property rights, under the guise of " health". You may as well burn the
Constitution in front of City Hall !
From a practical standpoint, how will we enforce this ban on smoking?
We will need a system of reporting the "crime". Should we call 911 or dial
direct to police headquarters? They (the police) better hurry, and make a high
speed run..... as it only takes a few minutes to smoke a cigarette and then the
evidence will be "up in smoke". As a taxpayer, I think this is a disgraceful
waste and misuse of law enforcement.
Of course, maybe there is no real intent to enforce the law, if it passes. The
goal may merely be to pacify the anti- smoking crowd. This will of course get a
few conscientious, law abiding people to obey, and the rest can go on their
merry way. What about the health of the bar or restaurant owner , who will
surely develop high- blood pressure and heart disease due to the stress of
having no control over his OWN business?
Freedom is Truly Good for your health !!
Donna Mancini
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