Ohio Bans Not Legal
March 4, 2005
Howdy,
Please note that several cities and towns in Ohio are about to make a mistake and put smoking bans on their books.
Could you please put together a State law now that smoking bans are not allowed?
This would save a lot of wasted court money in the future.
You see, smoking bans are not legal. NY and FL judges have already agreed that bans are not enforceable. (Links at http://www.smokersclubinc.com ) This makes all smoking bans illegal unless your State or town wants to train you, supply liability insurance, sign you on as police AND make it a law that anyone they want must be forced into police duty. Your 16-year-old son washing dishes in a restaurant would have to go to the police academy because he may have to uphold the smoking ban law. Remove these un-enforceable laws from your books NOW to avoid lawsuits. Every worker has the right to sue you when hurt; your ban opens you up for liability. There are already lawsuits started, check the newsletter and the Ban Damage and Ban Loss pages.
Granville, Newark, and Heath have adopted the Columbus regulations, which as written, if passed, illegally enslave every business owner as police for them. You can stop them all now before they become law, or then you would have to go back and deal with them later. Forces in Columbus, Cincinnati and other places are already preparing to fight in court. Why go through all of this for nothing? Why allow your State to be ripped apart at the seams over something that is not enforceable, and goes against the grain of private business ownership?
When people in a town are descended upon by the Anti-smokers whose only paid job is to spread their lies... most people don't take the time to research the situation, and tend to believe what they hear from people who appear smarter then them. It's only natural and I don't blame them. But by pointing out that you are not allowed to enslave citizens as your army, this situation can and will be rectified.
Thank you for helping to keep America free and uphold the memory of those wonderful brave Americans who fought and died to keep our freedom and way of life in tact for future generations. Any business owner who wants to make their own rules on their own property will. There will be enough; smoking, non-smoking, and accommodation of both in businesses, for the intelligent public to decide where they want to spend their money. Let freedom of choice dictate private business and private property. It is the American way.
Yours,
Samantha Phillipe
President
The Smoker's Club, Inc.
info@smokersclub.com
(This letter is going online at http://www.smokersclubinc.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1167 just in case your spam protector does not allow mail from dotcom email addresses. I will ask if readers could also send you a copy of this from their computers to be sure that you see it. I'll remove this post note when a response from you, or your legal representatives is posted. Thanks.)
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March 4, 2005
Dear Ms. Phillipe:
Thank you for your email regarding local smoking bans. I will certainly keep your comments in mind if legislation regarding this matter comes before me in the Ohio Senate.
Sincerely,
Eric D. Fingerhut
"Statewide ban on indoor smoking would be healthier, fairer."
When the rights of some business owners are taken away, we experience a little less fairness and freedom in our country. How can taking the rights of all business owners be fairer still?
If they came for your freedom of the press protection under the Bill of Rights but only applied it to newspapers and left handouts and flyers alone, would you scream for your rights or go after the handout and flyer distributors to make things "fairer"?
It appalls me that you think that removing more rights is the fair thing to do.
Terry Gray
Louisville, Ky
