Senate moves forward with government tobacco takeover

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[the anti-liberal]

Senate moves forward with government tobacco takeover

By Michelle Malkin  •  June 11, 2009 05:33 PM

Photoshop credit: Mike

On June 2, I called attention to the Democrats’ plans to complete a government tobacco takeover.

The next step took place today while America slept. Another day, another industry grab:

Congress struck the government’s strongest anti-smoking blow in decades Thursday with a Senate vote to give regulators new power to limit nicotine in cigarettes, drastically curtail ads and ban candied tobacco products aimed at young people.

Cigarette foes say the changes could cut into the 400,000 deaths every year caused by smoking and reduce the $100 billion in annual health care costs linked to tobacco.

The legislation, one of the most dramatic anti-smoking initiatives since the U.S. surgeon general’s warning 45 years ago that tobacco causes lung cancer, would give the Food and Drug Administration authority to regulate the content, marketing and advertising of cigarettes and other tobacco products.

Here’s the roll call vote. Only 17 Nays:

[the anti-liberal]

'More Fascism coming soon to a theater near you' FYI post.

[anniegetyourgun]

Hitler was big on this approach too.

[rabscuttle385]

[the anti-liberal]

0 must’ve gotten a hold of Hitler’s playbook somehow, and is following it to the letter.

[the anti-liberal]

Get used to it - Vaseline stocks must be hitting all time highs lately...

[EGPWS]

Inhofe and Coburn.

I'm making the "right" move. : - D

[ExTexasRedhead]

More Nazi tactics for you.

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To confirm the story, see Boomberg article link below, just click link below.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601039&refer=columnist_mccaughey&sid=aLzfDxfbwhzs

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Let your comments be heard while you still have that right.

[the anti-liberal]

IMO, by reducing the level of nicotine folks'll have to smoke more to get the same result, thereby increasing tax revenue.

Like most everything else the gov. does, this is not about 'safety,' or 'lives saved' (if that were the case wouldn't abortion be discouraged through regulation?), it's all about revenue.

[RandallFlagg]

Bastards.
See tagline...

[the anti-liberal]

Four legs good, two legs bad, don’tcha know?

[the anti-liberal]

Remember, the 0 is a smoker himself... (I’m sure he’ll buy his cigs w/taxpayer $.)

[RandallFlagg]

Oh, O and some senator were both given ecigarettes, and they quit smoking because of it. However, I can’t quit smoking because they want to BAN ecigarettes?

Today is my 19th day without a cigarette for a 30-year smoker.

[Gaffer]

Well, it's damn fortunate my two senators from Georgia voted against or I'd have had their ass on a pole (figuratively) in any and all elections involving them.

The federal Gestapo will regulate tobacco, conventiently never mentioning the 'ultimate' regulation - complete prohibition. These fools are so stupid as to believe that regulating the nicotine will do something. What they will find is that, yes, sales of cigarettes will decline. Less new users, more quitters....THEN, the realization comes that they've lost one big damn source of tax money!

Then, comes the scramble to make the 'safe' cigarette....nicotine will be found not to be the 'culprit' but tars or other additive and they will adjust the mixture and pump the sales back up to healthy (taxable) levels....what a bunch of goddam ghouls...I hope all you non smokers out there realize that after they've figured out they can't make any more money effing with us, they'll turn to your jogging shoes, sidewalk taxes, excess sweat and fart taxes while you run and all of the other powerade-like stuff you consume...it is not health that is on their mind. Something else more bankable.

[Gaffer]

What the frack is an e-cig?

[Rome2000]

Never fear, the listener is here

[SteelTrap]

LOL on your screen name....love that book and the movie.

So E-Cigs worked for you? I only heard about them last week. The ethylene glycol kinda scares me off.

[the anti-liberal]

I wonder if patches are regulated and taxed - if not, that industry stands to win big, imo.

[kalee]

Guess those NoVA senators forgot what pays the bills for many a farmer in the southend of the state.

[Gaffer]

Dunno....I can imagine one day in thousands of Starbucks around the country, regular patrons are hit with the news that their ‘double vente, grande mocha chocha double lattes with a twist, cinamon shavings and sprinkles will cost them a paycheck when government indulgence taxes are applied........horror!

[RandallFlagg]

What the frack is an e-cig?

Have a card...