Anti-smoking proposal unveiled in Wisconsin's largest city

WFRV.COM ^ | 07/05/2005 | AP

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

It's time to start kicking these do-gooders' behinds!

[flashbunny]

More idiocy for your amusement.

[Just A Nobody]

Over here - quick! LOL

[A Jovial Cad]

"Exceptions would include tobacco stores, outdoor patios and private homes"

How so very generous of them.../sarcasm

[Just A Nobody]

Exceptions would include tobacco stores, outdoor patios and private homes, unless the home is used for a day care operation. It would also prohibit designated smoking areas immediately adjacent to outside public entrances.

Mighty big of 'em to allow one to smoke in their own home!!!

[Mark]

The first violation would bring a warning, while the second would carry a $75 fine and any additional violations during a calendar year would mean $100 fines.

They could regret that. Suppose thousands of violators just say they are innocent and begin to really tie up the court system. With that small amount of fines, the city courts would be crippled. It sounds like an infraction, so no jury trial probably. I don't know the laws of that state.

[Just A Nobody]

Beat me by 22 sec.
Maybe the plan on seizing your home by the new "Enemy Domain" law if you smoke in it.

[Calpernia]

ping

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

BUMP

[Lijahsbubbe]

Don't worry, they'll target private homes next, "for the children"....

[Gabz]

The ordinance would ban smoking in public places ....

These are NOT public places - they are private businesses..........

[Gabz]

I am really getting tired of this bogus BS....of course I am also very tired anyway, so need to be very careful of what I am saying :)

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Well, at least Davis celebrated the 4th of July first and thanked our veterans and Founders for the freedoms we enjoy < /Sarcasm >

[Gabz]

How generous of him.............

[Just A Nobody]

I am really getting tired of this bogus BS....

Mega dittos to that! This is 2 in one night. What up? The President goes away and the mice will play steal the country???

I know it is late for you, but thought you might be "interested" in this one.

[Brad’s Gramma]

I can sorta "get" Madison doing this....but Milwaukee???

[Gabz]

Thanks for the ping - I tried to round up some of the usual suspects - but I suspect many of them are either on vacation (I wish I was) or already asleep (where I am going now).

I'm sure this will liven up in the morning - even if I'm the one who has to rouse it from slmber - I just don't have the brain cells at the moment to really dissect all of the BS that is here.

You have a good night, my FRiend, I will FReep at you soon I am sure!!!!

[Just A Nobody]

Night Gabz. Yes, later.

[flashbunny]

city of milwaukee and madison are almost identical leadership wise...it's just that madison can get away with more because it doesn't have the powerful talk radio hosts like milwaukee does.

[NaughtiusMaximus]

I'm going to start my little poem from Prohibition days: it's appropriate to the occasion.,

THE MARCHING SONG OF THE MINDLESS MINIONS OF PROHIBITION I.,

We never eat cookies because they have yeast,

The least taste of which turns a man to a beast.

Oh can't you imagine the dreadful disgrace

Of a man in the gutter with crumbs on his face.

We must get rid of rum by gum,

Rum by gum,

Rum by gum,

We must get rid of rum.

We never eat fruitcake because it has rum,

The least taste of which turns a man to a bum.

Oh can't you imagine the terrible sight,

Of a man eating fruitcake until he gets tight.

We must get rid of rum by gum,

Rum by gum,

Rum by gum,

We must get rid of rum.