My bad. I thought it said "Hospital Industries" and I kept looking for something about hospitals.
It would be logical for hospitals to oppose the ban. Smokers are among their best customers.
Lol... The state may be dumb, but they ain't stupid...
I'm a non-smoker; I find it odd that anyone thinks it's a great idea to set dried leaves afire and suck the smoke into their lungs; and I try to patronize smoke-free establishments and am encouraged by their growing numbers. BUT outright smoking bans, whether by local municipalities or states, go too far. It is a gross over-reaction to a not-that-major-a-problem (given modern "smoke-eater" ventilation systems and smoke-free sections of restaurants).
What I really find offensive about the New Jersey legislation is the casino exemption. What hypocrisy! If the State has determined that restaurant and bar employees and patrons are at risk by being exposed to "second hand" smoke (a dubious proposition at best), how can they not mandate equal protection to employees and patrons of casinos? Answer: Follow the money. And follow the mob connections.
Hey, New Jersey: If you're going to ban smoking (which, I repeat, I do not advocate), at least have the guts to do it right. Surely the Honorables in the State Legislature are not intimidated by the thought of Vinnie sending the Boys over for a little chat, are they?
"It strikes me as patently ridiculous that someone's going to drive from the bar across the street from them in Teaneck to Atlantic City so they can have a smoke with their beer," said Carlson.
I would have thought carrying around all that extra weight would have done irreperable harm to your health there Regina....
Thank you She Lion for reminding of that witch's name......for the life of me I couldn't remember it and the tapes of all the TV shows I went one-on-one with her are in a box somewhere and I can't find them.
Instead of wasting their time sueing over the issue of Constitutionality, they should gather some experts and fight over the junk science issue.