Karl Turner, R-Maine
Marching in lockstep with Gov Baldacci, DemoRAT
*Sigh*
Add her name to the list of shame
*Mike Bloomberg Republican pushed a city ban before the state and is the ultimate anti-smoking Nazi
*NYC Councilman Odo (Staten Island) a Republican who introduced the New York City ban .
*All 38 Republican NYS Senators voted for the statewide ban (It should be noted that the GOP had a big 38-24 majority in that chamber) and George Pataki Republican governor signed it.
* John Rowland Republican Governor Connecticut also signed a total ban in his state.
* Mitt Romney Republican Governor of Massachusetts also signed a total ban in his state.
* As well Republican governor Lincoln Almond in Rhode Island
* And Republican governor James Douglas of Vermont
* Republican Linda Lingle of Hawaii is poised to sign a smoking ban in her state.
* Rep. Mike May (R-Parker) sponsord the bill to ban smoking in Colorado, Republican govenor Bill Owens signed it.
* Rep. Sen. Michael Waddoups (R-Taylorsville) sponsord the bill to ban smoking in Utah, Republican govenor Jon Huntsman signed it
* In Georgia in 2004, The Republican controlled house passed a smoking ban. It was stopped from becoming law by the Democrat controlled senate!!!!!!! In 2005 the Republicans took control of the Senate and Governorship and guess what? The newly Republican controlled Senate passed it and Republican Sonny Purdue Signed it.
* The chief sponsors of the Delaware smoking ban were Republicans Reps. Deborah Hudson (Fairthorne) and Robert J. Valihura Jr.(Edenridge). The smoking ban passed in the Republican controlled house, in fact the original bill exempted bars but the Republicans later added it.
*It was a Republican Senator Karl Turner (Cumberland) that originally sponsored the ban in Maine
* Senator Thomas Kean Jr.(R-Union) in New Jersey sponsored the bill to ban smoking in New Jersey
* Senator Bill Mims ( R-Loudoun) and Sen. J. Brandon Bell II (R-Roanoke) sponsored the bill to ban smoking in Virginia (Failed).
* State Rep. Barb Vander Veen (R-Allendale) is attempting to bring a smoking ban to Michigan
* State Rep. Doug Meslow, R-White Bear Lake is attempting to bring a smoking ban to Minnesota .
* Rep. Mark Gottlieb (R-Port Washington) and Sen. Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) are attempting to bring a statewide smoking ban to Wisconsin.
* Susan E. Cornell (R- Hatboro) and Jake Corman (R-Bellefonte) are trying to bring a smoking ban to Pennsylvania
* Senator Robert Odell (R-Lempster) attempted to bring a smoking ban to New Hampshire (but failed)
* Beulah Coughenour City Councilman, R-Indianapolis attempted (but failed) to bring a smoking ban to that city
* Kurt Odenwald, R-Shrewsbury attempted (but failed) to bring a smoking ban to St. Louis county.
Kind of makes me wonder why I bother to vote for "Smaller Government" Republicans.
And that's the truth!!!
Karl Turner, R-Maine
Marching in lockstep with Gov Baldacci, DemoRAT
I don't vote for republicans any more. I vote for the person, usually Constitution party or Libertarian. I no longer care what happens to the two major partys.