Posted on 05/05/2006 6:11:02 AM PDT by BerniesFriend
Bill would ban people from smoking while children in the car
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Parents would have to stub out their cigarettes while their kids are in the car, under a bill headed to the Senate for debate.
The bill would prohibit anyone from lighting up a cigarette, cigar or pipe in a vehicle while a child required to be in a booster seat or car seat is riding along _ a child up to 60 pounds, or up to about eight years old.
The House approved the bill in a 66-31 vote.
Rep. Gary Smith, D-Norco, said he introduced the measure because he wants to prevent health problems that children can have from second hand smoke inhalation. He said children don't get a choice in whose cars they ride.
"I'm just trying to protect those who cannot protect themselves," he said.
Rep. Carla Dartez, D-Morgan City, said the bill infringes upon parents' rights to raise their children.
"I just think you're going a little too far in this Legislature when we can't allow parents of their own children to take care of their own children," she said.
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House Bill 1010 can be found at http://www.legis.state.la.us
Idiots?
How judgemental you are.
Shame on you.
Darn good stuff, too.
We just have to do it faster ;-)
Surely you have them bookmarked.
"I'm just trying to protect those who cannot protect themselves," he said.
Unless,of course, that person happens to still be in the womb.
LOL You have a rather unique way of feeding the trolls. But, I have to admit, he never answers you, so I guess it does get to 'im. 8^D
just wondering....How many of you grew up breathing in cigarette smoke and are still alive????!!!
Some of the 'conservatives' on FR are really fine pieces of work, aren't they?
Just letting you know I reported that 'child rapist' post to the mods (for all the good it will probably do). This only makes the third time I've done that since joining FR, I'm pretty sure, but sometimes they push my blood pressure too far. Totally uncalled for.
For the children.
You know full well who she meant.
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Only time will tell. I least I can laugh, and it's good for your high blood-pressure.
" This only makes the third time I've done that since joining FR, I'm pretty sure, but sometimes they push my blood pressure too far. Totally uncalled for."
OK. But I didn't mind it, cause it shows the anti-freedom fighter's true personality, and exposes their control agenda.
My kid sister had an asthma attack when only a few weeks old. That one was her last. Our family physician told my Father to blow cigarette smoke at her several times a day.
Nipped it in the bud. She's 50 now, due to be a grandmother in a few weeks, and hasn't had a problem since.
Had my first cigarette at the age of 9. That was 45 years ago. Still doing it, still running circles around the whippersnappers and soccer moms.
" This only makes the third time I've done that since joining FR, I'm pretty sure, but sometimes they push my blood pressure too far. Totally uncalled for."
OK. But I didn't mind it, cause it shows the anti-freedom fighter's true personality, and exposes their control agenda.
You have freep mail, FRiend.
We need more adults who deal with logic on these threads. "It's for the children" is getting really old and reminds me of the Hildabeast. Like she really gives a darn about the children.
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