[Gabz]

I know it's a long one folks - but needs major disection

[Gabz]

We were getting these cards in the mail with people’s names and addresses supporting the bill. It was a tremendous grass roots effort."

Sorry, Representative Wagner, there was NOTHING grassroot about this. it was a highly financed and well organized effort designed by people in new York and California. The email sent out told their people to not mention their affiliation, so it would look like a grass roots efforst.

It is such a shame that so many Delaware Representatives fell for this trick.

[Gabz]

We were getting these cards in the mail with people’s names and addresses supporting the bill. It was a tremendous grass roots effort."

Sorry, Representative Wagner, there was NOTHING grassroot about this. it was a highly financed and well organized effort designed by people in new York and California. The email sent out told their people to not mention their affiliation, so it would look like a grass roots efforst.

It is such a shame that so many Delaware Representatives fell for this trick.

[Just another Joe]

"I have always voted anti-smoking, " with your feet? he says. "No one needs to inhale others' smoke. It's a health issue, not an economic one."

If it WAS a health issue instead of an economic one there would be no need to "level the playing field".

I can remember when the Christiana Mall went smoke free people said it was impossible. But they did it. The same with state buildings, and they're smoke free too."

I'll bet it wasn't the legislature that MADE the Christiana mall go smoke free, was it? And state buildings are OWNED by the state. That gives the state the opportunity to make them smoke free also.
Is the local tavern or restaurant OWNED by the state?

"A level playing field" seemed to be the biggest area of contention.

Again with, "the level playing field". Why does there need to be a "level playing field"? Is it because the smoking allowed taverns and restaurants would make more money than the no smoking ones? I wonder why that would be?

Given time, the marketplace is going to take care of it."

SURE it will. Once this law goes into effect what makes you think that it will EVER be repealed unless the STATE starts feeling an economic impact from it?

Many have told me (non-smokers) will go to Delaware Park who did not go before."

SURE, we've heard that one before. It never seems to work out that way though.

A lot of people don't go to bars and taverns because they don't want to smell the smoke. It all opens up a new level of clientele."

BWAHAHAHAHA! And takes away a lot of PREVIOUS clientele

[Great Dane]

I at times have trouble believing that smokers are at an all time low of 23-24%, if that was the case, how come bars and restaurants can't stay alive without this minority. ?

[GoldMan]

"The person sitting next to you has the right to breathe clean air," Stone says
Gilligan says. "I have a right to have my insurance rates as low as possible"

Rights? Where are these rights enumerated?
They are passing law with flawed arguments.