BARS GO PUB-LIC WITH SMOKE SUIT

New York Post ^ | 7/08/03 | KENNETH LOVETT

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ALBANY - Restaurants and bars this week will begin asking customers to help fund a lawsuit seeking to strike down the looming statewide ban on smoking, The Post has learned.

Customers will be able to buy "Ballots for Freedom" for $1, sign them, and have them posted on the bar or restaurant wall where they purchased it.

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[Eaker]

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[BCrago66]

If they have a website, I'm giving.

[YOMO]

The tavern association yesterday began distributing the Ballots for Freedom to its 5,000 members, with the idea that if each bar and restaurant sells 100, they'd meet the $500,000 target.
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If all smokers in each establishment would donate the price of a pack of cigarettes they would far exceed that goal.

[SheLion]

The majority of the Maine lawmakers have done the same thing. No smoking in bars/taverns is due to go into affect in September and/or January.

Many of us in Maine are working to over turn this asinine law.

Thanks for the ping!

[Gabz]

And the same thing is being done in Delaware to overturn that assinine law, as well.

[Conspiracy Guy]

If any of these groups set up a donation site, ping me I'll give $10.00 at the drop of a hat. Heck I give 10 times that each quarter to FR.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Happy smoker with happy non smoker dog.

[SheLion]

If any of these groups set up a donation site, ping me I'll give $10.00 at the drop of a hat. Heck I give 10 times that each quarter to FR.

I would too. But it's a pretty sad day when American's have to start to pay for personal freedoms.:(

Christ died on the Cross to set us free.......soldiers die in wars to KEEP us free.........yet we have to still keep paying and paying.

(Sorry, I had a rough night).

[bc2]

excellent... hopefully this stupid, stupid law will be repealed soon... then it's back to RKBA issues for NYS!

regards!

[Just another Joe]

Anybody got an e-mail addy for Audrey Silk? She would probably know about a site or an address where we could send $s to help this effort.

(I still want my name on somebodies bar wall though!) ;^)

[Conspiracy Guy]

I understand. Yes it is sad that we have to pay but fighting cost money. Hope you feel better soon.

[arasina]

Wexler said his organization will challenge the smoking ban on three main issues: that the law is constitutionally vague, takes away property rights from restaurant and bar owners, and interferes with interstate commerce.

Excellent basis for a challenge to the ban, but "Money/Power/Politics" beat "Constitutional Freedom" every day. I hope the bar owners succeed!

[Great Dane]

Nice dog....... just kidding, it's a good picture of both of you. :-}

[Conspiracy Guy]

Nice dog is correct. Ugly old hairy addle brained smoking man is acceptable. She is a cute little labmix isn't she. I call her a Labradaniel. Some smoke nazi will spot the pic someday and call the ASPCA. I'll kick their butts too.

[VermiciousKnid]

I would be delighted to contribute to this cause -- and that's exactly what I'm going to do.

Regards,