[Drew68]

Sadly, this will probably pass --especially if Florida's constitution can be amended with 50%+1 of the vote. Only around 20% of the adult population smokes. Most of the remaining 80% are either indifferent to or hostile to smokers' rights.

You know what they say about democracy:

"Democracy is two wolves and a sheep voting on what's for dinner."

This is the plight of smokers in a nutshell.

[ivylass]

I hope it won't pass. But even if it does, it has to pass by a substantial margin or the legislature will not give this law teeth. The enforcement of this ban will be covered in the next legislative session. If there is a slim margin of victory, I don't think the pols will be anxious to enforce it. And I don't think it's merely a smoking issue...business owners will also be affected. There may be more support out there than we know.

I will appear on an Orlando/Tampa talk radio show on Wed June 26 to talk about this issue. 1470AM in Tampa, 1190AM in Orlando, The Guetzloe Report, from 10a-11a.