Baby-boomers were exposed to tobacco smoke in cars, the home, and even doctors' waiting rooms, yet as reported in the... [MORE]

Stephen Helfer

Aug 20, 2007 14:21

Promoters of the ban conveniently missed the point. By traveling to the child abuse sound bite they failed to act... [MORE]

Kevin

Aug 16, 2007 22:51

I'm guessing that the term "slippery slope" has no meaning, or is simply not clearly understood at all in New... [MORE]

LightningBoy

Aug 16, 2007 15:39

Wished where I live was like the crime free Eutopia New York City is. Apparently the Councli thinks The Police... [MORE]

Kelly C.

Aug 16, 2007 12:49

I love these politicians who, once something gets positive feedback, jumps on the "ban" wagon. There was not one mention... [MORE]

msb

Aug 16, 2007 12:45

This phrase was described by Ronald Reagan as one of the scariest he'd heard. Imagine if you will that instead of... [MORE]

A Anderson

Aug 16, 2007 11:10

Where can I find an actual scientific study that proves second hand smoke is bad for people? Not interested in ancedotal... [MORE]

Turnkey

Aug 16, 2007 10:16

When we look to the World Health Organization and read the descriptions applied to HIA Health Interventions and the International... [MORE]

Kevin

Aug 16, 2007 03:17

anybody over 40 has realized that the NYC you grew up in ,is gone and gone a long time ago. Between... [MORE]

catroina

Aug 15, 2007 22:21

Councilman Gennaro is to be commended for proposing this seriously needed legislation. The education is out front and readily available... [MORE]

Dianne R. Smith

Aug 15, 2007 22:20

It's gotten ridiculous when we can't even smoke in our own vehicles. Slowly but surely our rights are being removed... [MORE]

Robert Moon

Aug 15, 2007 20:38

Yes, all smoking is disgusting. My partner dropped a marlboro 1-pack a day because after we started living together I... [MORE]

Anastasia

Aug 15, 2007 20:25

This is just another method to implement greater government control into your daily lives. When will we get away from... [MORE]

Chaos Motor

Aug 15, 2007 20:07

I guess we can't rely on ourselves to take responsibility on not smoking in our own cars. We need great mother... [MORE]

Tim

Aug 15, 2007 19:04

I think governments like this one do FAR MORE HARM than 10 packs of cigarettes an hour. Cancer is a better... [MORE]

Harry

Aug 15, 2007 18:03

If it is the right of the non-smoker to be able to walk into a bar full of people where... [MORE]

Alan

Aug 15, 2007 17:30

The amount of soot released in the form of fine airborne particulate by burning fossil fuels in internal combustion engines... [MORE]

Persona non grata

Aug 15, 2007 17:26

Strange that the results of air quality tests conducted in UK cities a few years ago appear to have disappeared... [MORE]

Gable Keen

Aug 15, 2007 17:12

My parents were both smokers. I remember growing up and finding it very difficult to breathe in the car when... [MORE]

Rick Zowie

Aug 15, 2007 16:52

Guess what, my mother smoked in the car with me, and I'm perfectly healthy, no breathing problems at all, and... [MORE]

Chad SInger

Aug 15, 2007 17:27

I am thrilled to see that Councilman Gennaro is planning on introducing a bill to prohibit lighting up tobacco products... [MORE]

No Smoke PK

Aug 16, 2007 01:36

So when does it stop? How much morality is OK to legislate? When are parents responsible for their own actions... [MORE]

Ron

Aug 15, 2007 16:51

Where did anyone get the idea that smoking is a private matter? Secondhand smoke is a dangerous substance that causes... [MORE]

Jill Friedman

Aug 15, 2007 16:26

x There are more toxic fumes coming from the tailpipe of a car than a smoker inside it. I say we... [MORE]

PBC Resident

Aug 15, 2007 15:48

Working for a police dept, I can see this is one law that is not going to get much enforcement.... [MORE]

Charlie

Aug 15, 2007 15:31

As soon as we make cigarettes illigal, we're coming after alcohol. Have you read the warnings on a can of... [MORE]

Dave B.

Aug 15, 2007 17:14

Charlie, I like the point you are making. In being 21 now, I would much rather you stop my friends from... [MORE]

A. McD

Aug 15, 2007 18:33

not only smokers die but people around them too that is called 2nd hand smoking [MORE]

you

Jan 18, 2008 14:35

Here's a thought, let's ban children from riding in cars. Cars are much more dangerous than smoking. Heck, let's ban... [MORE]

Phil

Aug 15, 2007 15:01

In fact lets ban all dangerous things ie... knives, forks, cars, factorys, any and all junk food, animals because they... [MORE]

Kelly

Aug 15, 2007 22:47

Just wanted to note that here in Manitoba they banned parents from smoking in cars with kids at the same... [MORE]

Darxide

Aug 15, 2007 14:38

I don't fell sorry for them in NY. Those idiots keep voting for the liberals (Democrats) then complain when the... [MORE]

Glenn Reynolds

Aug 15, 2007 14:11

That's just right...I count me in on that new promulgation.... [MORE]

Angel

Sep 14, 2007 02:22

It must be comforting for New Yorkers to know that the city is running so well that its council has... [MORE]

Norman

Aug 15, 2007 14:10

I tell you...the good people of New York have to be proud of the gutsy, wise and insightful laws that... [MORE]

John

Aug 15, 2007 14:06

No wonder people are moving out of the state in record numbers. It's things like this. Having Mrs. Bil Clinton... [MORE]

RJ

Aug 15, 2007 13:59

Maybe, before we start telling people HOW to live their lives, we eliminate corruption from politics. THEN and ONLY then,... [MORE]

viper

Aug 15, 2007 17:44

First off, I think that smoking bans in a bar or any other private establishment not aimed toward children are... [MORE]

Rich

Aug 15, 2007 13:57

While the city is at it; why don't we spend alittle time to check the emissions on all those buses... [MORE]

Rich

Aug 15, 2007 13:54

In the future, I see the banning of radios and other "distracting" devices being banned from use and possibly even... [MORE]

Stephen

Aug 15, 2007 13:50

Are you kidding me, like we don't have enough gov't interferance in our lives, lets just ban everything. how about people... [MORE]

me

Aug 15, 2007 13:33

For God's sake, stop making pariahs out of smokers. Why doesn't any level of government (Local, State, Federal) make this,... [MORE]

Louis Klidonas

Aug 15, 2007 13:26

louisiana passed a state-wide law just like this one .. and guess what? nobody is enforcing it .. its a... [MORE]

koozykooler

Aug 15, 2007 13:25

In response to Ms. SIlk saying the govt could try to regulate how many cookies you give your kid. Well... [MORE]

Brad

Aug 15, 2007 13:06

So the Government wants to protect you...where were they on September 11...not even a F-16 around.. Where was the government at... [MORE]

Edward Velie

Aug 15, 2007 14:00

Brad... it's YOUR tax dollars that would also pay for the regulation of the smoking and "eating" ban. YOUR tax... [MORE]

Sue

Aug 15, 2007 14:05

If the parent is beating the kid up as the kid gets fat, then yes send the child services. Otherwise... [MORE]

Dan

Aug 15, 2007 16:56

When they stop poluting the Air we all breathe and Cigarette Smoke is all that is left than I would... [MORE]

Steven

Aug 15, 2007 13:06

Will they tell us what kind of toilet paper to use, next? Here's a thought...Who is aware that the very... [MORE]

Jenny Bea

Aug 15, 2007 12:53

Does this not smack of Socialism, communism, marxism, and any other ism you can think of. I as an American... [MORE]

Dave Young

Aug 15, 2007 12:46

She states "Their right to privacy doesn't extend so far as to poisoning kids." However, apparently what it does extend... [MORE]

Non Sense

Aug 15, 2007 12:27

Don't make people's bad habits illegal and they won't make your bad habits illegal. What ever happened to NYC? Its... [MORE]

Kathleen Mary

Aug 15, 2007 19:38

For especially the last 45 years, no one spoke up when Narcs busted law-abiding people smoking a little pot or... [MORE]

Mark

Aug 15, 2007 12:21

I don't smoke and I think it is a disgusting habit and If I did smoke I would never in... [MORE]

hydra-calm

Aug 15, 2007 12:20

Are you tired of an elite few trying to reshape the world in their image? Where does it end? It's... [MORE]

Steve

Aug 15, 2007 11:52

to those who don't think a totalitarian regime can't happen here in the United States, look to New York City... [MORE]

JohnnyG

Aug 15, 2007 11:34

And NYC is a long way from being finished. Think about it: banning smoking in the home with minors present...a... [MORE]

Marilyn M

Aug 15, 2007 17:01

How DARE they tell us we can't poison our children? [MORE]

Michael

Aug 15, 2007 22:15

I used to remember when I lived in a free country! [MORE]

Tom

Aug 15, 2007 11:15

There hasn't been a single successful secondhand smoke law suit proving injury. The correlation factor between secondhand smoke and disease... [MORE]

Mike

Aug 15, 2007 11:13

Huckabee did that in Arkansas two years ago. [MORE]

Paul

Aug 15, 2007 11:13

You'd think aftet the fabrication of WMD's that people would seriously look at the "facts" provided by our government...Second hand... [MORE]

MArk DeVoe

Aug 15, 2007 10:55

If we are going to go down this road---then lets go all the way. Fat children are being abused by... [MORE]

Annie

Aug 15, 2007 20:02

It's about time! It's one thing if you want to kill yourself, but to harm your child for your own... [MORE]

Chris

Aug 15, 2007 10:45

I know that this may be seen as interfering with parental responsibilities. However, if parents don't care about their children's... [MORE]

Haile Rivera

Aug 15, 2007 10:02

I grew up with a smoking parent who smoked in the home and car. That parent is now 89 years... [MORE]

Terry

Aug 15, 2007 09:55

Oh my gosh, what next? Will they be coming into homes to make sure you don't smoke with your... [MORE]

Caroline

Aug 15, 2007 20:34

Ah, another police state venture. Please big government watch over all of us. NOT. [MORE]

doober

Aug 15, 2007 09:43

Even though I'm a smoker, I feel this proposal is fantastic! I feel so ashamed that I didn't think of... [MORE]

John

Aug 15, 2007 09:34

I don't smoke but let me just say that you keep banning smoking here there and everywhere and one day... [MORE]

Mark T

Aug 15, 2007 09:29

Once again our hard earned tax dollars are at work, in a body of government that finds itself governing the... [MORE]

m don

Aug 15, 2007 08:56

In high school, the book that scared the hell out of me the most was '1984'. Orwell was prescient indeed. It...

Rockerz

Aug 15, 2007 15:32

The obvious purpose of this proposal is to establish a precedent for invading the home. If nothing can be done... [MORE]

Ed

Aug 15, 2007 06:27

By invading private property--a car-- with their despicable fraud,these nazis are one step away from invading the home. They should... [MORE]

joe Camel

Aug 15, 2007 05:49

Cars are NOT private property when used on public roadways. Driving is a right, not a privilege. I say, break... [MORE]

Marilyn M

Aug 15, 2007 16:50

My mother used to be seriously addicted to cigarettes. She didn't stop smoking in the car which was OK so... [MORE]

Cooltruth

Aug 16, 2007 14:34