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Baby-boomers were exposed to tobacco smoke in cars, the home, and even doctors' waiting rooms, yet as reported in the... [MORE] |
Stephen Helfer |
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Promoters of the ban conveniently missed the point. By traveling to the child abuse sound bite they failed to act... [MORE] |
Kevin |
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I'm guessing that the term "slippery slope" has no meaning, or is simply not clearly understood at all in New... [MORE] |
LightningBoy |
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Wished where I live was like the crime free Eutopia New York City is. Apparently the Councli thinks The Police... [MORE] |
Kelly C. |
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I love these politicians who, once something gets positive feedback, jumps on the "ban" wagon. There was not one mention... [MORE] |
msb |
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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 |
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Where can I find an actual scientific study that proves second hand smoke is bad for people? Not interested in ancedotal... [MORE] |
Turnkey |
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When we look to the World Health Organization and read the descriptions applied to HIA Health Interventions and the International... [MORE] |
Kevin |
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anybody over 40 has realized that the NYC you grew up in ,is gone and gone a long time ago. Between... [MORE] |
catroina |
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Councilman Gennaro is to be commended for proposing this seriously needed legislation. The education is out front and readily available... [MORE] |
Dianne R. Smith |
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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 |
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Yes, all smoking is disgusting. My partner dropped a marlboro 1-pack a day because after we started living together I... |
Anastasia |
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This is just another method to implement greater government control into your daily lives. When will we get away from... [MORE] |
Chaos Motor |
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I guess we can't rely on ourselves to take responsibility on not smoking in our own cars. We need great mother... [MORE] |
Tim |
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I think governments like this one do FAR MORE HARM than 10 packs of cigarettes an hour. Cancer is a better... [MORE] |
Harry |
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If it is the right of the non-smoker to be able to walk into a bar full of people where... [MORE] |
Alan |
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The amount of soot released in the form of fine airborne particulate by burning fossil fuels in internal combustion engines... [MORE] |
Persona non grata |
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Strange that the results of air quality tests conducted in UK cities a few years ago appear to have disappeared... [MORE] |
Gable Keen |
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My parents were both smokers. I remember growing up and finding it very difficult to breathe in the car when... [MORE] |
Rick Zowie |
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Guess what, my mother smoked in the car with me, and I'm perfectly healthy, no breathing problems at all, and... [MORE] |
Chad SInger |
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I am thrilled to see that Councilman Gennaro is planning on introducing a bill to prohibit lighting up tobacco products... [MORE] |
No Smoke PK |
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So when does it stop? How much morality is OK to legislate? When are parents responsible for their own actions... [MORE] |
Ron |
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Where did anyone get the idea that smoking is a private matter? Secondhand smoke is a dangerous substance that causes... [MORE] |
Jill Friedman |
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x There are more toxic fumes coming from the tailpipe of a car than a smoker inside it. I say we... [MORE] |
PBC Resident |
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Working for a police dept, I can see this is one law that is not going to get much enforcement.... [MORE] |
Charlie |
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As soon as we make cigarettes illigal, we're coming after alcohol. Have you read the warnings on a can of... [MORE] |
Dave B. |
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Charlie, I like the point you are making. In being 21 now, I would much rather you stop my friends from... [MORE] |
A. McD |
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not only smokers die but people around them too that is called 2nd hand smoking [MORE] |
you |
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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 |
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In fact lets ban all dangerous things ie... knives, forks, cars, factorys, any and all junk food, animals because they... [MORE] |
Kelly |
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Just wanted to note that here in Manitoba they banned parents from smoking in cars with kids at the same... [MORE] |
Darxide |
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I don't fell sorry for them in NY. Those idiots keep voting for the liberals (Democrats) then complain when the... [MORE] |
Glenn Reynolds |
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That's just right...I count me in on that new promulgation.... [MORE] |
Angel |
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It must be comforting for New Yorkers to know that the city is running so well that its council has... [MORE] |
Norman |
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I tell you...the good people of New York have to be proud of the gutsy, wise and insightful laws that... [MORE] |
John |
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No wonder people are moving out of the state in record numbers. It's things like this. Having Mrs. Bil Clinton... [MORE] |
RJ |
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Maybe, before we start telling people HOW to live their lives, we eliminate corruption from politics. THEN and ONLY then,... [MORE] |
viper |
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First off, I think that smoking bans in a bar or any other private establishment not aimed toward children are... [MORE] |
Rich |
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While the city is at it; why don't we spend alittle time to check the emissions on all those buses... [MORE] |
Rich |
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In the future, I see the banning of radios and other "distracting" devices being banned from use and possibly even... [MORE] |
Stephen |
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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 |
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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 |
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louisiana passed a state-wide law just like this one .. and guess what? nobody is enforcing it .. its a... [MORE] |
koozykooler |
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In response to Ms. SIlk saying the govt could try to regulate how many cookies you give your kid. Well... [MORE] |
Brad |
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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 |
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Brad... it's YOUR tax dollars that would also pay for the regulation of the smoking and "eating" ban. YOUR tax... [MORE] |
Sue |
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If the parent is beating the kid up as the kid gets fat, then yes send the child services. Otherwise... [MORE] |
Dan |
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When they stop poluting the Air we all breathe and Cigarette Smoke is all that is left than I would... [MORE] |
Steven |
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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 |
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Does this not smack of Socialism, communism, marxism, and any other ism you can think of. I as an American... [MORE] |
Dave Young |
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She states "Their right to privacy doesn't extend so far as to poisoning kids." However, apparently what it does extend... [MORE] |
Non Sense |
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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 |
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For especially the last 45 years, no one spoke up when Narcs busted law-abiding people smoking a little pot or... [MORE] |
Mark |
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I don't smoke and I think it is a disgusting habit and If I did smoke I would never in... [MORE] |
hydra-calm |
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Are you tired of an elite few trying to reshape the world in their image? Where does it end? It's... [MORE] |
Steve |
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to those who don't think a totalitarian regime can't happen here in the United States, look to New York City... [MORE] |
JohnnyG |
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And NYC is a long way from being finished. Think about it: banning smoking in the home with minors present...a... [MORE] |
Marilyn M |
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How DARE they tell us we can't poison our children? [MORE] |
Michael |
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I used to remember when I lived in a free country! [MORE] |
Tom |
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There hasn't been a single successful secondhand smoke law suit proving injury. The correlation factor between secondhand smoke and disease... [MORE] |
Mike |
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Huckabee did that in Arkansas two years ago. [MORE] |
Paul |
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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 |
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If we are going to go down this road---then lets go all the way. Fat children are being abused by... [MORE] |
Annie |
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It's about time! It's one thing if you want to kill yourself, but to harm your child for your own... [MORE] |
Chris |
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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 |
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I grew up with a smoking parent who smoked in the home and car. That parent is now 89 years... [MORE] |
Terry |
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Oh my gosh, what next? Will they be coming into homes to make sure you don't smoke with your... [MORE] |
Caroline |
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Ah, another police state venture. Please big government watch over all of us. NOT. [MORE] |
doober |
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Even though I'm a smoker, I feel this proposal is fantastic! I feel so ashamed that I didn't think of... [MORE] |
John |
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I don't smoke but let me just say that you keep banning smoking here there and everywhere and one day... [MORE] |
Mark T |
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Once again our hard earned tax dollars are at work, in a body of government that finds itself governing the... [MORE] |
m don |
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In high school, the book that scared the hell out of me the most was '1984'. Orwell was prescient indeed. It... [MORE] |
Rockerz |
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The obvious purpose of this proposal is to establish a precedent for invading the home. If nothing can be done... [MORE] |
Ed |
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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 |
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Cars are NOT private property when used on public roadways. Driving is a right, not a privilege. I say, break... [MORE] |
Marilyn M |
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My mother used to be seriously addicted to cigarettes. She didn't stop smoking in the car which was OK so... [MORE] |
Cooltruth |
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