It looks like the governor will be signing a statewide smoking ban into law. Today, the House voted 68-54 to concur with the conference committee agreement reached between select members of the House and the Senate. Governor Parkinson has already issued a statement confirming that he will be signing House Bill 2221 into law.
I'm a non-smoker, and think smoking is a nasty habit, and I hate the smell of it in restaurants. This issue brings out the libertarian in me. Smoking is a perfectly legal activity, and while not healthy, who is the government to tell owners of private property which perfectly legal activities they can do on their own property?
Oh yes! Please protect me from second hand cigarette smoke Nanny Kansas! Or how about if I just don't frequent businesses that allow smoking?
Well, at least gamblers will be free to kill themselves slowly by ingesting smoke while pulling the levers of the one arm bandits at casinos. Yes, there's an exemption for casinos. How absolutely hypocritical!
How long will it be before Big Macs are banned from McDonalds?
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