Hillary Supports Nationwide Smoking Bans

[croatan]

NY Post Article here

[replicant_argent]

no surprises there.
Pretty soon she will advocate spending a bunch of other peoples money for...





oh, nevermind.

[j6ppc]

Actually it looks like Hilary is in favor of letting states and local government deal with any smoking bans while Edwards seems to be leaning in the direction of nationwide bans...

Former Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., told a 2008 presidential candidates' forum on cancer Monday that he would favor a nationwide federal ban on smoking in public places.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., separately told the forum sponsored by cycling champion and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong that she favored relying on state and local bans on smoking in public places, rather than a nationwide ban enforced by the federal government.

Edwards initially declined to directly answer a question posed by moderator Chris Matthews about whether the Constitution would permit the federal government to adopt a ban on smoking in public places.
"That's an interesting question," said Edwards, a veteran trial lawyer. "I'd have to think of that as a lawyer. ... I'd have to give that more thought than I could on stage."
But Matthews, host of "Hardball" on MSNBC, pressed Edwards.
"Are you in principle for a national smoking ban in public places?" Matthews asked.
"In public places? Yes," Edwards replied.
Clinton voiced her preference for local options during an earlier appearance at the forum.
"A lot of it depends upon local laws and regulations like zoning," she said. "The federal government has never gotten into that."

For the whole article in the SF Chronicle clicky

[croatan]

You're right, Jon. The title of the thread should have said Nationwide Smoking Bans. I inadvertently left the "s" off. I'll correct that right now.

[FriendlyFire]

As long as it dosn't cost her $$ she Can agree to anything.

[mosesbotbol]

A nationwide ban is inevitable.

[hova45]

She is making me upset I swear all these politicians aren't leaders they are followe's and you though you voted them in because they had your best interest in mind and thought they would listen to who voted them in not give the opinion themselves.

[Budprince]

I would only have been surprised (and dubious) if she came out against smoking bans. this woman wants to take the healthcare and insurance industries and place them under government control. Which begs the question can ANY of you name any government program that is efficient, cost effective or accoplishes it's stated goal?

Goverment involvment = disaster and overspending = loss of liberty

I now step down.

[Darrell]

I am surprised she isn't pushing for a ban on cigars period, especially since the Bill and Monica cigar incident.

[joed]

Originally Posted by Darrell

I am surprised she isn't pushing for a ban on cigars period, especially since the Bill and Monica cigar incident.

What makes you think that she doesn't enjoy cigars the same way Monica does. After all, Bill isn't really known for his originality or creativity.

[mosesbotbol]

Originally Posted by Budprince

Which begs the question can ANY of you name any government program that is efficient, cost effective or accoplishes it's stated goal?

Goverment involvment = disaster and overspending = loss of liberty

I now step down.

Switzerland has a good healthcare system. Insurance is cheaper as well as income taxes, so something must be working right...

[Rog]

So long as you have exemptions allowing smoking in Cigar Bars/Lounges I really don't see an issue with it...

[gefell]

Im just hoping she doesnt get elected, then it doesnt matter

[Budprince]

Originally Posted by mosesbotbol

Switzerland has a good healthcare system. Insurance is cheaper as well as income taxes, so something must be working right...

Have you seen thier tax rates and the waiting lists for treatments? Also, when they need real medical care real fast where do they come? Yep, the U.S.

[mosesbotbol]

Originally Posted by Budprince

Have you seen thier tax rates and the waiting lists for treatments?

Let not mix advanced procedures vs. basic medical care and preventitive medicine. As for taxes, 13% sounds a lot better than my tax bracket!

Sure, the USA is one of the best places for an advance medical procedure, but that counts for a small percentage of medical treatments overall.