Finally, the anti-smoking laws wouldn't have passed if they weren't favored by the majority. That's how gubment works.
Washington State is a HUGE DEMOCRAT STATE
In the previous election the our female gov. won by hundreds of thousands of votes. Then in her reelection she proposed the smoking ban. RESULT she LOSES THE ELECTION pulls a george bush in a recount and wins.
the point that she won does not matter it's the fact that HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PPL CHANGED THEIR VOTE not just smokers NON SMOKERS who know that Washington has no state tax and the reduced # of cig's sold because of the ban will decrease tax revenue 10 fold and lead to higher taxes elsewhere.
And for you whiners about second hand smoke if your sitting in a bar 8 hours a day worried about the second hand smoke odds are the whiskey and beer will destroy you LIVER LONG LONG LONG LONG before the smoke will ruin your soprano voice. Have a nice day.
P.S. I smoke deal with it......
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