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Wayne County smoking veto stands
The Detroit Free Press ^
| Tuesday, April 13, 2004
| BEN SCHMITT
Posted on 04/13/2004 1:26:38 PM PDT by CSM
Edited on 05/07/2004 7:13:25 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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Anti-smoking activists suffered a blow this morning when an attempt to override Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano's veto of a smoking ordinance failed.
Wayne County Commissioners voted 7-3 this morning to override Ficano's veto. However, ten votes were needed; three commissioners were absent and two abstained.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: antibusiness; privateproperty; smokingbans
Ficano's veto is a confirmation that some small amount of our government still has a small amount of respect for private property.
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posted on
04/13/2004 1:26:39 PM PDT
by
CSM
To: Dan from Michigan; SheLion; Conspiracy Guy; Just another Joe; Gabz
Private property protection bump!
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posted on
04/13/2004 1:28:39 PM PDT
by
CSM
(Vote Kerry! Boil the Frog! Speed up the 2nd Revolution! (Be like Spain! At least they're honest))
To: CSM
Commissioner Bernard Parker, a co-sponsor of the ordinance, said it was unfortunate that the issue became political.
It's only political when the Gnatzies lose!
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posted on
04/13/2004 1:37:30 PM PDT
by
Conspiracy Guy
(Happily Freeping since January 22, 2003. Dollar Per Day Donor's Club. Member FDIC.)
To: Conspiracy Guy
You got that right. I read somewhere on FR that if it weren't for hypocricy, the dimocrats would have no moral compass!
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posted on
04/13/2004 1:45:25 PM PDT
by
CSM
(Vote Kerry! Boil the Frog! Speed up the 2nd Revolution! (Be like Spain! At least they're honest))
To: CSM
Democrats and other liberals make me puke. Through the nose.
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posted on
04/13/2004 1:46:41 PM PDT
by
Conspiracy Guy
(Happily Freeping since January 22, 2003. Dollar Per Day Donor's Club. Member FDIC.)
To: CSM
Also amazing is that Ficano is a Democrat, but not a liberal socialist like most.
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posted on
04/13/2004 2:38:05 PM PDT
by
Moleman
To: CSM
Since taxpayers are footing the bill for their health insurance, a law needs to be passed to insure that the commissioners eat only healthy foods like seaweed, tofu, brown rice and organic carrots so the health premiums don't rise. Their refrigerators should be open to public inspection and if caught eating a Big Mac or anything else at restaurant besides seaweed, the fine is $500. Get caught three times and it's a year in prison.
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posted on
04/13/2004 3:16:21 PM PDT
by
sergeantdave
(Gen. Custer wore an Arrowsmith shirt to his last property owner convention.)
To: sergeantdave
Sounds good to me.
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posted on
04/13/2004 7:27:43 PM PDT
by
Just another Joe
(Monthly donors are better lovers)
To: sergeantdave
At first I was starting to get riled up by the opening of your post. I thought you were referring to smokers, not the politicians. My own short sightedness was coming into play. However, after reading your entire post, I agree 100%! If they want to impose the use of government guns to monitor our activities, in the name of health, they should start by opening up their lives for public inspection!
Of course, that won't happen. They consider themselves above us common folk, the same attitude of Fascist Dictators!
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posted on
04/14/2004 4:59:31 AM PDT
by
CSM
(Vote Kerry! Boil the Frog! Speed up the 2nd Revolution! (Be like Spain! At least they're honest))
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