Popular issues stall behind Ind. Dem boycott [smoking ban bill on hold]

The Chicago Tribune ^ | January 7, 2012 | Tom LoBianco (Associated Press)

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

INDIANAPOLIS— Anti-smoking advocates are on the verge of success in the Indiana General Assembly but must wait out House Democrats' boycott of a divisive labor bill.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers in both the Senate and House is pushing to ban smoking in most public places and workplaces, including bars. The only exemptions it includes are the gambling floors of casinos and pari-mutuel betting parlors, private clubs and cigar and hookah bars.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Nanny State PING!

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[Steamburg]

Lefty logic: Tax it. Become dependent on the tax revenue. Ban it and wonder what happened to the revenue.
Insanity at its root.

[DaveA37]

I must be getting really out of touch..What the heck is a “hookah bar”? Is that a place where Ladies of the evening congregate?

[DaveA37]

I must be getting really out of touch..What the heck is a “hookah bar”? Is that a place where Ladies of the evening congregate?

[Alamo-Girl]

I have no idea.

[DH]

The only exemptions it includes are the gambling floors of casinos and pari-mutual betting parlors

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Gee! Isn’t that interesting. I wonder if somehow they give special money to the members of the legislature? Naw! Can’t be.

[RicocheT]

Smoking in public, yes or no is the least of the problems in Indiana. The Democrats will not show up in the legislature to allow a quorum to do business because they don’t want restrictions on public employee unions passed. Just as in Wisconsin last year, the Democrats are hiding and not showing up. Rather than debate the issue (which they would lose as taxpayers realize public employees have pensions, benefits and work rights far in excess to private workers) the Democrats flee the state.

[Mr. Lucky]

State employees in Indiana aren’t unionized to begin with. The proposed legislation in Indiana would protect private employees from forced unionization.

[CIDKauf]

A “hookah” is a smoking device or a pipe that looks a lot like a bong

[CSM]

Typical MSM article by a competing state for business. It looks like they may cover a very important article, but start out complaining that their neighbor won’t be as stupid as they were.