Posted on 07/25/2005 12:49:48 PM PDT by Pikamax
TRENTON, N.J. - Ashtrays have been disappearing in cars like fins on Cadillacs, and so could smoking while driving in New Jersey, under a measure introduced in the Legislature.
Although the measure faces long odds, it still has smokers incensed and arguing it’s a Big Brother intrusion that threatens to take away one of the few places they can enjoy their habit.
“The day a politician wants to tell me I can’t smoke in my car, that’s the day he takes over my lease payments,” said John Cito, a financial planner from Hackensack with a taste for $20 cigars.
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My daughter just called me and asked if they can pull this crap. Apparently so.
Oh yeah, another part of our societal slide into the crapper.
I have recently started tagging articles representative of "The Slide" with slide as a keyword.
Smoke Gnatzies Ping.
Then they better ban:
Stereos
Makeup
maps
dvd players
books
fast food
cell phones
vanity plates
road signs
Police lights
etc...
How is it we all made it through the 20th Century without all these wonderful laws to protect us?
I am not a smoker, and never have been. I don't allow friends or family to smoke in my vehicles, but this proposed "law" is ridiculous! What is next? Will they ban radios and CD's because they are distracting to the driver? What about talking to a passenger while driving? What about chewing gum while driving? This is total nonsense and people need to rise up and vote these smoking nazi's out of office pronto.
Most gun dealers won't even ship firearms to New Jersey. Too many bogus unConstitutional laws. I'm glad I don't live there.
Soon, it will only be legal to have gay sex or an abortion while driving.
Will corzine be able to smoke white owls in his limo ? I am sure mcsleezy did
They already banned cell phones. They have to use headsets.
and kids, they need to ban kids.
Anyone of the politicans can submit legislation its if it passes you need to be concerned but right now the government owns everything. Need I remind you of the recent surpreme court, gov can take your land and give to someone else.
What difference is a car.
And cheeseburgers with fries.
anti-smoking nat-zies
Translation, NJ needs a form of revenue ticket that people will just pay and not go to court and fight. As long as there is no permanent record affecting insurance or driving record people will just pay and move on.
I wonder what would happen if they said (Constitutions)that traffic citations had to be revenue neutral. (zero profit)
bump for later
Perfect examples of the "Slide" i discussed erlier.
and banana splits
I can't tell you how many times I came **this close** to totaling my car trying to eat a banana split while driving! If only they'd ban them in the car, I'd never do it again!
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