2007-04-05

Still Can Smoke In The Old Dominion

Today, the Virginia House of Delegates defeated a proposal by Governor Tim Kaine (D) to prohibit smoking in restaurants. Despite predictions from liberals that this would be a close vote, it was not. The final tally was 40-59 in favor of the bill. I am happy that my Delegate, Tim Hugo (R), voted against this bill.

This may be a minor issue, but it and many similar potential laws represent the war against liberty. Liberty has won this battle, but the war is never ending.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Liberty was definitely won. I'm happy. Virginia Republicans won't allow liberty to be taken away.

Anonymous said...

I don't think I understand why people want to ban smoking in restaurants. I realize smoking is bad for you, but isn't that a choice people make? I think if people are so much against smoking, then we should just make cigarettes illegal. This would eliminate the need for petty, non-smoking laws.