Group: alt.smokers · Group Profile
Author: Bruce WatsonBruce Watson Date: May 17, 2008 07:14
In article 4ax.com>,
Robert wrote:>On 16 May 2008 23:13:49 GMT, anon3c67@ nyx.nyx.net (Bruce Watson) wrote:
> >>The second effort to ban smoking in Amarillo, Texas failed
>>by a 238-vote margin. In 2005 it failed by 556 votes.
>>Must be an load of nicotine addicts in that part of the state.
>>The total vote this year was about 16,000 and nearly 30,000
>>three years ago. Apparently they're getting tired of the
>>issue. Maybe next time they'll just pass it and get it over with.
>>
>>The referendum in Kerrville, Texas passed with 53%% of the vote.
>
>Kerrville is 450 miles from Kerrville. That's twice the distance from
>NYC to Washington
>DC. Would you associate smoking bans in NYC with bans in Washington?
Was I?
I was simply reporting the results of the only two referenda for May.
They both happened to be in Texas.
As an aside, both DC and NYC have smoking bans.
>Kerrville has been overrun by yuppies from Austin. They already killed
>the music in
>Austin. Now they want to kill Texas culture wherever it exists. This
>isn't an assault on
>smokers, It's an assault on Texas.
Smoking is assault. The criminal smokers in Texas are being kicked
to the curb town by town.
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