| # | Name | Comments |
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| 1 | Jason | |
| 2 | Marlene Bakken | |
| 3 | Anonymous | Rights violation! |
| 4 | Sharon Richardson | |
| 5 | ted avesing | |
| 6 | Judy Leach | |
| 7 | Anonymous | |
| 8 | judi nugent | our goverment does not seem able to cope with the big issues facing us today. all they seem to be able to do is control people. smokers, baseball players, prayers in schools. how about the cta, guns, global warming, ect.. what would you consider more important. wake up, smell the coffee.you are all a joke. judi nugent |
| 9 | Marianne Schultz | The American Cancer Society has to keep making these claims so they can continue to receive federal funding. Even though they themselves know all the statements they make are untrue. What about the 2 and 3 year old or high children that die of lung cancer that have never been around smoke at all. What excuse do they have for them? |
| 10 | Edna Ruth Martin | American Cancer Society's previous air quality test proved secondhand smoke levels are up to 25,000 times SAFER than OSHA workplace air quality regulations, thus nullifying the argument that secondhand smoke is a health hazard. |
| 11 | Anonymous | Exaggerations and lies are the basis of anti-smoking laws. The 'facts' come from well-funded 'experts' on their own crusade.
Government that ignores the needs, wants and wishes of 25% of its community is, at best, incompetent . This law will damage business, the environment and community and condemn many to exclusion, loneliness and depression. Pretty damned clever!!!!!!!
OPEN YOUR EYES TO THE REAL EFFECTS OF BANS |
| 12 | Leland and Diana Webster | Nothing is more appalling than the attempt to take individual rights from American Citizens. Whether smokers' rights, eminent domain, or any other excuse, anyone voting for it, will lose our votes at ANY level of Government. |
| 13 | Phil Boulds | It is indeed sad that in the United States of America deception and misinformation by anti-smoking organizations have become the norm in proposing and succeeding in passing anti-smoking ordinances. As this participation in ignoring the rule of law proliferates, your turn will come as well. |
| 14 | Daniel A O'Neal | I am signing this petition in hopes that the above information requested, be released, and if not , legal means be taken for the release of all documents, and associated related documents as well. The Amer Cancer Soc, and the state of IL, are out of hand, and someone needs to pay for this inconvenience. I know I will have topay out of pocket and in my loss of rights. |
| 15 | jean weidner | find someone else to blame besides the smokers. |
| 16 | Paul Bedwell | |
| 17 | Elizabeth Riley | I, personally am sick of being treated as if I am a leper. When will the demonization of cigarette smokers stop!? |
| 18 | Elizabeth Riley | I, personally am sick of being treated as if I am a leper. When will the demonization of cigarette smokers stop!? |
| 19 | Rebecca Bolton | Prove it or shut up! |
| 20 | Ed Holndoner Jr. | I am ashamed that our government is taking away rights and choices from people without consent. I don't know why these rights are being taken away without the freedom of choice which this country was founded upon. I can only offer my condolences to the many businesses that will be shut down and the people that will be banished from society. I hope our government can sleep at nights knowing the damage they will cause. |
| 21 | Jeremy Galanes | |
| 22 | Spencer Hendron | Quit wasting money on lawyers and lobbyists and use it for research into cures. |
| 23 | Alan Myers | |
| 24 | Dava Ramsey | Claims about ETS are a fraud. Do the research! When are our government officials going to realize that antismoking is all about hate and nothing to do with health? STOP THE HATE! |
| 25 | Liane Joyce | |
| 26 | Richard Cotten | |
| 27 | Leslie Bandera | |
| 28 | Dennis Luna | |
| 29 | kerry sloan | Ask for just ONE death cirtificate that lists the cause of death as second hand smoke. Take that argument to court and we will win. |
| 30 | David W. Kuneman | The IL Smoke-free Act states that the ban will not have a negative impact on business.
This is totally false.
Every study ever conducted by a hospitality industry trade group, whether supported by tobacco Industry funding, or not, has found bans harm business.
Therefore the Illinois Smoke-free Act is "stealing" from hospitality business owners and workers, inorder to satisfy the whims of a few activists, because it is not compensating those owners and workers.
Therefore the Illinois Smoke-free Act is based on a false premise, ( one of several) and any law based on a false premise should be thrown out.
David W. Kuneman
Dir of Research
The Citizens Freedom Alliance
The Smoker's Club, INC |
| 31 | Jim Blogg | FORCES Illinois agrees with the general context of this letter. ACS has been issuing "hit and run" style info on secondhand smoke and ban economics in it's lobbying for smoking bans. Source studies from which their claims originate along with detailed explanations as to why they feel these studies are scientifically valid should be displayed on their website so all those who have suffered because of their smoking bans know why. In addition, the Illinois Dept. of Public Health should do the same with Section 5 Findings of the Smoke Free Illinois Act. |
| 32 | Rebecca Rogers | |
| 33 | Lila Charlton | |
| 34 | Dennis Ramsey | |
| 35 | Donna St. Felix | |
| 36 | Anonymous | |
| 37 | Mike DePolis | |
| 38 | Donna Bedwell | |
| 39 | Pat Daly | Just a note to let you, the PIGS of Illinois know I AM NOT refraining from smoking at my place of work.
Told the boss if he wanted to, he could fire me and I will go somewhere I was wanted..........OUTSIDE of this screwed up, LYING state.
Have a nice day! |
| 40 | Audrey Silk | Prove it or lose it. |
| 41 | patricia wojtun | smoking is not illegal what right do you have , to say who can smoke in by business. if you dont like smoke dont come in. you have a choice. i dont |
| 42 | Deidre Dodson | |
| 43 | Shawn Gertken | The SHS lie is such a scam. I can't believe so many people are so quick to believe it. Boycott ACS, ALA, and other propagating this crap. |
| 44 | Jeremy Richards, Ph.D. | |
| 45 | dennis little | |
| 46 | Fred Hunter | To force seniors to go outside to smoke is just beyond belief. There is no other recourse other than to bring this persecution of smokers into court. Smoking is legal and the taxes on tobacco pay for everything it seems but health care. The taxes we pay entitle us to have accommodations. Tobacco is the only commodity that legislators tax with impunity and then at the same time attempt to take away smokers' privileges--even where they are allowed. THIS MATTER MUST BE TAKEN INTO COURT AND BRING THE HYPOCRISY AND UNFAIRNESS INTO THE OPEN! |
| 47 | Allan Marshall | The ETS/SHS fraud has been allowed in the media to go on, uncontested, for WAY TOO DARN LONG already(not just in Illinois, but everywhere worldwide). It's way past time for Illinois anti-smoking groups to leave private businesses alone, and continue to allow them the freedom to set their own smoking policies, even if some of them do choose to be 100% non-smoking, or 100% smoking. Finally, I think the 1989 Illinois Clean Air Act was definitely sufficient in addressing the issue of restricting permissible indoor smoking areas, and Illinois lawmakers should've known better than to change a law that had worked perfectly for this state for over 17 years! |
| 48 | Marilyn Wagner | We are losing to many rights granted us by the constitution and supported by a minority. We must all stand together. |
| 49 | Mel Burgett | |
| 50 | Mel Burgett | |