The petition
Columbia’s smoking ordinance is a gross violation of personal liberty, personal responsibility, and personal property.
The City Council is under some delusional assumption that blissful ignorance can convince us of their so-called “self-less” desire for our best interests. They continually defend their motives by pretending to protect employees and patrons of smoking establishments as if they were victims. The beauty of democracy is that if said “victim” decides to apply for employment or eat in a smoking environment in lieu of the other 100 non-smoking environments, he has essentially used his own free will to victimize himself.
-This ban wasn’t implemented to protect people but moralize against them to stimulate various political and social affiliations.
“Health concern” is a mere curtain that dangles in front of salivating pockets and their 24 hour hotline, begging us to tattle on small business.
This issue is not simply the right to smoke -This issue is whether or not we allow 4 city council members to insult our maturity to make simple decisions, to take away a right, and demoralize our community.
They have made our great city emulate the irrational behavior and ordinances put in place by the economically deteriorating , but smoke free , Lawrence, Kansas who has yet to prove any benefit beyond their selfish ability to make the city bigger than its people.
By signing this petition, we are not condoning or condemning the act of smoking but refusing to sit silent while allowing a “majority” of 4 self-aggrandizing & self-righteous council members turn this city into Communist Columbia on “our behalf”. It is imperative we challenge this insulting notion that we need “saved from ourselves”.
This ban is deceptive and misleading. Please join me, and speak for yourself on the following petition.
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