| # | Name | Comments |
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| 1 | Daniel Sharon | |
| 2 | Marc Richter | |
| 3 | Jack E Kinnaman | Private clubs should be exempt from this silly law |
| 4 | Tim F. | |
| 5 | Charles Boien | Let's not forget that one of items EVERY service man received during WWII was a zippo lighter and cigarettes! |
| 6 | Stephanie Boien | |
| 7 | Donald L Bean | Im a retired ,100% disabled vet.
i guess my vote don't matter |
| 8 | Matt Christie | It is still Legal -and many states and the national government also rely on the huge taxes that are collected by smokers. Why not leave it up to each business to allow smoking. Maybe the states can charge a licenseing fee ($100 or less) to allow smoking and this would raise money instead of losing money. What a concept. |
| 9 | Michael E. Walton | I am a member of Springfield American Legion Post 32 and a non smoker. This issue should be an individual choice not the government. Veteran Post should have the right to decide if they want to allow smoking. |
| 10 | Timothy J. Sharon | |
| 11 | Art Masciola | |
| 12 | Anthony Masciola | |
| 13 | Jill Hunt | |
| 14 | Paul Heidemann | |
| 15 | Robert Stolpa | |
| 16 | David Hermann | I am a Long time Member of Sons Of the American Legion, Post 690, Palatine, IL. The smoking ban started (for Us) on Jan 2nd, 2007, and it has hurt us BIG TIME. We are no longer able to support many of our Community Programs, indeed, we are worried about our Survival as a Post ... Please tell Politicians and Zealots to STOP meddling in the affairs of our GREAT Veterans Organizations ... |
| 17 | Kenneth Johnson | Many of our post members are WWII veterans and our post is their only social spot. Now, they feel like they cannot come down because they cannot smoke. Give them back this one simple pleasure. |
| 18 | amer legion post 615 tinley park IL | |
| 19 | Ronald C. Seiner | Thanks for you help. |
| 20 | Raymond L. Wayne | I agree very much with this petition, we protected their rights, now they are taking them away. |
| 21 | Billie Brant | I'm a member of the Ladies Auxillary Post 88 in Mattoon Illinois. My late husband Toby Brant who passed away in 2004, was a lifetime member of the American Legion Post 88, as well as a lifetime member of the Charleston VFW which is in his hometown.He was a decorated 100% combat veteran of the Vietnam War, having lost both legs in service to his country. Although he gave up smoking more than two years before he died, he did not believe in this smoking ban especially when it involved private clubs and ESPECIALLY clubs for veterans. We had discussed this issue before his untimely death because we could see nation wide it was coming. My thought is at the VERY LEAST it ought to be left up to the memberships of the clubs such as the American Legion, VFW and other private organizations to decide on the smoking issue. Thank you for supporting this effort. Billie Brant, Charleston, Illinois |
| 22 | John Payne | These people have earned the right to smoke, as VETERANS in their VETERANS club! Who are you to tell them they cannot smoke in THEIR club?! Stop acting in your own self-interests and instead act out of respect for our veterans and allow them the choice to smoke or not. |
| 23 | Jackie L. Tucker | |
| 24 | Mary Beth Ochsenfeld | American Legion Post 615, Tinley Park, IL |
| 25 | Holly Envall | American Legion Post 615, Tinley Park, IL
Women's Auxilliary |
| 26 | Colleen O'Connor | American Legion Post 615, Tinley Park, IL
Women's Auxilliary |
| 27 | Robert Shaffner | American Legion Post 615, Tinley Park, IL |
| 28 | Joe Connolly | American Legion Post 615, Tinley Park, IL |
| 29 | Beth Parrish | American Legion Post 615, Tinley Park, IL
Women's Auxiliary |
| 30 | Steve Myrin | American Legion Post 615, Tinley Park, IL
Women's Auxiliary |
| 31 | Stanley R. Seiner | |
| 32 | Charles Krumrie | American Legion Post 615, Tinley Park, IL |
| 33 | Keivn Pegler | American Legion Post 615
TInley Park, IL |
| 34 | Chloe Ann Parsons | American Legion Post #615
TInley Park, IL |
| 35 | Robert Parsons | American Legion Post #615
TInley Park, IL |
| 36 | Dave Montee | American Legion Post #615
TInley Park, IL |
| 37 | Patsy Montee | American Legion Post #615
TInley Park, IL |
| 38 | Steve Hirsch | |
| 39 | John Frith | American Legion Post #615
Tinley Park, IL |
| 40 | Bob Graham | American Legion Post #615
Tinley Park, IL |
| 41 | Judy Bond | American Legion Post #615
Tinley Park, IL |
| 42 | Tom Gesiorski | |
| 43 | Nancy Beabout | My husband was a 3 war veteran and fought for our country. He was in the USAF for 20 years. If he was alive today he would not believe how they are taking our freedoms away from us. |
| 44 | Dorothy Hayes | |
| 45 | Anonymous | the people own the place the govt. should not be able to tell the owners what they can do in their place. i didnt think we live in russie |
| 46 | Donna Gibbons | |
| 47 | Robert E. Graham | As Commander of American Legion Post 365, I speak for the great majority of our 620 members.
We feel that our state government has slapped our veterans in the face by taking away another one of our personal freedoms. When elections are held, we will look hard at those polititions who took away one our freedoms and also at those who did nothing to try protecting veterans rights. It is time we stood together as the powerful group that we have been and can be again. Lets show our legislators the power of the veterans vote. |
| 48 | Bill Maio | |
| 49 | John F. Protz | |
| 50 | Rosie Kvapil | |