Hart Nat Hentoff David Horowitz Arianna Huffington Marianne Jennings Michael Kelly Mort Kondracke Ch. One of the passengers was put off the ship after the steward simply found a pack of cigarettes. According to Carnival, she was guilty of possession. The Guest Choice Network also reports that Arizona has a new state law that prohibits the use or possession of tobacco products by any adult on all school campuses. According to an Oct. 10 Associated Press story, the Boca Raton, Fla., City Council aims to ban smoking everywhere for new employees.
Smoking is already off limits in city government buildings and one city park.
The City Council's planned ordinance would ban employee smoking at home or anywhere else. Employees found to have smoked at home would be fired. Roughly 700 employees already on the payroll would be grandfathered and allowed to continue smoking in their homes and cars. The City Council claims their ordinance would mean lower health-insurance premiums for all employees. To support these attacks on smokers, the American people have to be either stupid or short-sighted.