For Immediate Release
June 4, 2008
Contact: Joe Sterns
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Senator Mike Folmer's (R-48) Statement on the Smoking Ban 

I opposed Senate Bill 246 as an unconstitutional infringement on private property rights. We have been winning the war against smoking without having to resort to unconstitutional infringements on private property rights. Through the commendable efforts of public health advocates and groups such as the American Lung Association and the American Cancer Society, smoking is prohibited in hospitals, airports, libraries, theaters, malls, all publicly owned buildings and many restaurants. I believe we should continue the campaign for good public health in a constitutional manner by protecting the rights of private property owners.