It’s A Good Thing The Government Is Cracking Down On All Those People Who Gather In Private To Smoke
Having apparently solved all other pressing matters of law-breaking and criminal enterprise, Minnesota has cracked down on all those nasty bar owners and patrons who (*gasp*) were choosing to gather in private and smoke perfectly legal tobacco.
Of course, the nanny statists at the Fargo Forum love the crack down.
The Minnesota Department of Health deserves praise for interpreting properly the statewide smoking ban’s application to “theater nights” in bars. Some bar owners thought they were being clever by exploiting what they viewed as a loophole in the law, which was, in fact, only a narrow exception for legitimate stage productions in which smoking was part of the drama. The bar owners defied the law and held “performances” in an attempt to skirt the law’s clear intent.
It did not work. The health department was quick and clear in ruling that the bar “performances” violated the Freedom to Breathe Act. The department is the state’s primary enforcement agent.
“Freedom to Breathe Act.” That’s rich.
Apparently we have the “freedom” to demand that property owners not allow smoking, but no freedom to decide to let people smoke in our bars and restaurants if we want to.
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