http://www.wcfcourier.com/articles/2008/07/02/news/breaking_news/doc486bfe337a625547896984.txt
Recently, Iowa lawmakers passed a state-wide smoking ban....well not really state-wide. Casinos are somehow excluded from this ban. The smoking ban was signed April 15 and was only put into place just yesterday, July 1st.
Iowa law makers have decided it is there duty to control private businesses and control the morality of its people.
Fortunately, the group, Iowa Bar Owners Coalition have filed a petition for the court to reconsider the constitutionality of the law.
It will be interesting to hear what the state of Iowa has to say about trampling on civil liberties yet again.
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I'm a big fan of legalized gambling, but it really bugs me sometimes how much help casinos get from the government. Whether or not you think smoking bans are a bad idea (and I think they're a terrible idea) I don't understand how anyone can support a ban that gives a huge exemption to only one industry, essentially making casinos a government-sanctioned smoking monopoly.
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