Austin MN Bans E-Cigs in Public Places and Businesses

[CarolT]

"The Austin City Council passed a ban Monday on smoking electronic cigarettes in public places almost a year after declaring a moratorium on the issue... Various experts had testified on March 2 in support of the ban, but the council voted during a meeting Monday without hearing further testimony. No one who was against the ban was present at the meeting."
Council bans smoking e-cigs in public places | Austin Daily Herald

 

[TLS01]

There were supposed to be people attending that from MNVA...Either that, or they weren't allowed to speak.

 

[pianoguy]

Another case of "what about the children?".

 

[bigdancehawk]

Another case of "what about the children?".

Austin MN needs to save every child it possibly can, given the fact that its population has remained essentially stagnant over the past 25 years.

 

[philoshop]

It's called hit-n-run lawmaking. As long as the politicians and bureaucrats are on board with the idea there's apparently no need to hear too much dissent from the citizens.