Libertarian Loonies think smoking ban will lead to more drunk driving

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From their press release
http://www.thewheelerreport.com/releases/Aug05/Aug16/0816lpdcsmoking.pdf

DRUNK DRIVING MAY BE SECONDHAND EFFECT OF SMOKING BAN
LPDC - for immediate release - August 16, 2005
Contact:
Rolf Lindgren 608-279-5889
Bruce Rideout 608-843-0158

Madison socializers who used to walk down to their local tavern for a few drinks and a smoke, now, because of the Smoking Ban, are forced to the suburbs for their dose of public interaction.

"This has the potential to cause a statistical increase in the amount of miles driven by drunk drivers" says LPDC Press Secretary Rolf Lindgren.

"Because of the.08 law, it can take only three drinks to put a Madison socializer over the legal limit to drive. And because of the cab tri-opoly, cab service in Dane county is expensive and inconvenient."
"Many who used to walk or drive only a mile to the tavern, now may be driving 10 miles."

"An increase in drunk driving may be the smoking gun that kills the smoking ban."

Adds LPDC spokesman Bruce Rideout; "This is free country."
"Smoking in bars goes back hundreds of years".
Other Reasons to Repeal the Smoking Ban:
* The Smoking Ban is an attack on property rights and minority rights
* The Smoking Ban is an escalation of the Drug War
* The Smoking Ban will cost Madison Jobs
Libertarians urge all concerned citizens to attend the Rally To Save Madison Jobs, today at 5 PM at the City-County Building, Front Steps, 210 Martin Luther King Blvd.
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[Poiuyt]

1. The bar owners are fighting the smoking ban in Appleton real hard

Personally, I am enjoying being able to go out again.