Some New York Legislators are overreaching and want to have a say in what you are allowed to do in your own homes. As long as someone is not hurting anyone or inciting violence, the government shouldn’t really have much say. But these New York progressives are overstepping. They want to ban smoking in apartments, condos, and other community housing. Shouldn’t this be up to the landlord and the tenants? There is housing that is non-smoking. This has more to do with the personal preference of the property owner and individuals that smoke.
“Hoping to be the most progressive county in the state, Suffolk County is proposing a law that would snuff out secondhand smoke in apartment complexes, condominiums, and multi-family dwellings, CBS2’s Jennifer McLogan reported Wednesday.”
“Smoking is already banned in many public places, and near schools and office buildings, but there are no smoke-free laws for apartment buildings, condos, and two-family homes.
“Let me be clear, any legislation that there is a vote required that would have an impact on preventing the public or innocent people who have made a choice not to smoke, from being exposed to smoke, I will support that legislation,” Suffolk Legislator Dr. William Spencer said.”
“It’s not going too far,” he insisted. “We’re heading in that direction anyway. We can’t smoke in restaurants. We can’t smoke in buildings. We can’t smoke inside the theaters. There are parks, there are beaches, that you can’t smoke in. We are headed there.”
Many citizens reportedly say that such legislation will be impossible to enforce, but Legislator Sam Gonzalez refuted that idea.”
“When I get the push-back from individuals that say, ‘No, you can’t stop me from smoking,’ I say ‘Why not?’” Gonzalez said.”
“Gonzalez said that if the legislation is passed, offenders could be fined up to $1,000 and face possible prosecution. All reports of smoking inside residences, he added, will be complaint-driven.
The county is set to hold public hearings on the matter later this month.”
I understand public places as those are open to everyone. But the State government is infringing upon the personal freedoms when they enter private residences where people are smoking, especially if the property owner allows it. Tenants have the choice to rent non-smoking apartments, or if they smoke, residences that allow smoking. It looks like these legislators are just trying to find a new way to impose fines. It makes sense that New York legislators would think this way, since they banned sodas larger than 16 ounces back in 2013. Luckily judges stepped in and put an end to that overbearing ban about a year after.
WTF is their problem? now, they are telling us that we can’t smoke in our own homes? talk about dictatorship
Right, Lisa. And this is just the start of communism. Communism starts easily with socialism. Re: Cuba and Venezuela for instance.
While I disagree with the law, it IS NOT saying you can smoke in your own PRIVATE single family home.
It is what democrats do, convert law abiding citizens into criminals that they can punish and get money from. They know better than serfs so they will rule. As soon as they can disarm all citizens they can reach their goal of being outright dictators.
Yep. Expanding on Nanny Bloomberg’s agenda. . . .
LOLOLOL. These fuking tools are going to make sure we only have 2 kids before long. Trump is about to drop a house (and it’s NOT the House of Representatives) on the Dems/Progressives so they’ll be scrambling looking for cover and not worried about what people do in the privacy of their own homes. Then they’ll all be out looking for jobs in the economy they’ve ruined. Oh, how the mighty have fallen. Fuking Nazi’s.
They haven’t fallen yet JM. They are still here doing what they do best. Try to control your private lives .
In the meantime, illegal aliens are running loose, not paying insurance, not paying taxes, stealing and beating and killing on occasion, but that’s all right in NY. Pitiful.
Honstly I hate cigarettes. I think they are vile! I also don’t think the NY Gestapo has the right to tell property owners how to run their lives! It is up t9 the owner, the landlord to set down rules about how they want to handle this situation. The government in this so called “progressive county” needs to step back!
Try telling that to – bar – owners hahahaha
YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO TELL PEOPLE HOW TO LIVE, THAT’S CALLED TYRANNY!!!
You voters voted for these control FREAKS so you get what you want!!
If you don’t want this $H!T to happen, VOTE THEM OUT!!
DUHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You see people, These communists come out with laws banning smoking in bars , and hat was only the first step . They want total control of your private lives PERIOD.
As a bar – OWNER – , It should be up to – ME – , who is allowed to do anything inside my establishment. But now we have government control over PRIVATE ENTERPRISE , IS THIS WHAT YOU MORONS REALLY ,,, WANT ??.
BEFORE LONG THEY WILL BE TELLING YOU WHEN TO GET UP FOR WORK, HOW MANY DRINKS YOU CAN HAVE AFTER , WHAT TIME TO EAT ETC, ETC , ETC .
THIS IS WHAT IS KNOWN AS A POLICE STATE PEOPLE.
Actually …. as the OWNER of a PRIVATE ESTABLISHMENT …. YOU do have the RIGHT do decide!!!!!
Question is … do YOU have the spine to force your Rights on the Government???
ORWELL 84 NOW RAISING ITS UGLY HEAD HERE IN THE NEW YORK ” PIG PEN ” IN ALBANY! QUITE EVIDENT THAT COUMO IS THE HEAD ” SOW” HERE!
The middle class is abandoning New York faster than the Socialist can regulate new laws. In their attempt to collect more revenue from their already over-taxed citizens, they create insane laws to rob the everyday citizen of their money. This is nothing more than a New York fund raiser at the expense of its citizens.
Show me … IN THE CONSTITUTION ….. where they have the ‘authority’ to tell you what you may, or may not, do.
Make me an OUTLAW and an OUTLAW will I be …. with prejudice!!!!!