6 thoughts on “Breaking news: San Marcos City Council shoots down non-binding smoking referendum”

1. Well, now I know who not to vote for in the next election cycle…..

2. Good for Jude, Fred, Chris and Shane. Thanks for understanding PRIVATE property rights. That said, I hope bars and restaurants were listening and will ban or discourage smoking inside.

3. No one cares who you do or don’t vote for Dano, The fact is that you still have a right to vote, and when your done not voting for those guys, you still have the right light one up in areas already there,.

4. I would understand a non-smoking law/rule in family oriented places such as Restaurants, but adult style (21+ bars) entertainment places, seems kind of ironic to not allow smoking… I think it should be up to the property owners, but maybe a non smoking bar would serve certain city patrons better? I could see the idea as more of a perk then a burden on the business owner (if they choose to ban smoking in their establishment). To each his own.

5. Ben is absolutely right.

6. Most people who visit the bars and restaurants downtown hate that smoking is allowed. We (majority of people, nonsmkers) do not hate it enough to stay home, or to cancel engagements with friends over it, so we still go, and people who smoke, and business owners take this as an endorsement of their smoking policy.

   We go about our lives, despising the 1/15 people in the bar at the time smoking, for forcing us to breathe in their toxic smoke because they have such a terrible and disgusting habit that is so addicting they need to cause the possible premature death of the person next to them, rather than take it outside.

   I have noticed a steady decline in the number of people visiting the bars downtown over the last 5-6 years. Meanwhile, Austin cannot open enough (smokefree) bars to meet their demand.

   Fresh air is not private property. If you open your doors and let in the public… and the clean air, you should not have the right to destroy either.