Huckabee’s Change Of Heart On Smoking Ban

J.J. Jackson* | January 19, 2008

Filed Under Conservative Musings, Our Government, Unconstitutional Acts

This is why I am not a Huckabee fan. The man, I believe, will say and do whatever he thinks will get him votes. And we’ve already had one president like that from Arkansas.

Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee has reversed his position on a federal ban aimed at workplace smoking and now believes the issue should be addressed by state and local governments.The about-face is apparent in a Huckabee campaign statement, sent to The Hill Tuesday evening in response to questions about the smoking ban proposal. It clashes with the stance Huckabee has taken during his race for the White House and with his record as governor of Arkansas, when he signed into law a measure prohibiting smoking in most indoor public places.

I’ll say it again. Congress has no power granted to it under the Constitution to regulate smoking. At least Mike Huckabee seems to have figured this out finally. And I’ll pose the same challenge I have for years for anyone to show where such power is if they erroneously believe that they do.

Liberty should be embraced. If you don’t like smoking then don’t go to work for a company that allows it in the workplace. Or are you such a child that you need big daddy government to help you get your way?

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3 Responses to “Huckabee’s Change Of Heart On Smoking Ban”

Repulicans Presidential Election 2008 » Huckabee’s Change Of Heart On Smoking Ban on January 19th, 2008 11:38 am

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mark harris on January 20th, 2008 3:55 pm

up to 5,000 pubs,clubs and bingo halls will close in the UK over the next two years-the smoking ban experiment has been an economic nightmare.
RonniesRayGun on January 20th, 2008 5:05 pm

Just remember, Marxists don’t care about business. The worse they do, they more people they can put on the government dole. And if they can nudge the economy south to help out that goal so much the better in their eyes.