Fw: Ohio Needs Our Help

Subject: Ohio Needs Our Help
Hello Everyone -

If you have a few minutes to spare, please help out Ohio with their smoking ban and e-mail Senator Schuler below. Just click on the link and let him know you support his Bill SB346. Additionally, if you have not already done so, please sign the petition for a Congressional hearing on the science behind second hand smoke. We need to take this to the highest level and be heard. If they can get by with this bad science then what's next? You can either call the number or e-mail as indicated below...it doesn't take but a minute.

Did you know that the Surgeon General retired right after his Report that SHS kills....I wonder why!

Thanks much!
Onward We March!


Sheila




----- Original Message -----
From: Pam
To: Undisclosed-Recipient:;
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 10:03 PM
Subject: Ohio Smoking Ban - We need YOUR help

As a signatory of our Petition Requesting a Congressional Hearing into the smoking bans, we are asking your help with two things.

1). On June 11, 2008, Ohio Senator Robert Schuler-R introduced SB 346. http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/bills.cfm?ID=127_SB_346. This bill will exempt, as Ohio's smoking ban was supposed to, private clubs and family owned businesses (family owned businesses are defined as those family businesses not publicly trading stock). Senator Schuler, and the many co-sponsors, have heard the cries of Ohio's family businesses and private clubs and we owe he and the co-sponsors our debt of gratitude.

What we need your help with is those who live in Ohio, we are asking that you WRITE each State Representative and State Senators (especially your own) and ask that they support SB 346, and PLEASE copy Governor Strickland @ 77. S. High St., Columbus, Ohio 43215. It is imperative that you WRITE. Letters that fill file folders speak volumes over emails. Those of you who live out of state, please email Senator Schuler at SD07@mailr.sen.state.oh.us and let him know that even though you do not live in Ohio, how you feel about smoking bans and if you own a business that has been impacted, please tell him so. You've all left excellent comments on the petition. If you have businesses, please let Senator Schuler or your Ohio senator know how the ban has impacted your businesses, your families, etc.

We only have until the Senate returns to session to get make our pleas heard. The Anti-Tobacco faction will be doing the same and we need the PEOPLES' pleas heard.

I've listed the links to the House and Senate so you can look up your respective legislators.
http://www.house.state.oh.us/jsps/Representatives.jsp
http://www.senate.state.oh.us/senators/by_name.html

2.) FORCES is an educational, non-profit organization, who supports human rights and - in particular, but not limited to – the defense of those who expect from life the freedom to smoke, eat, drink and, in general, to enjoy personal lifestyle choices without restrictions and state interference. At the same time, FORCES is an organization in support of scientific integrity and the use of appropriate scientific methodology in the science which is claimed to be at the foundation of public policy. The issue of poor scientific/statistical methodologies, presented as unquestionable and sound science, and the further misrepresentation of the results of those faulty methodologies to the public to justify the current draconian public health policies are fundamental issues taken up by our organization. FORCES has filed a complaint against Surgeon General Carmona's outrageous report upon which many smoking bans are solely based. FORCES needs people to agree to sign the complaint. The more signatories, the more the Office of Research Integrity, Health and Human Services, will realize there are people who DEMAND that an investigation be launched. Here is how to become a signatory: please call 304-765-5394 between 9:00 AM and 9:00 PM EST, or write to maryetta.ables@forces.org. A signatory must be prepared to supply full name, address and phone number to be included in the documentation that we will present to the US Office of Research Integrity for them to verify the authenticity of the information. In the case of private individuals, on our website we will publish only the information that you permit, and you will be expressly asked for that permission by your telephone interlocutor. The information concerning organizations will be published.

As we all work to return our country to its People, we need to pull together. Please help Ohio.

Thank you so much for your help.


Pam Parker
Opponents of Ohio Bans
P.O. Box 402
Grove City, OH 43123
www.opponentsofohiobans.com