Smoking Ban Proposals Threaten N.C. Property Rights
Full Senate set to consider its version of House Bill 2
RALEIGH (Carolina Journal Online) — A smoking ban proposal under consideration in the N.C. House and Senate would create a "major threat" to personal freedom and property rights. That's the assessment a John Locke Foundation expert offers in a new Spotlight report.
"The proposed ban is being sold as a way to protect people from secondhand smoke, but this is a dangerous slippery slope," said Daren Bakst, JLF Legal and Regulatory Policy Analyst. "There are many things, other than exposure to secondhand smoke, that the government could ban under this 'nanny state' mindset, from diet to sexual behavior."
Bakst's report analyzes competing versions of House Bill 2. The House approved H.B. 2 with a 72-45 vote April 2, while the full Senate could address a different version of the bill soon. The Senate's Health Care Committee endorsed an amended version of the bill Wednesday.
RALEIGH (Carolina Journal Online) — A smoking ban proposal under consideration in the N.C. House and Senate would create a "major threat" to personal freedom and property rights. That's the assessment a John Locke Foundation expert offers in a new Spotlight report.
"The proposed ban is being sold as a way to protect people from secondhand smoke, but this is a dangerous slippery slope," said Daren Bakst, JLF Legal and Regulatory Policy Analyst. "There are many things, other than exposure to secondhand smoke, that the government could ban under this 'nanny state' mindset, from diet to sexual behavior."
Bakst's report analyzes competing versions of House Bill 2. The House approved H.B. 2 with a 72-45 vote April 2, while the full Senate could address a different version of the bill soon. The Senate's Health Care Committee endorsed an amended version of the bill Wednesday.
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