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Coalition for Equal
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To All, The ADD HOC comittee formed in Lakewood to impose stricker laws on smoking has had what I believe was
their last meeting. At the last meeting I gave testimony on the statistics about economic damages caused by smoking bans.
I then addressed the report that came from the Indiana Health Department. That report had reference to a ban in Ft. Wayne,
IN. the report said there were no damages caused by the ban. In fact restaurants had shown an increase in receipts accross
the county. I contacted the executive director for the beverage association in Indiana and asked him to look into this allegation
for me. He came back with, "In the first 30 days of the ban 16 bars closed. 20 more closed in the first year" Then
I asked, "If that is true, how can bar and restaurant receipts go up by 39% for the same period of time"? His reply,
"Ft. Wayne is in Allen County, IN. and the figures are for all of Allen County not just Ft. Wayne". So the smoker had only to cross into another city in Allen Couny to do his smoking. But even at that
how would it account for a 39% increase in receipts? The reply, "The tax revenues are from the food and beverage
tax records for all of Allen County, to include all national chains, fast foods and bars. The bars tax contribution
is based on gross sales and when included in the entire market is barely 10%". So much for statistics. I then addressed the references in the Indiana report. The name Stanton Glantz appeared several times
in the report and again in the Jefferson County Health report. Stanton Glantz: Professor at the University of California at
San Francisco,(UCSF). This man has a doctorate in applied mechanics, not health, not biology, and not economics. How can this
person be qualified to do such studies. I'll tell you how. Dr. Glantz is no more than an employee of the Robert Woods Johnson
Foundation, ( RWJF). His studies were funded by RWJF($36,000,000.00 thats million dollars), and at about the same time there
was a past president of RWJF at UCSF. Would those be BIASED studies? Then I offered to provide recent studies that prove otherwise. Someone on the committee had mentioned ventilation earlier in the evening. So in addressing that I said,
"There are ventilation units made to fix that problem". I asked the committee, "How do you suppose they clear
the air in Hospital Emergency Rooms of air bourne contaminates"? or "How did they remove Anthrax from government
offices in Washington, DC when it was thought to be air bourne"? Ventilation!!!!!
FYI: ETS/SHS increases risk by 30%, Ventilation can remove
up to 90%, that reduces the risk to 3% which is accepable, (Repace Studies). I addressed a couple of other things after that but it fell on deaf ears. The committee chairman replied,
"We are not interested in your statistics". He then read from something in front of him, "There is no safe
level of ETS/SHS". With that I was dismissed. They then proceeded with their ideas of the perfect ordinance. FYI: The phrase that the committee chairman refered to was coined by the surgeon general, Carmona, in
his report in 2006. He also used it widely in the media. This is an opinion not a fact. But it is something
the health departments picked up on. The fact is that there are no scientific studies out there that can back up that statement. Make no mistake folks, these people do not wish to see the cigarette leave alone the smoke. The height of hypocrisy. You can sell and distribute the product for our benefit, you just can't use
it anywhere. Meeting to be held at the Frontier Inn, 1195
S. Sheridan, Lakewood, Feb. 9, 2010 @ 2:00PM Jim VonFeldt President, CER
States Go to War on Cigarette Smuggling
University of Minnesota/OSU Tobacco Control Study Flawed
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION STUDY: ETS (SECOND-HAND SMOKE) DOESN'T CAUSE CANCER, CLICK HERE TO READ
Fire Safe Cigarettes are coming to Colorado, Click here to read about them
Economic fears snuff out smoking bans, click here to read the article
The Kuneman/McFadden Heart Attack/Smoking Ban Study:(rejected by the BMJ) "Our main problem with the paper was that we did
not think it added enough, for general readers to what is already known about smoking and health " The BMJ Editorial Committee
7/6/06
Undo Colorado's unfair smoking Ban by signing this Petition
62 lose jobs as the Wild Horse Casino closes down.
Four Groups File Complaints Against Carmona's 2006 Report; Scientific Misconduct as Reasons for Complaint Against Ex-Surgeon
General
A new Rocky Mountain News Poll, "Have you stopped frequenting Colorado's casinos since the smoking ban," click here to be
directed to the poll.
Coalition for Equal Rights Petition November 26 2007
Click here to download the slides from the 2007 CLBA/CER Conference
Coalition For Equal Rights Press Release on September 10, 2007
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We are committed
to the Equal Private Property Rights of the small bar, tavern, and restaurant owners. We are working with the Colorado Licensed
Beverage Association to stop the violations of these rights under the 14th amendment of the Constitution of the United States
of America.
Effective July 1, 2006 a statewide no-smoking ban was implemented, and cost thousands of
Colorado’s favorite bar, tavern, and restaurant owners to suffer great profit losses, and many will close their doors.
We are relying on everyone who believes in the 14th amendment to help support your favorite bar and restaurant owners, and
donate today. The Coalition of Equal Rights, needs your support in order to fight against this injustice.
 "We believe that it is our responsibility as the Coalition
For Equal Rights to help save the "Mom & Pop" tavern and restaurant owners in the state of Colorado,
and their businesses. We must protect these Private Property Rights under the Constitution of the United States of America,
and let no government violate those rights. Our firm and staff members contribute time, talent, and money to help make
a difference."
Coalition For Equal Rights
Businesses Closed In Colorado After the Smoking Bans
El
Tejon Restaurant It'll
Do
Blue Bar
Six Shooters
Andolini's Splash
1
Corral Fourty
Four Club Gaslamp Grill
Red Garter Lounge
Bear Valley Inn Monaghans
Roasty's Steakhouse Black
Forest Inn Casual
Lounge
Union Colony Brewery The
Down Under Cheerio's
The Arena
Bart's
Jackson Hole Saloon (6th and Kipling)
Assorted Tavern Monument
Bowl Oscar's
Bruno's Beer Joynt Sheridan Billards
Mugsy's Sobo 151
In 2005 there were 44 Bingo halls, today there are 28.
Pepper's Night Club Gabor's
Silver Saddle Mr. K's
Town Tavern B52 Billards
Bars known to have changed hands since the CCIAA passed.
The Golden Cue Bankshots
Ziggie's Mulbo Navern's Silver
City
Oasis Lounge Vivian's Coloney Squating
Chicken Red Lion Grimm Reaper Bingo
Palace
Balloon Inn Creft Line CP's
Arvada Tavern (3 Times) R & R Lounge Western
Bar Bonfire
(2 Times) Triangle Lounge Strike
Zone
Chance Saloon Rita Rosa
Caps
Binkers (2 Times) El Band Olero Bruce's Genaro's Nimbsy's Skirts
And Skins Front
Range Inn Duffy's Remo's Ralston
Lounge Moxies Baha's
Long Shot Chance's Saloon Shipwreck
Splash II (2 Times) Brewski's
Joe's Sports Shack Riley's
Jocks and Jills Sports Grill Cyndi's Lounge
Sports Barn
Billy's Inn The
Alumni
Bonfire (2 Times)
The Oasis
Chance Saloon Center Field Sports Bar
Effin's Bar and Grill Snooks Tavern
Stein's Tavern Big E's
Arvada Tavern- Established in 1835
Oscar's
The Office Lounge
Wild Horse Casino (62
Employee's)
You can read more about damage the ban has caused by
clicking on the link to the left, Ban Loss
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Norm Kjono's response to the failed attempt to over-ride the S-CHIP veto October 18, 2007
October 1, 2007
Mom and Pop neighborhood bars and taverns have lost revenue
totaling over $ 25,000,000 since the ban went into effect. Over 70 bars have closed as a direct
effect of the smoking ban. Excise tax revenue to the State has exponentially decreased as
a direct effect of the ban. Support vendors, suppliers and liquor distributors have lost money
as a direct effect of the ban. Hundreds of people, employees and there families, have
lost income from job reductions and closures of bars and taverns as a direct effect of the ban. If you really care
about children and single mothers, how can you justify this?
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