The Tobacconist Preservation Act is a proposed
law which will preserve and protect tobacconist and consumer rights
to smoke in retail tobacconist stores.
Paper petition signatures are being collected daily. Please do not sign this
electronic petition if you have already signed a paper version.
Paper Signatures to date: 3000+
Paper Signatures to date: 3000+
For more information on the Tobacconist Preservation Act, click here.
Total Signatures = 253
We signed the "The Tobacconist Preservation Act" petition!
# 541
2010-08-12 11:30:15
Awad, Jonathan
Every other sinful pleasure from drinking to tanning has a place they can go where others will not go to if they are not seeking out their services and products. Cigar bars and lounges are somehow treated differntly and its not fair that cigar smoking should be singled out when tanning and bars are just a guilty of creating public health issues.
# 540
2010-08-10 16:55:47
Rieger, Ken
I really believe our Freedoms are being taken away. And that Taxation is very much out of Control. I could see Pre-Rolled Cigaretts being Taxed More, But Bulk Tabacco being included in These Past Tax increases is ridiculous.
Faithfu Hand Roller,
Ken R.
# 539
2010-07-15 16:26:22
Miller, Russell
The only people going into tobacconists' stores are smokers, therefore, the right to smoke inside one of these establishments should never be taken away.
# 538
2010-07-13 09:58:19
Adams, Barrington
Barrington Adams
# 537
2010-07-12 17:55:54
Boley, Mark
Our founding fathers never intended for this to happen. The liberties we have fought and died for are being taken from us. It's fight now, or suffer the consequences for a very long time.
# 536
2010-07-12 13:44:03
Tschantz, Peter
We need to maintain these rights!
# 535
2010-07-06 04:05:21
dabney, tracy
for years thousands of peaple have found smoking a way to relax and have a way to think and sort out our delmas please do not allow them to take away our little peace of mind.
# 534
2010-07-05 21:34:19
Austin, Paul
To all you wonderful folks at Pfizer, including Jolly Herb, Perky Lisa, and Mommy Robin & your 'lil blue champix pills there is a special place in hell. May I wish you a speedy and a well deserved departure!
# 533
2010-07-05 13:02:56
Fisher, Brenda
It seems logical that you should be able to smoke in a tobacco store. We have lost enough of our freedoms....when does common sense come into play?
# 532
2010-07-05 12:42:42
Sackmann, Matthew
Unfortunately tobacco seems to be the scapegoat for politicians that do not know how to balance a budget or spend the People's money properly. These taxes do not work when it comes to raising money to close budget gaps or to raise money. In fact they cause more harm then they intend to make right. These taxes increase black market activity, make the poor poorer and are an unsustainable revenue source because people will quit or go out of state for their tobacco or elsewhere. The real problem is that politicians do not want the money or to balance a budget, they want to control you and your choices because they truly believe that you do not have the ability to make decisions for yourself. This boils down to meaning that Freedom is not the goal for the individual, but instead that government is the answer for the masses. Thank you CRA for trying to stop this.
# 531
2010-07-05 12:10:33
Brown, Randall
This is what I fought for. Part of my rights as a Free Citizen.
# 530
2010-07-05 09:06:17
Harris, John
I believe I as an adult have the right to choose whether or not I smoke. I also believe in the second amendment. It was put in place in case congress forgets the rest of our rights.
P.S. I VOTE.
# 529
2010-07-05 08:56:13
Hogan, Ron
WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO SMOKE.
# 528
2010-06-27 13:41:15
Fazeliaref, Shervin
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness... it's really that simple.
# 527
2010-06-16 10:31:49
Dodson, Jessica
All this will do is hurt small bussiness driving people to purchase on the internet and losing local tax money.Please allow us to enjoy ourselves in an environment that does no harm to anyone else.The benifts of relaxation and the social bonding that takes place in cigar shops is something that is lacking in our computer drivin society.We don't need a parent, we need our freedom!
# 526
2010-06-09 16:15:50
Campbell, Nancy
Our Nation is addicted to Tobacco Taxes and Regulations only Punishing the Retailer, Distributor, Manufactures and cunsumers Buying and Selling Leaglly.
Stop The Smoke Screen, we need a long term sustainable budget plan and the Intervention Start Now. CRA
# 525
2010-06-01 17:03:11
Hand, Adam
My favorite coffee shop was shut down because it was a place to smoke with friends. I'm in Arizona and it's nice to have a place to get out of the heat, enjoy an iced coffee and a cigarette. Can't people just not go in or not work there. I have to deal with morons all day at my work. Isn't stress the leading cause of cancer?
# 524
2010-05-25 16:55:03
Gibson, Joshua
I am planning to start smoking a pipe and would absolutely hate to be confined to my house for the entirety of my smoking life, it's up to the person who owns the place, not the government.
# 523
2010-05-24 16:38:29
Rubinstein, Matt
cigar shops are one of the last places you can go to unwind with the boys. dont take that away from us.
# 522
2010-05-24 16:31:14
Parrott, Justin
Removing our rights to smoke is against everything our country stands for. It is our right to enjoy this past time whether there are negative consequences to it or not. There is no harm brought other people in enjoying a cigar. The fact that a "cigar bar" had to stop allowing people to smoke indoors makes no sense what so ever. These laws are destroying valid businesses and putting several good Americans out of work. This injustice needs to stop.
