Article source for : "ignoring the will of the voters"
Our illustrious <i>'newspaper'</i> (and I use the term <i>'newspaper'</i> quite loosely) 'The Blah', deemed it necessary to show it's 2 sided face yet again in an editorial called <i>"No smoking exemptions"</i>
Their stance is that 'the voters have spoken' and to <i>"ignore the will of the voters, we have three words of advice: Forget about it.</i>
Their position on <i>"ignoring the will of the voters"</i> would be funny if it wasn't so contradictory, and reflects poorly on the 'newspaper' and on the editors 2-faced position. Need I remind of the Blah's <i>"ignoring the will of the voters"</i> when they said back in June <i>"COSI should give Toledo voters another chance to reconsider the folly of previous levy failures. Maybe a third time will be lucky."</i> (Another 'chance'? Now there's a slap in the face to those that voted against the levy. Seems to infer the voters were 'without a clue', don'tcha think?)
Isn't this just what they warn against in their most recent editorial - that of <i>"ignoring the will of the voters"</i>?
Perhaps <i>The Blah's</i> editorialists are ignorant, uneductated, and terminally brain dead. Perhaps they go off half-cocked when they get an idea in their head and not delve into the specifics of a story. Perhaps all apply. What they have not researched, or more than likely, have chosen NOT to divulge, is the wording on the ballot that was presented to the voters for Issue 5, specifically stating <i>"Exempt from the smoking restrictions certain locations, including private residences... retail tobacco stores, outdoor patios, <b><u>private clubs,</b></u> and family-owned and operated places of business;</i> {emphasis mine}
Had the wording have been different and NOT stated an exception for <i>"private clubs"</i> perhaps the outcome would have been different, and this is exactly why there are bills calling for these exemptions! The people spoke, but the rules got changed!
'The Blah': self proclaimed to be <i>"One of America's Great Newspapers"</i> Such a great building architecturally, but filled with people whose job is to report the news <b>without bias</b>. What a waste!
