From: Joe@smokefree.org
Date: Wed, 10/25/06
RJ Reynolds' Grandson Stomps in Ohio Against Issue 4
Issue 4 is a pro-smoking constitutional amendment that would repeal 21 local
smokefree laws
Patrick Reynolds will be in Ohio this week voicing his opposition to Issue 4,
the Ohio ballot initiative funded by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, the company
founded by his grandfather.
"Don't be fooled be its name (SmokeLess Ohio)," says Reynolds, "Issue 4 is a
pro-smoking constitutional amendment that would keep restaurants, bars, and
other public places smoke-filled, exposing Ohio workers, residents, and children
to secondhand smoke. It would overturn 21 local smoke-free laws in Ohio, and
prevent any future ones from being passed."
"Issue 4 protects the wealth of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, not the health of
Ohio residents," adds Reynolds. "Do Ohio residents really want to stand with a
company profiting off the deaths of 420,000 Americans each year?
"Remember, if Issue 4 passes, clean indoor air loses. I trust that Ohio voters
will see past RJR's smokescreen, and vote NO on Issue 4."
Campaign ads for Issue 4 never disclose that they are being paid for by R.J.
Reynolds Tobacco Company.
Joseph W. Cherner
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful citizens can change the
world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." Margaret Mead
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