[C-U Smokefree] Poll

[Ed DeWan]

I have a new laptop that doesn't have my address list on it yet 
(technical problems), and I attempted to send a note to the list 
about one of the Alliance postings by Matt Varble (the Chicago poll). 
I got the address wrong, and there's no telling where the message 
went. Now I am back on my mainframe, and there's no sign of my 
message. I think I'm posting this to the right address now, so here goes again:

A note by Matt Varble appeared in the Alliance list that urged people 
to vote in a certain poll. I went to the indicated link, and here is 
what I found:

>As a business owner or manager, do you support the local 
>municipality(ies) banning smoking for restaurants, bars and ALL 
>commercial property?

As this clearly says, it is an invitation to business owners and 
managers to participate in the poll; it is NOT an invitation to 
anyone else. I felt, and still feel, that it is unethical to urge 
people who are not in such a category to vote in this poll, and it is 
unethical for anyone not so qualified to vote in it. This could be an 
honest mistake, and I hope it was, and I also hope that people will 
not vote in it unless they are owners or managers of businesses. I 
rest my case.