Nov 27 2007
Horry Judge Rules Against Overturning Smoking Ban
An Horry County judge today ruled against a motion by 10 Surfside Beach businesses to place a temporary restraining order against the town so they can allow customers to smoke indoors.Judge Steven John found the businesses did not show enough evidence their profits are suffering because of the town’s ordinance prohibiting smoking inside public buildings.
The hell with their profits, what about their private property rights that got stolen from them when the ban was passed? That’s what the judge should have been focused on.
