From Eric Dondero:

Once in a while a prominent elected official pushes back against the excesses of the State. Meet Diane Humphrey, Laramie County Commissioner, Wyoming. She's a Republican. And she's against smoking bans.

The County Board recently voted unanimously to reject a plan for a county-wide smoking ban, including bars, pushed by outside special interest groups.

Wyoming News Oct. 18:

Humphrey questioned how it would be implemented. There aren't many establishments in unincorporated Laramie County, and a ban would add to the sheriff's department's work, she said.

"I'm not a smoker," she said, but doesn't want government in her face. People are "getting tired of the government telling them what to do. Where does it end?"

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