Greetings from the People's Republic of Maryland
bluedog
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Let me first say I'm a newbie to this; I mean really new...I've never posted to the threadanything before. So please forgive me when I say, "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore!" with a nod to, I believe, poor dead Peter Finch's character in the movie Network. AHH, I'm beginning to feel better already...on to business.
What happened to the thread Goodbye CCOM? I couldn't find it today. It regarded Maryland's ban on Internet tobacco sales. Being the paranoid seer that I am and having waded my way through the legislative BS in the link sent to me by CCOM, I believe this is not about taxes so much as eventually banning tobacco here in the gulag. This legislation, if it stands, affects all of us, in every state. Some states have already restricted or banned smoking in public places and I believe I read that a local jurisdiction in California has banned smoking within it's borders, even in your home. I'm ashamed to report that Maryland tried that in Friendship, MD (it was eventually overturned). What all the states are looking for is a way to ban a legal product that will withstand judicial review. But someone has to bring suit. Individuals like myself cannot possibly afford this. Even banding together and bringing a class action is remote.
Might I suggest that CCOM and the other internet purveyors get together and bring suit for restraint of trade? What do you all think?
What happened to the thread Goodbye CCOM? I couldn't find it today. It regarded Maryland's ban on Internet tobacco sales. Being the paranoid seer that I am and having waded my way through the legislative BS in the link sent to me by CCOM, I believe this is not about taxes so much as eventually banning tobacco here in the gulag. This legislation, if it stands, affects all of us, in every state. Some states have already restricted or banned smoking in public places and I believe I read that a local jurisdiction in California has banned smoking within it's borders, even in your home. I'm ashamed to report that Maryland tried that in Friendship, MD (it was eventually overturned). What all the states are looking for is a way to ban a legal product that will withstand judicial review. But someone has to bring suit. Individuals like myself cannot possibly afford this. Even banding together and bringing a class action is remote.
Might I suggest that CCOM and the other internet purveyors get together and bring suit for restraint of trade? What do you all think?
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as to why ccom took the thread down... i dont know. but if there was something in there that was "too far" cigar.com would take it down because they have a business to protect.
I've seen the city of portland rename a major street that runs a great distance that pretty much is the main leg in lower portland when it really didn't need to be. In fact many shops on that road protested the renaming because it would cost them money, and a lot of money. And what happened, they changed it. And not only that it cost around the 30 mil or something like that, and it changed to a named street instead of a numbered street, which doesn't sound like a lot but here in portland we have numbers that run n-s, and named that run e-w. So it really screws up things.
I am a firm component of maybe a small tax on fast food, or even soda. However putting such an effort on any one form of product is just wrong.
Thanks for the welcome kaspera
Maybe Ccom could come up with some special pricing structure for Maryland residents. Lets say I want to buy that $4.95 cigar cutter but since I live in Maryland it would cost me $64.90. It just so happens that along with it comes a free box of Man O' War Puro Authentico that I've been wanting to acquire.
Dear Valued Customers of Maryland,
Maryland: the Free State, or not?
As the next week unfolds, the future of mail order and internet cigar sales to Maryland residents hangs in the balance. But if we act quickly, if we ACT NOW, we stand a great chance of protecting our freedoms and repealing this unconstitutional bill.
If you call Maryland home, you're likely aware of their enacted 2011 legislation which made it a felony to sell cigars over the internet, by mail order or telephone to a Maryland resident. But we fought back....hard. We fought for our rights, to live as the Constitution intended, and we made exceptional progress. Thanks to the overwhelming response against this un-American bill, Maryland State Comptroller, Peter Franchot, elected NOT to enforce the ban and recommended that the Maryland General Assembly revisit the law at the earliest possible juncture. That's good news, right? Well, only partially. Because as I write this, your State Legislators are debating on whether or not to repeal the ban on mail-order cigars.
There are two proposed bills (House Bill 570 and Senate Bill 452) which seek to repeal the ban. Both bills will be heard in Annapolis next week. So in short, this ugly problem has reared its head for another round. And I'm confident we'll squash it once again.
In order to do that, we need you to take action NOW in support of these bills!
Here is what we are asking you to do:
Contact your local Senator and House Delegate by accessing the following link: http://mdelect.net/ Contact Mr. Franchot, Comptroller, by calling him at 1-800-552-3941 or emailing him at pfranchot@comp.state.md.us</B
Uttt ooo !!! Your on the list ... Is there a black Chevy Suburban parked on your street ???