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Ll ~ 2 3 XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXX XXX XXXXX XXX XXXX, XXX XXXXXX Dear Mr. XXXX: Once again, a group is trying to legislate our personal lives using our tax dollars. I'm describing Proposition 10, at best a well-intentioned law, at worst another infringement upon our daily lives, Mr. XXXXX. What we will be confronted with on -November 4-th is a poorly thought-out ballot issue which, if enacted, could seriously damage California's economy. Proposition 10 would divide virtually every enclosed public place into "smoking" and "no smoking" sections. If a place is deemed "impractical" to separate, it by law would revert to a "no smoking" area. And who makes these "Solomon-like" decisions? Why, your local Department of Health Services, subsidized by your tax dollars! But that's not all, Mr. XXXXXX. For every smoker caught "smoking illegally" comes a citation and a fine. If it wasn't bad enough with the D.H.S. intrusions, now we have citations issued by our police officers! And there's still more. In a place of employment, an employee who works in ar,y enclosed office can demand his/her work location be located in a "no smoking" section. That employee m11L_t_b_a_,a_ llowed to move, regardless of whether job efficiency is lost in the process.- And that employee cannot be fired for demanding a change in-work area. - -Proposition 10 is an affront to the intelligence of every thinking Californian. - But disguised behind the campaign rhetoric is a dangerous-law, one that threatens to seriously disrupt businesses all over the state.

C w 0 Page 3 FIhat I would like you to do is read Proposition 10 (which I've enclosed) and then, if you agree we must defeat this bad law, sit down and write your check to C.A.R.E. for $10, $25, $50, $100 or more. Don't wait. Send whatever you can afford. Read Proposition 10 --- then write your check to C.A.R.E. --- today, using the enclosed postage-paid envelope marked "RUrSH" I've enclosed for your convenience. Sincerely, David Bergland, Chair Libertarian National Committee P.S. As Libertarians we believe the less government the better. With Proposition 10, our darkest Orwellian fantasies come graphically to life. Support C.A.R.E. today. Let's keep another bad, expensive law "off the books".

c Page 2 I don't smoke. But I wouldn't vote for Proposition 10 under any circumstances. It's a law that attempts to solve a social problem through legislation, and in the process, make some Californians "more equal" than others. Under the provisiorls of California law, kIly person can make a "citizen's arrest" and hold the alleged "illegal-smoker" using "reasonable force" until the police arrive. What a travesty! I believe police-should be on the streets, protecting our homes and families. I believe the Department of Health-Services employees should continue working for the public well being. There's a committee to which I've-contributed that shares my beliefs. The name of the committee is C.A.R.E., (Californians Against Regulatory Excess), formed specifically to fight excess government regulation and this devastating law. C.A.R.E. recognizes that both smokers and non-smokers have rights. But in our already over-regulated society, C.A.R.E. believes the answer to smoking in public is common courtesy, not overkill legislation by initiative. - Remember two years ago when this same anti-smoking group tried-to pass a similar law (Proposition 5)? It was beaten, but only because responsible citizens joined with tobacco companies to help provide the financial resources needed for the "No- on 5" campaign. The tobacco companies feel that the No on Proposition 10 campaign can win only if we all join ranks to fight this battle together. But first S•:E HAVE TO HAVE YOUR SUPPORT. We have to place newspaper ads and we have to alert other people to this ludicrous 1-egislation with letters like this. - Our opponents --- the anti-smokers --- have a head start, and they already have raised substantial amounts of money to get their - unfair law passed. We're behind now, but we can win with your help.