Washington – The Obama administration is appealing a judge’s order blocking a requirement that tobacco companies put graphic images warning about the dangers of smoking on cigarette packs.
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U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ruled earlier this month that the cigarette makers are likely to succeed in a lawsuit to stop a Food and Drug Administration requirement that they put images across the top half of all their packs. The images included photos of dead and diseased smokers, which Leon said went beyond conveying the facts about health risks into stop-smoking advocacy.
The requirement was supposed to go into effect next year. But Leon blocked it until after the lawsuit is resolved, which could take years.
The administration filed a notice of appeal Tuesday to the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington.
Focus on jobs and taking away regulations
Meanwhile, as the incompetent “administration” currently squatting in the White House fiddles away at nonsense such as this, the country goes further and further into the ditch.
November 2012 cannot come soon enough – B”H, may our country vote out of office the imbecile regime that occupies us, and allow us to right our sinking ship.