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Pros And Cons Of Passing In Congress

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Hey Mark, I have to disagree with you when say the proposition would have had a better chance in passing in passing in congress. If the proposition had gone through congress the tobacco company would have just use lobbyists to get there way with congress like they do when any issue that effects them and they would have

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