Lawmakers are taking another shot at approving a statewide smoking ban, and famed cyclist and cancer-awareness pioneer Lance Armstrong is exerting his sizable social media influence.
On Tuesday, Armstrong implored his nearly 3 million Twitter followers to support legislation for a statewide smoking ban, an idea that was killed during the regular session but revived in special session.
"Call your senators to support a @SmokeFreeTexas (SB28). Found out a vote could happen tomorrow. Let's do this! #txlege," the seven-time Tour de France winner tweeted. He followed that message up with a link to a form that his followers could fill out and express their opinions to the Texas Senate. Both messages spread quickly on social media. Whether they will resonate with lawmakers, who could take up the proposal as soon as Wednesday, remains to be seen.
Source: http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2011/06/lance-armstrong-tweets-his-way.html
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