[SheLion]

[SheLion]

[RandallFlagg]

We need to start discrimination lawsuits against these pukes.

[GeorgiaDawg32]

"People who object to secondhand smoke are much more likely to be worried about the immediate smell and discomfort."

Does this mean I can now complain about the woman wearing the cheap perfume that stinks to high heaven and gives me headaches?

[visualops]

Funny that the socialists who whine and wring their hands over our "loss of rights" vis-a-vis the War on Terror, have no problem taking away the rights of others when it suits them.

[camle]

the real problem - and how things have got so far out of line, is that smokers will carp about being picked on, then go right ahead and reelect those doing the picking.

it is hard to think of an election that the margin couldn't have shifted has smokers voted en masse for their own interest.

[muawiyah]

Time to move against Channel#5. That garbage always makes me want to urinate ~ then, after we get rid of that stuff, let's prohibit all anti-smoking activists from using internal combustion engines or eating barbequed food.

[CSM]

The Republic is dead. I would like to personally thank the Freepers that support this socialism. Welcome to your new socialist utopia.

[Pessimist]

"the main point is to discourage smoking by making it inconvenient and socially unacceptable"

I think the main reason is really just to punish smokers. If they actually dissuaded smoking, they'd be costing themselves a whole bunch of money.

[sionnsar]

Evergreen State ping

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[HairOfTheDog]

This innovation comes to us courtesy of Washington state's voters, who recently approved an initiative that bans smoking in nearly every indoor location except for private residences.

Nearly everywhere except indian casinos, because it doesn't apply to them.

Now smokers, I know that you will be desperate to find a place to sit and have a smoke and a drink, but the indian casinos should not be rewarded for this... They did not merely sit back and shrug about this initiative, they FUNDED it in a big way, knowing they were excluded and could benefit from it.

[Not A Snowbird]

This is why I voted "no", even though I don't smoke and I'm bothered by smoke around me in restaurants and bars.

No exception was made for private cigar clubs, which is flat out wrong. And staying 25 feet away from a door or window? That puts most smokers into the middle of the street.

Not to mention the personal freedom issue. If I don't want to be around smoke, I can find a restaurant that's smoke free. If I choose to go to one that's not, well, tough toenails to me.

[Mears]

Just got around to this post and I don't know whether to laugh or cry.

On second thought,I think I'll just light up and think about it.

[Pajamajan]

Next will be the Alcohol free bar.

Then comes the Food Free resturaunt- Guess that would end those lawsuits against the Fast Food places- you drive through- they give you an empty bag with some napkins in it.

[tomakaze]

This state is farked.
I found out about this a couple days ago when a buddy pinged me on messenger.
I don't even smoke and can see that this is clearly a property rights issue - is there anything going on to fight this?
 
I was born and raised in washington state (eastside), but damn it this is the last farking straw.
Soon as I finish up in Iraq I'm relocating to Nevada.