Posted on 01/19/2006 5:59:53 PM PST by elkfersupper
A couple of weeks ago, I interviewed Roger Valdez, director of tobacco prevention for Public Health– Seattle & King County. He is in charge of Seattle-area enforcement of the statewide smoking ban approved by voters in November. I call him the tobacco czar.
We were talking about how enforcement was working out, including the 25-foot rule. In the midst of our chat, Valdez said something remarkable.
"Americans think they have a lot of rights they really don't have. Smoking is one of those things where people think they have the right to smoke, but you don't." He used "you" in the plural. "You have no right to smoke. It's an addiction. It's something you should see a doctor about."
He went on to tell me that people have no right to smoke even in their private residences.
(Excerpt) Read more at seattleweekly.com ...
Last I heard, King County voted to make pot a minimal crime, the same time they voted down their Starbucks Tax.
He addresses this in the article, calling it "typical stoner logic". Good stuff.
These people are called progressive? Something is missing here.
Can I spit a brown glob on his shoe?
You and I think alike.
When I first saw the photo, I must confess I was thinking "How can we intrude on this guy's life - ban the chess club? Or is it hacky-sack?"
Yeah, I like how it's the conservatives supposedly trying to ban free speech. (cough) Tipper (cough).
It's not "progressive" it's subversive. That's all it aims to do.
...and here is my one finger salute to nico-nazis and DC in general. Like they have nothing more important to deal with than to screw smokers.
Not to change the subject but how is their utopian gun ban doing these days? Lets see now: gun bans and smoking bans that sounds like heaven to me and is definitely my destination if I relocate.......(/sarcasm)
It's moving into gear over here, too.
And it's not going to stop before I die, so I hope I die before it gets bad.
I was in Seattle last week. The "25 foot rule" has got to be the most ignored law on the books.
I was in Seattle last week. The "25 foot rule" has got to be the most ignored law on the books.
I was in Seattle last week. The "25 foot rule" has got to be the most ignored law on the books.
I was in Seattle last week. The "25 foot rule" has got to be the most ignored law on the books.
I was in Seattle last week. The "25 foot rule" has got to be the most ignored law on the books.
Sometimes, that makes me an activist. But sometimes, it just makes me tired.
Sometimes, that makes me an activist. But sometimes, it just makes me tired.
Sometimes, that makes me an activist. But sometimes, it just makes me tired.
First thing I thought is: circle-jerk.
How many times do you think he's watched Brokeback Mountain?
And to make it worse...alone!
Ignoring the law breeds contempt for the law. Thus, laws likely to be ignored should not be passed; and if they are passed, they should be repealed at the first opportunity. Otherwise, we descend into anarchy.
Tell them to go pound sand!
Where is the shelion?
Tell them to go pound sand!
Where is the shelion?
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