[SheLion]

This 30 year old kid honorably served his country and has earned the right to state his opinion.

I will overlook your insult to my age and wisdom and consider it a mental lapse caused by years of nicotine ingestion.

You know what puts us on opposite sides of the fence here?

It's your all knowing hatred for people who choose to buy a legal commodity.  You are so ate up by something you find so repulsive that you want to take it from the rest of the good people in Free Republic.

You just continue down this road you are on in here, and let's see how many friends you make, MIKEY!

[TSgt]

It's your all knowing hatred for people who choose to buy a legal commodity. You are so ate up by something you find so repulsive that you want to take it from the rest of the good people in Free Republic.

I'm not ate up nor do I hate anyone. I am educated about smoking's effects and have witnessed first hand how it kills people. Therefore I choose to take part in a democratic process to distance myself and my loved ones from the activity.

For what its worth both of my parents smoke and so does much of my family. They all have health problems related to their smoking and many of my family members have died from it. My wife's uncle is on his deathbed from smoking.

So don't tell me it is junk science.