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To: Zionist Conspirator
Now that conservatism has placed "small government" above all other considerations it would be unthinkable for a contemporary conservative to advocate prohibition.

Why? They're pumping prohiition of tobacco, and until recently, the "OMG ITS FOR YOUR HEALTH!!" argument was working. I think people are starting to catch on now, though.
53 posted on 06/15/2007 4:59:57 PM PDT by arderkrag (Libertarian Nutcase (Political Compass Coordinates: 9.00, -2.62 - www.politicalcompass.org))
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To: arderkrag
Why? They're pumping prohiition of tobacco, and until recently, the "OMG ITS FOR YOUR HEALTH!!" argument was working. I think people are starting to catch on now, though.

Sorry, I'm not interested in legislating health, only morality.

I am against smoking as a moral vice, not because "it's bad for you." When tobacco was first discovered by Europeans it was considered scandalous and even used by antinomians in their "worship" services as a sort of ritual sin.

61 posted on 06/17/2007 7:50:28 AM PDT by Zionist Conspirator ( . . . veyiqchu 'eleykha farah 'adummah temimah, 'asher 'ein-bah mum, 'asher lo'-`alah `aleyha `ol.)
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