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To: Madame Dufarge

Libertarians shout rights when it suits them. Non-smokers only have a right to stay home.


150 posted on 10/22/2007 11:33:17 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (Old Chinese Proverb (well sorta) say dance with the one who brung ya. Yes we very much like Crinton.)
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To: DoughtyOne
Oh, come on Ron.

Non-smokers have a right to patronize establishments that cater to their wishes; they don't have a right to call on the full force of the government to force property owners to cater to their wishes.

A free person has choices, which implies that alternatives exist.

155 posted on 10/22/2007 11:47:46 AM PDT by Madame Dufarge
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To: DoughtyOne
Libertarians shout rights when it suits them.

There clearly is a schism in the right side of the spectrum. Libertarians don't want a ban at all. Value voters march to the voting booth and routinely vote to ban smoking.

It 's funny. For years conservatives were asked to care about kids graduating from high school who couldn't read their diplomas. Welfare queens. Homosexual marriages. Abortions. Immigration. Social issues one and all. And we did care, and voted.

But if anyone here says they care about the number of kids smoking or the damage smoking causes society...The libertarian side tries to stop the debate. Sad.

202 posted on 10/23/2007 6:20:30 PM PDT by Wheee The People (If Hillary wins in '08, your grandkids will be forced to speak Arabic.)
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