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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: Madame Dufarge

Let me relate what took place in my area. Nobody would ban smoking. What they did is make accomodations for the non-smokers. They would put up a little six inch riser on the back of a seat and explain that smokers sit over there and non-smokers sit here. Then the air floated over into the non-smoking area and pretty soon there was a cloud over there as well as in the smoking area.

One of the other great things was that restaurants would set up one little side room that looked like it was a partitioned off section of the hallway to the bathroom. It truly was comical.

Yes, there were choices. Those choices involved staying at home or putting up with the smoke, or spending a considerable amount of money to be placed in a closet.


162 posted on 10/22/2007 12:10:25 PM 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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