"At what point will a majority decide it has the power to prohibit most ANYdamnthing, just because 'they don't like it'..
Are there constitutional limits on majority rules?"
there are constitutional limits. but the constitution can be amendent. In Florida we did it with almost no one voting no - relatively.
there are constitutional limits. but the constitution can be amended.
Are there constitutional limits on 'amending away' inalienable rights to lubricants?
-- A rapidly growing friction on FR claims not.
Congratulations on your small part in changing this formerly great representative republic into a nation of mob rule.
The following is a statement by a fellow freeper who lives in Florida:
Florida passed with less than 20% of registered voters caring enough to show up to vote on the ban.
13% voted for and won.
80% of Floridians didn't care.
Actually, if people would start getting menu's from these restaurants before the bans, then get menu's after the bans are implemented, it would help.
In Florida prices increased 15-20% in many of the chain restaurants within a couple of weeks. I wouldn't have caught it if we hadn't had take out menus before and after to compare.
Our non smoking friends were furious. They boycotted them on principal. And continue to. We now just gather in each others homes.
Outback Steakhouse had probably the largest increase.
Seems odd, to jack prices like that, when all these people claim how much better business is after the bans.
The smaller places that only sell limited food to be able to cater to smokers, had no increases at all.
I think if more of the public really understood what the "clean air" that they didn't care about anyway is costing them, attitudes may change.