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To: NittanyLion
Our court system currently has defined the term "Public" and I would refer you to use that definition. I would also include any place that is in the public view or can be viewed from a person who is in a public place.

"Public place" means and includes streets and alleys, highways or roads; buildings and grounds used for school purposes; public dance halls and grounds adjacent thereto; soft drink establishments, public buildings, public meeting halls, lobbies, halls and dining rooms of hotels, restaurants, theaters, stores, garages and filling stations, which are open to and are generally used by the public and to which the public is permitted to have unrestricted access; public conveyances of all kinds and character, and the depots and waiting rooms used in conjunction therewith which are open to unrestricted use and access by the public; publicly owned parks and/or playgrounds; and all other places of like or similar nature to which the general public has unrestricted right of access, and which are generally used by the public.

271 posted on 03/02/2002 6:37:54 AM PST by Khepera
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To: Khepera
Do you realize how many times liberals have used that definition to dictate how a business owner must use his/her property? Smoking bans are but one of the instances that come to mind. Your (and my) ideological opposites are using the same definition to their own ends, Khepera. I believe the owner of a business should be able to dictate acceptable behaviors under his/her roof - those who disagree are free to frequent those businesses more to their liking.

Basically, I see this as another instance where conservatives and liberals are fighting for government control by the same means, only to differing ends. In the end, the only people who profit are government employees. The rest of us must live with diminishing liberties.

273 posted on 03/02/2002 6:48:47 AM PST by NittanyLion
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