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To: Max McGarrity
I live here and it is great. I hope they do it everywhere.

Now, I happen to also think business owners should have the choice to allow smoking, but I think the default should be non-smoking. When people like you have some problem with reasonable restrictions I could care less about joining any fight to make that an option everywhere. It is the stringent claim that you have a right to smoke anywhere that will cause you to lose that right almost everywhere.

215 posted on 12/21/2002 9:17:27 PM PST by TheOtherOne
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To: TheOtherOne
I live here and it is great. I hope they do it everywhere.

So do I live here, and I'm really glad you're happy with it. I'm active in the Chamber and know many businesses that were hurt and never recovered.

When people like you have some problem with reasonable restrictions I could care less about joining any fight to make that an option everywhere. It is the stringent claim that you have a right to smoke anywhere that will cause you to lose that right almost everywhere.

Whoa, pal. I've never said any such thing. I have no problem with "reasonable" restrictions, and if a standard showing permissible levels of pollutants were set by OSHA, I'd be fine with that, too. The free market would respond to supply what the people want but antis won't allow it. That's wrong and anyone who doesn't see that private property rights and individual liberties are being attacked here isn't paying attention or is letting his/her hatred of smokers blind him/her to the truth.

219 posted on 12/21/2002 11:17:57 PM PST by Max McGarrity
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To: TheOtherOne
It is the stringent claim that you have a right to smoke anywhere...

No one here is making that claim! What is wrong with you that you resort to lying in the attempt to make your point?

227 posted on 12/22/2002 5:27:43 AM PST by laredo44
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To: TheOtherOne
I live here and it is great. I hope they do it everywhere.

I heard they are going to ban your dirt bike next. Kicks up too much dust. The neighbors can't breath. Plus the noise is deafening.

255 posted on 12/22/2002 3:06:47 PM PST by SheLion
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