oh boy. Not here it isn't, Steven :) At least not in a restaurant or any other public place. And that's a *good* thing. The pursuit of happiness is so much easier if one is not restraining the urge to slap the ignorant slob who is giving you a dirty look because his poison is making you cough :) Smokers are perfectly entitled to make themselves sick in their own personal spaces.
Dana On 6/9/05, Steven Brownlee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >...I think that the > >liberty of the person who is not emitting toxic gases should override > >that of the person who is, in cases where the two conflict. > > There is no such thing as a conflict of liberties, Dana. Liberty means > freedom to do what you wish within the confines of the law. These cannot > conflict until someone crosses that line. It is legal for someone to take > HUGE toke of a cigarette and blow it right by you. However rude that may be, > they have the right to do that and you have the right to call them nasty > names, complain to the restaurant manager, and/or leave the premises (note: > the restaurant manager has every right to MAKE them leave, however you do > not). > > Your statement is highly dangerous and more toxic to the foundations of the > liberty of Americans than a smoker's 2nd hand smoke will ever be. Be careful > what you wish for, because if we lived in your would, we'd soon be saying, > "Hello, comrade programmer. Did you get your toilet paper this month?" > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Get help! RoboHelp http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=58 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:160177 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
