well said

>Well we're not talking about whether or not it affects your land, we're
>only talking about whether the government should or should not govern a
>private business.  By your logic, you're saying that it's more important
>to keep the air around your private business fresh and clean rather than
>the air that is invading someone's lungs.  I don't consider the air to
>be an "owned" (by private business, that is) commodity as you're
>suggesting.  When your smoke crosses into my breathing space, it's
>become your responsibility to rectify the situation.  And that's the
>crux of the problem - people doing things that affect other people
>without regard.  
>
>I think we should remove the way of thinking "We're telling a business
>what they can and cannot do" to "We're telling people that they can't
>affect other people without their permission".  The business doesn't
>smoke, people do, and therefore the law only is affecting people, not
>businesses.  
>
>
>Matthew Small
>IT Director
>Showstopper American Dance Championships
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>843-357-1847
> 
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Heald, Tim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
>Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 3:51 PM
>To: CF-Community
>Subject: RE: woo hoo
>
>A nuclear waste site yes,  the other two no.  A pig farm, or a land fill
>does not stay within the boundaries of the land it occupies.  In essence
>it
>crosses into your land, in the air and water.  If you smoke in a
>restaurant,
>your smoke doesn't leave your business and get the people next door, it
>dissipates before that can happen.
>
>Timothy Heald
>Information Systems Specialist
>Overseas Security Advisory Council
>U.S. Department of State
>571.345.2235
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Matthew Small [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 2:29 PM
>To: CF-Community
>Subject: RE: woo hoo
>
>
>I was just wondering, Tim -
>
>I don't know where you live in the DC area, but do you think it would be
>right for somebody to buy land right next to your house and set up a pig
>farm, or a nuclear waste dumping site, or a landfill? According to your
>logic, it would be. We have zoning restrictions because otherwise,
>companies do just that sort of thing - and you know that's right,
>because NC has a big problem with pig farms going up in places they
>aren't wanted.  
>
>Matthew Small
>IT Director
>Showstopper American Dance Championships
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>843-357-1847
> 
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
>Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 2:16 PM
>To: CF-Community
>Subject: Re: woo hoo
>
>Tim, I missed the original post to this. But Ben has asthma right? So do
>I, 
>but I think there are enough arguments to be made against public smoking
>
>besides this. And I will get there is a sec. But watch now, I am in a 
>restaurant eating. The guy next to me lights up. Man. Now, my asthma is 
>triggered by having a cold so if I haven't had one recently I may jsut
>be 
>highly uncomfortable for the rest of my meal. If I have though, this guy
>
>lighting up will set off a coughing fit, which I cannot stop. On more
>than 
>one occasion the smoker is this scenario has given me a dirty look and 
>asked me do you mind. So. That's the personal issue.
>
>However. The differnce between this and your scenario is that you have 
>asked to be served the alcohol. I on the other hand have merely failed
>to 
>notice that I am sitting next to the smoking section.
>
>Dana
>
>
>>
>> Ben, I likeyou man, but I have a major issue with your thinking that
>you 
>> should be able to tell others what to do based on your illness.  I am
>an 
>> alcoholic, I know I can't drink.  If I do I distroy my life.  Yet I
>don't 
>> think that they should be able to serve alchol in resturants or bars
>to 
>> protect me.  I just don't put myself in those situations anymore.  My 
>> problem not yours.  See what I mean?
>
>
>
>
>
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