To paraphrase Barbara Lickness: > I have been reluctant to weigh in on this issue > because I myself am a former ________. One of the many > good reasons I decided to give it up was that I found > fewer and fewer places where I felt comfortable > _________. Thanks to the constant nagging of my > husband and son, I finally didn't feel comfortable > _________ at home any longer.
Go ahead and fill the blanks in with whatever morally offensive habit, hobby, addiction, preference, or genetic trait that you prefer and then decide if you feel it's fair or wise to allow the government to intrude on your decision. I believe that it should be the purview of each individual to make such decisions as long as do not forcibly intrude on the rights of others to do the same. As I understand it, there is a non-smoking jazz club in Minneapolis. Why should the majority have the power to say that individuals cannot choose for themselves, when it has no effect on them other than to be conscious that such "evil" behavior exists? Michael Atherton Prospect Park REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
