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Ah choice! A smoking ban takes away a smokers choice? What does the smoker do when he or she lights up? Oh yes I know. Gives the non smoker the choice to leave.
Lets talk choice. There are laws and ordinances on the books in St. Paul, Minnesota and other metropolitan areas that take away my choice to do a number of things. To name a few: skateboard where I want (Yes I know boards etc damage property) to carry a drink on the street; to do any number of things in public that some people claim are offensive. and on and on.
Some of these prohibitions are due to safety concerns for the public, some are for decency. Still others are health concerns. I would say this is a health concern.
The one thing I will say about choice is if you disagree with what choice allows you will come up with names and slogans to bad mouth those who want choice. BUT when you feel you have a right to do whatever, and someone wants to take that right away, you will shout "You are taking away my right to choose."
Mike Fratto Payne Phalen
Minneapolis is talking SMOKING BANS.
Please email Minneapolis Mayor RT Rybek at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and tell him what you think.
Below is the note I e-mailed to him this morning.
Charles Test LPMN
Dear Mayor Rybek,
NO to any smoking bans in Minneapolis.
When will the DFL and Greens stop taking away our choices? LEAVE US ALONE!
Why don't you do something useful like file in Civil Court to recover the over $250,000 Jackie Cherryhomes' FLAGRANT ABUSE OF POWER in the Broadway Liquor case cost Minneapolis taxpayers?
Charles Test 2710 2nd AVE South Minneapolis, Minnesota 55408 612 874-8531
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