In a message dated 5/21/2004 12:29:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Comparing bottle or smoking "clubs" to whore houses > makes for a perfect illustration of what I and many > others are driving at. Whoring is illegal anytime > anywhere; smokin' and drinkin' are not. OK, one last time smoking, drinking and sex are regulated activities. The government regulates where you can smoke and drink, who is allowed to buy and sell smokes and drinks, and how many licenses are out there to sell smokes and drinks. The government also regulates where you can have sex, or be naked, who you can have sex with (much to my liberal chagrin), what kind of sex you can have, and if you can buy/sell sex (the answer is no). Smoking, drinking and sex are not illegal. They are all equally legal. They are all regulated by the government! The same government that says gays can't marry, or that you can't pay for sex, says that you have to be 21 to buy a drink or 18 to have a smoke. It also says who can or can't sell the "legal" products. So, back to my point that you attempted to dismiss. Bottle clubs were problems because the got creative with the law. Someone could become a "club member" by showing up at the door. "Members" would pay for a set up (mix for the drink, ice, empty glass for beer). "Members" who's bottle ran low, might have the staff "pick them up a bottle," for a fee. The fee would be usually very high and it would take 5 seconds to "pick up the bottle." Gentle-man's clubs showed up as strip clubs became more regulated and would claim to not allow the "public" in only "members." Of course all you had to do to be a member is pay money. Again, with that history. Any responsible law maker would view that "private clubs" would be anything but private and would not give a license. JMONTOMEPPOF Chuck Repke _____________________________________________ NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/
