In a message dated 6/24/2004 11:31:12 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> God Bless America, land of the free? Of course this is tongue in cheek, but I hope > it points out how absurd we are in banning one persons vices or choices when we are > all guilty of > infringing on each others health daily. You know you started out so well and then went off into the the standard gobbledygook that the pro-smoking in someone else's face advocates try and make nonsensical comparisons too. "Land of the free," still means to me that your right to swing your fist ends right before the tip of my nose. I am a smoker and I have come to understand that when I smoke in a public building my smoke bothers others that are there. So, my freedom to smoke is punching them in the nose. The "I can do whatever I damn well please because I'm an Amerikan" group believes that I should tell them its too darn bad and they should leave the restaurant or other public accommodation if they don't like me exercising my "right" to smoke in their face. I think that you may be on to something in the overbearing fragrance department, there are more and more businesses that have policies that control employees who put on too much sent. As to the other products the issues are not at all similar. Drink until you drown, fine by me, but we have already "banned" you from driving then. Eat fatty foods until you explode, no skin off of my nose. Auto pollution are you kidding me I can't find leaded gas for 56 Chevy, I must be in Russia, that couldn't happen in Amerika. Remember liberals want you to stop hurting others, conservatives want to control who you live with, talk to, sleep with, how you think etc. J.M.O.N.T.O.M.E.P.P.O.F. 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/
