🚀 go-pugleaf

news@wndrsvr.la.ca.us (news) wrote:
>Michael Schwarz (mschwarz@ix.netcom.com) wrote:
>: Perhaps instead of a law prohibiting smoking in a restaurant, there
>: should be regulations posting whether smioking is or is not permitted
>: in the restaurant. That way, consumers can make the decision to
>: patronize a restaurant based on whether or not they want to breath.
>: The business owner can make the decision to allow smoking or ban it
>: based on his or her customers' desires, rather than a few (usually
>: misinformed) politicans' desires.
>
>Well, thats all well and good and in general for most issues I 
>would agree.  In this instance however, one has to wonder why
>it's ok to freely burn known cancer causing toxins in the
>presence of living beings.  We used to eat Red Dye No. 2.  We
>found out it causes cancer, we stopped using it.  Why is it
>that smoking is so different?  Do I have the right to force feed
>anyone Red Dye No. 2?  Can bar owners serve Red Dye No. 2 to
>those patrons that wish to drink it straight or have it mixed
>in with their alcohol?  Why not?
>
>-  Andy

Hey!  The tobacco companies pay lots of $$ to Republican
congrescritters and the RNC so their right-wing pals will
continue to bobbit anti-tobacco legislation.  So far they've
been getting their money's worth!

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