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Subject: 
Re: Victories for smokefree ballot initiatives
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date: 
Wed, 3 Nov 2004 23:39:02 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Tim Courtney wrote:

> We're so hung up on individual rights being paramount, but I don't believe it
> should apply 100% of the time. Not when by exercising your 'right' you harm
> another innocent person. Same goes for rape, murder (abortion counts too),
> environmental issues, heck, even noise ordinances.

Sorry for replying to myself, but on that last comment, I forgot to add:

http://media.ebaumsworld.com/index.php?e=bubbrubb.wmv

"The whistles go 'woooo woooooo!'"

:-D

-Tim



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  Re: Victories for smokefree ballot initiatives
 
(...) I'm with Dave on the interpretation of the job issue. As for letting people make their own stupid decisions--in general--sure. Let people choose to smoke, I can't prevent them from doing so in their own home, or among a group of consenting (...) (22 years ago, 3-Nov-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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