Here Come the Smoking Nazi's Again

All around the country, basic freedoms are being usurped by greedy two-bit politicians. You give some assholes a title like "City Council Member" and they think they are King George.

Case-in-point, in Rockville City, Montgomery County, city tyrants have passed a smoking ban. All restaurants, bars, and public buildings will be smoke-free by February 1st.

According to the Washington Post, the council voted 4-1 for the ban. The lone voter against the ban, councilman Robert E. Dorsey, had presented a proposal to prohibit smoking until 9 p.m. and allow bar and restaurant owners to decide whether to ban smoking after that.

"I think the owners have some idea of what business they like to take in and not have it dictated upon them," said Dorsey, the lone dissenting vote, before the meeting. "I wish we could be intelligently discussing this and not just caving in without consideration of the business perspective."

That is exactly the type of free-enterprise ideals which should be taking place. Instead the council voted on emotions and the 'for the children' mantra.

Councilwoman Anne Robbins said "There can be no compromise on this issue in terms of public health," adding that her mother died of lung cancer supposidly from second hand smoke.

Anne Robbins. The face of a nice lady? No, an evil person who is destroying America

What's next? These type of laws set a standard that will allow these nothing politicians to try to pass laws pushing their morals and views on health on you. Soon it will be fattening food, or alcohol, or even exposure to the Sun. They think they know what is best for you, and to hell with allowing private businesses deciding what is best for their business and their customers.

Whatever happened to common sense and personal responsibility. If I don't like smoke, I won't go to a smokey bar. If I want to smoke, I should be able to go to a bar that allows me to smoke my cigars.

What is happening to America?

Posted by psugrad98 at December 11, 2003 11:47 AM