Sep 19
Libertarians try to protect smoker’s rights…
Opponents [of a proposed Louisville, KY smoking ban] gathered at the downtown government complex last night to let Metro Council members know they don’t want government telling them where smokers can light up. ... ‘I don’t smoke. I find it an obnoxious habit,’ George Baumler, a member of the Libertarian Party and an opponent of such a ban, said at the hearing. ‘A line is being blurred here over what is public and what is private.’ Donna Mancini, the Libertarian candidate for metro mayor last year, said she sees no difference between smoking and strong colognes.” (09/17/03)
I agree with the last point, never mind strong colognes, how about the Indian restaurant that makes the street beside it smell like a latrine? If that is legal then smoking should be legal too. I am one who finds smoke free pubs (even thought I don’t smoke cigarettes) most unappealling.
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