But this particular activity cries out for restriction

Addictive drug, unhealthy to others etc etc.

You being a little hysterical to suggest that this compares with legislation that may limit reasonable behaviour.

I admire your force but I think it is misplaced here. Smoking has its own set of rules, its own idiosynchratic place in society, and restricting it does NOT suggest a wider movement to restrict liberty.

Posted By: The Judge on February 15th 2006 at 21:26:31

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Our "government" (General Chat) - fal5taff, Feb 15, 21:00:20
- watch out for Suggy! LOL! (n/m) (General Chat) - oh arr, Feb 15, 23:53:03
- Total rubbish (the smoking bit) (General Chat) - LincolnshireCanary, Feb 15, 22:00:24
- You may not remember but (General Chat) - downhaminone, Feb 15, 21:54:44
  - did Thatcher sack civil servants? (n/m) (General Chat) - oh arr, Feb 15, 23:54:52
  - aye - the government may not be great (General Chat) - Remmuby AG, Feb 15, 22:03:54
    - I prefer the previous Conservative Govt under Major to this one (General Chat) - LincolnshireCanary, Feb 15, 22:04:42
      - Lincolnshire's the right place for you (n/m) (General Chat) - downhaminone, Feb 15, 22:06:26
        
        *shrugs* Criticise them all you like (General Chat) - LincolnshireCanary, Feb 15, 22:25:48
        
        the majority of people in this country... (General Chat) - Brandonio, Feb 15, 23:43:35
        
        You could argue that a lack of a vote... (General Chat) - LincolnshireCanary, Feb 15, 23:50:31
        
        more to do with a lack of decent opposition and something else to believe in (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Feb 16, 00:05:17
        
        Thus, a vote in no change (General Chat) - LincolnshireCanary, Feb 16, 00:36:56
        
        Thus a vote FOR no change (General Chat) - LincolnshireCanary, Feb 16, 00:39:24
        
        and also (General Chat) - Remmuby AG, Feb 15, 23:51:30
        
        Probably right (n/m) (General Chat) - LincolnshireCanary, Feb 16, 00:37:55
      - lol (General Chat) - Remmuby AG, Feb 15, 22:06:14
        
        He has? (General Chat) - LincolnshireCanary, Feb 15, 22:38:40
        
        *cough* Really going now (n/m) (General Chat) - LincolnshireCanary, Feb 15, 22:41:44
        
        couldn't agree more (n/m) (General Chat) - downhaminone, Feb 15, 22:08:07
- Dare I say, 'blub'. (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Feb 15, 21:43:11
  - you daren't. (n/m) (General Chat) - fal5taff, Feb 15, 21:46:17
    - Oh I dare. (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Feb 15, 21:47:02
      - no you dont, you just think you do (n/m) (General Chat) - fal5taff, Feb 15, 21:47:54
        
        Oh ok. (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Feb 15, 21:49:09
- Good use of the word 'egregiously' (General Chat) - The Judge, Feb 15, 21:19:46
  - No. (General Chat) - fal5taff, Feb 15, 21:22:52
    - But this particular activity cries out for restriction (General Chat) - The Judge, Feb 15, 21:26:31
      - By those measures, you should ban alcohol in public places too. (General Chat) - fal5taff, Feb 15, 21:29:08
        
        Yep, maybe we should (General Chat) - The Judge, Feb 15, 21:33:57
  - Clearly I haven't posted in a while (General Chat) - The Judge, Feb 15, 21:20:35
- mp's (General Chat) - GRUNTER4, Feb 15, 21:17:41
- Hear, Hear! (n/m) (General Chat) - LeonTheNinjaTurtle, Feb 15, 21:12:18
- If you look at the argument objectively (General Chat) - Super Yellows, Feb 15, 21:11:55
  - wrong. (General Chat) - fal5taff, Feb 15, 21:20:01
    - I never said whether the majority were right or not (General Chat) - Super Yellows, Feb 15, 21:24:55
      - wrong. (General Chat) - fal5taff, Feb 15, 21:31:19
        
        the difference there is that... (General Chat) - Brandonio, Feb 15, 23:49:09
    - A non-smoking pub? (General Chat) - The Judge, Feb 15, 21:22:43
      - wetherspoons have been running them for years, and (General Chat) - fal5taff, Feb 15, 21:23:57
        
        Massive chain in prime locations (General Chat) - The Judge, Feb 15, 21:28:43
        
        perhaps we should consider satisfying the demand of a minority instead of forcing them to (General Chat) - fal5taff, Feb 15, 21:32:31
        
        A fairly glib assessment really (General Chat) - The Judge, Feb 15, 21:38:38

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