Rights are not granted by a government.They are only ever taken away - hopefully for a good reason, such as preventing small children from driving.
The mindset that considers that you need government permission to do something is a dangerous one.
/liddle bit o' politics
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Wed 6 Jun 2007, 11:52,
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The mindset that considers that you need government permission to do something is a dangerous one.
/liddle bit o' politics
Sensible thinking, thatBut I think it might be better phrased as "Smokers don't have a right to smoke anywhere they want to"
Much like I think I should have a right to wander naked anywhere I want to, but apparently that's just not on!
(Much like I think I should have a right to wander naked anywhere I want to, but apparently that's just not on!
The Neville What what what,
Wed 6 Jun 2007, 12:11,
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Or"smokers are prohibited from exercising their freedom to smoke in location X because of reason Y".
I think if you look at a lot of the reasons given, they don't really hold up to scientific scrutiny or 'common sense'. A special smoking conservatory was shut down at my workplace because you can't smoke indoors anymore. Of course only people smoking actually went in there...
As for being naked, I think the Naked Protester guy is bang on the money. That the human body per se is illegal is fucking stupid. Clearly flashing kids etc. is something to be legislated against, being naked and just hanging out shouldn't be.
But I'm just an old skool Liberal. No-one listens to the like of me any more.
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Wed 6 Jun 2007, 12:55,
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I think if you look at a lot of the reasons given, they don't really hold up to scientific scrutiny or 'common sense'. A special smoking conservatory was shut down at my workplace because you can't smoke indoors anymore. Of course only people smoking actually went in there...
As for being naked, I think the Naked Protester guy is bang on the money. That the human body per se is illegal is fucking stupid. Clearly flashing kids etc. is something to be legislated against, being naked and just hanging out shouldn't be.
But I'm just an old skool Liberal. No-one listens to the like of me any more.