Activism and smoking laws.
It's a quick read, but nothing earth shattering.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/robwaters/2 ... ave-lives/
Activism and smoking laws
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MorGrendel
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Activism and smoking laws
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Berserker
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Re: Activism and smoking laws
I'm glad smoking is being reduced so much. I think I heard something about trying to raise the smoking age to 21 too. I'd be all for it.
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Re: Activism and smoking laws
Not me. I figure if you are old enough to fight and die for this country, then you deserve a beer and a smoke. Now, a zero-tolerance at school might be OK.
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Re: Activism and smoking laws
Why stop there? If you're old enough to die for your country you should be allowed to do drugs.
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Re: Activism and smoking laws
Illegal drugs, no. Legal drugs, yes. And I would extend that to pot use in Colorado, but I'm sure other might disagree. And if the military had a rule against that, I'd also be OK with that, because a solider would know that going in.
Cigarettes and Beer are still legal, and for a lot of years 18 year olds were not disenfranshised. Actually, it wasn't until 1988 that most states bumped up the age up to 21, when the Fed threaten to withhold funding. I don't have an issue with the raising of the age, but much like the smoking laws, I wish the end result came from laws written by the people, not fed machinations.
I also don't understand how someone can be considered mature enough to kill people, but not to gamble. Or vote, but be prohibitted from leaving school. I foresee several states revisiting the age of majority in my lifetime. However, the definition of "adult" continues to change, so I really can't say if that age will be raised or lowered. Personally, the more I learn about the brain, the higher I think it should be. Even the NBA believes a player should be out of high school for a year before being drafted.
Cigarettes and Beer are still legal, and for a lot of years 18 year olds were not disenfranshised. Actually, it wasn't until 1988 that most states bumped up the age up to 21, when the Fed threaten to withhold funding. I don't have an issue with the raising of the age, but much like the smoking laws, I wish the end result came from laws written by the people, not fed machinations.
I also don't understand how someone can be considered mature enough to kill people, but not to gamble. Or vote, but be prohibitted from leaving school. I foresee several states revisiting the age of majority in my lifetime. However, the definition of "adult" continues to change, so I really can't say if that age will be raised or lowered. Personally, the more I learn about the brain, the higher I think it should be. Even the NBA believes a player should be out of high school for a year before being drafted.
Mor Grendel
If only I had an enemy bigger than my apathy.
Noli nothis permittere te terere.
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Thomas Fitzcharles
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Re: Activism and smoking laws
Good Day, All.
Yeah, more laws and regulations, who needs personal responsibility when we can have the government telling us what to do from crib to grave. We will all be safe from ourselves. We will never have to make another decision for our self, thank-you mister government.
Sincerely
Thomas
Yeah, more laws and regulations, who needs personal responsibility when we can have the government telling us what to do from crib to grave. We will all be safe from ourselves. We will never have to make another decision for our self, thank-you mister government.
Sincerely
Thomas