Look in your pocket or purse at a U.S.A. coin.
On each and every one of them you will find stamped the word “LIBERTY”!!!
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The Declaration of Independence
IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776.

The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America,

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of Happiness.

The Constitution of the United States

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of LIBERTY to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
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Much has been said of the rights of the antis and the rights of smokers;but, the only rights written about above are certain unalienable Rights such as ‘LIBERTY’ and the pursuit of Happiness.

Our attainments in our pursuit of happiness, the attainment of which is not a right, only the pursuit is a right, must not come at the expense of others’ ‘LIBERTY’.

In our current nanny state,can’t do, nation, our ‘LIBERTIES’ are being trampled and cast aside to attain others’ happiness.

The United States was not founded on the concept of ‘Rights’;rather, The United States of America was founded on the concept of ‘LIBERTY’!!

Patrick Henry did not say “Give me my Rights/smoke free(clean) air or give me death”; rather, Patrick Henry said “Give me LIBERTY or give me death”.

A Creator endowed entitlement to ‘LIBERTY’ should prevail over manmade subjective desires for happiness(smoke free air).

Businessmen must have the ‘LIBERTY” to run their businesses as they wish,just as people have the ‘LIBERTY’ to go into,or not go into, or work at these same businesses.

Before politicians say that health concerns about SHS and the 'right' to breathe smoke free air 'Trump' peoples' LIBERTY, they had better be damn certain about the validity of their claims!!!

Gary K.

Good post. Someone actually just started a similar thread on my forum about the totalitarian aspect of the ban and what people think. I'd be very interested in your comments, if you want to have a look and leave your two cents it's at www.smokescreens.org/forum under the 'ban' section