Subject: Re: [lpny_manhattan] Digest Number 1162 Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 11:24:40 -0500 To: From: Bob Armstrong On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 19:08:20 -0800 (PST), Travis Pahl wrote: >=A0On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 jdobrian@aol.com wrote: >=A0>=A0Third, the law against smoking in bars is malicious, spiteful= legislation. >=A0>=A0Anyone who claims that its main purpose is to protect= employees is either very >=A0>=A0naive, or a liar. >=A0> >=A0>=A0Joseph Dobrian > >=A0Is it not possible that the politicians are the naive ones? =A0In= my opinion >=A0politicians are naive and stubborn. =A0They vote for something= like this >=A0because they beleive it will save peoples lives. I was there . ( http://cosy.com/Liberty.htm#SmokingBan ) Joe is right ! They didn't want to hear a rational discussion of= of ANY method of laminar flow ventilation or other ameliorative measures . They wanted to extend the drug war . >=A0They are then so >=A0stubborn that they will not listen to anyone else regarding the= subject. >=A0To change their mind is to admit being wrong. =A0To admit being= wrong is >=A0risky when they have to be reelected on the basis of doing= 'what is right >=A0for the people'. Naturally . >=A0In other words I believe the law was passed with well= intentions by naive >=A0(read: stupid) politicians. =A0I realize that you think= otherwise, but does >=A0that really make me naive? ( "well intentions" ? must be NW patois . ) What makes you naive is you weren't their ; you haven't met the= bastards . --=A0 =A0Bob Armstrong -- http://CoSy.com -- 212-285-1864 Restore our Right to Relax : =A0http://ny.lp.org/cgi-bin/petition.cgi?Against_the_Smoking_Ban =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A02004/02/19 11:17:50 AM