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On the Blog Post Awakening the Seeds of Change in the Enemy
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On the Blog Post Awakening the Seeds of Change in the Enemy
deb of see-attleboro
11:39 am on Tuesday, May 21, 2013
I see nothing wrong with a religion with rules, as long as as an individual is free to leave the religion and the rules do not expect members to break the law.
I see nothing wrong with a religion that treasures their women enough to expect modesty. American men hate that. American men don't want THEIR rights to leer at women infringed upon. Another reason we are hated.Many religions have requirements for men, as well. I watched a program the other day that explained the significance of the turban in Sikh religion.
Personally, on a bad hair day or when I am "feeling fat", there is nothing I would like better than to throw a veil over my hair and an extra layer of clothing;) -
On the article Legislation Calls for Ban on Smoking in Vehicles with Kids
deb of see-attleboro
10:07 am on Monday, May 20, 2013
ReplyI was just finished reading the Sun Chronicle's editorial "Good start to keep smoke away from children". Where do I begin?
1) Possibility of another $1.00 per pack tax? Who ever votes for that should be ashamed.
2) Secondhand smoke is harmful to young children. Agreed. The proposed law does not prevent adults from smoking in cars when children are absent. Only when they are present. So the secondhand smoke theoretically will still linger and be a danger to young children. And Ms. Schaffer will still smell it on the students..
3) The law would only apply to vehicles that are transporting children in car seats. Talk about unintended consequences! Is it possible that the same numb skulls who smoke around their children might stop using a car seat to avoid detection? We are not dealing with Einsteins here.
4) A constitutional issue? The car is treated as an extension of the home? Not buying it. I can have as many open containers of alcohol in my home as I choose. Not in my car when it is on a public highway. And this is only one example of things I can do in my home and not on public highways, or public parks or public beaches, whether I am driving or not.
Finally, I think the 16% of adults who smoke should have at least enough willpower to get from point A to point B without a nicotine fix. If not, maybe a total ban would make smoking so inconvenient that Massachusetts will have the highest rate of NON-smokers in the country! Yippee!!!
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On the article Legislation Calls for Ban on Smoking in Vehicles with Kids
deb of see-attleboro
7:32 pm on Sunday, May 19, 2013
Can we start with banning smoking wherever we can? It is a no brainer, IMHO. Even the surgeon general would agree.
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On the article Legislation Calls for Ban on Smoking in Vehicles with Kids
deb of see-attleboro
7:01 pm on Sunday, May 19, 2013
50 years from now, if we are told by the surgeon's general that a Macy's perfume ad is the most important health issue, shoot me an email;)
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On the article Legislation Calls for Ban on Smoking in Vehicles with Kids
deb of see-attleboro
5:41 pm on Sunday, May 19, 2013
You did not answer my question. Whatever.
Give Paul a kiss for me:) -
On the article Legislation Calls for Ban on Smoking in Vehicles with Kids
deb of see-attleboro
5:24 pm on Sunday, May 19, 2013
For clarification:: I don't see HOW banning smoking in any public venue is an infringement on civil liberties.
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On the article Legislation Calls for Ban on Smoking in Vehicles with Kids
deb of see-attleboro
5:12 pm on Sunday, May 19, 2013
And I do not see banning smoking in motor vehicles on public roadways as an infringement of my civil liberties.
I don't see banning smoking in public parks or on public beaches an infringement on my civil liberties.
What say you? Let's start a movement!! Progress!? -
On the article Changes to Good Samaritan Bill Would Cover Police, EMS Personnel
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On the article Legislation Calls for Ban on Smoking in Vehicles with Kids
deb of see-attleboro
3:00 pm on Sunday, May 19, 2013
ReplyI have been thinking about an additional benefit to banning smoking in motor vehicles.
This law will be taught in drivers education. Bringing an anti-smoking message to the youth who are on the cusp can only help the cause. That is if lawmaker's are serious about dealing with this single most important health issue for the last 5 decades.
deb of see-attleboro
8:25 pm on Tuesday, May 21, 2013
I sometimes wished for a "prudish" mother. When all my female classmates were wearing slacks, I could not leave the house in anything more than a skirt and blouse or dress. Leotards were ok, though. Go figure.