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Jump to full article: New York Post, 2003-11-12
Intro: As a strong supporter of Mayor Bloomberg's continued efforts to inoculate New York's best and brightest from the idiocy of its worst and dumbest - tobacco abusers - I feel compelled to state the obvious: The no-smoking laws are here to stay
Where is the ACLU when it is truly needed? When the possession of an ashtray is a crime, it is an egregious assault on civil liberties
I'd like to give those self-righteous "I Love a Smoke-Free NY" control freaks a piece of my mind.
Their ads focus on captions like "If they ban smoking in office buildings, no one will ever work again." That's stupid.
Last year, Mayor Bloomberg claimed that a total ban on smoking would save 1,000 people in New York City from death by exposure to someone else's cigarette smoke. Last week, he upped it to 2,000 people.
That's the "science" anti-smoking crusaders use, especially those in power, to trample over free choice and private property. They say it, so it's true - no need for further proof. -- Audrey Silk
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