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Originally Posted by VladtheImpaler
I am as libertarian as anyone here, short of Mikey, but I am fine with this law - it's not protecting yourself from your own stupidity; it's protecting someone who is defenseless from your stupidity.
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That is pretty much the crux of the argument, it is about protecting a child from potentially lifelong health problems associated with smoking including asthma, bronchitis, emphysema, a gambit of cancers and SIDS.
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Originally Posted by darklord700
We are one step closer to the nanny state utopia. Next we should ban people who don't clip their finger nails to take the bus. Amen.
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I know you disagree with universal health care - so what happens to someone who is screwed over because of their parents stupidity and smoking in a car with a child? They have lifelong health issues that they are faced with - this is something which could potentially cut down on these problems and the cost to society, wouldn't you find this to be a good thing?