From: john@jfeldredge.com   
      
   On Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:40:56 -0400, Brian M. Scott wrote:   
      
   > On Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:14:47 -0400, "J. Clarke"    
   > wrote in   
   >  in rec.arts.sf.misc:   
   >   
   > [...]   
   >   
   >> Personally I don't smoke, but I think that the way the US handles   
   >> smoking is just another example of Puritanism running amok.   
   >   
   > Prohibition was arguably Puritanism running amok; this is a different   
   > motivation altogether.   
   >   
   > Brian   
      
   True.  As long as a drunk is not operating a motor vehicle, the risk to   
   those nearby is fairly small.  On the other hand, most forms of tobacco   
   use give those nearby a dose as well, whether they want it or not.   
      
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