Public vs Private

originally posted by: gottaknow
It's the same thing they've done with the smoking bans.

The rights should be in the hands of the business owner to decide. Not mandated regulations.
I would never even consider opening a business in the U.S. today. It wouldn't belong to me.

You can still smoke in "Private Clubs" just not ones that seek public trade. So your Private right to smoke is not infringed just your insistance of the right to impose on others.

a reply to: enlightenedservant

Thank you for the resource.

originally posted by: FyreByrd
a reply to: enlightenedservant

Thank you for the resource.

No problem. You probably noticed that most of the other posters don't care about that stuff.

This is why minority groups & other equal rights group are still fighting for equality today. Our schools, media, and leaders try to keep our public ignorant of issues like this. So when people don't know the context for the laws or why they were enacted in the 1st place, they make up their own reasons for them.

This is exactly why you see voters siding with candidates that push policies that hurt those very same voters.

originally posted by: Metallicus
Not everyone wants to be part of your 'Public', but we are forced to by you and your Government.

By virtue of being born in the US you are part of PUBLIC and it is YOUR government whether you like it or not.