Comments on: Smoking, dating, and competing rights

By: Tiger_Lily107

Tiger_Lily107 — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 21:26:00 +0000

I agree Paul! We don’t need another reason to intertwine law enforcement into our personal property and decisions. The key is to educate parents and allow them to be responsible.

By: Paul Mero

Paul Mero — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 18:46:00 +0000

Yes, I do.

By: Cameron Robinson

Cameron Robinson — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 21:51:00 +0000

Our legal framework already places limits on parental rights when neglect or abuse is present, so the issue isn’t a matter of parental rights trump all else. It’s a matter of is smoking in a car harmful to children enough to warrant the regulation. I believe it is.

Which is also why the slippery slope, “we allow parents to stuff non-nutritious food into their children” argument doesn’t work. Put bluntly, happy meals aren’t as harmful as second hand smoke is. There are legitimate, non harmful reasons for hitting a fast food joint for lunch. There are zero times when smoking benefits society. It is destructive to individual agency and freedom. Even more so when it’s forced on you as a child.

By: Blainenichols

Blainenichols — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 22:56:00 +0000

Paul,
As you, I oppose this “smoking in the car” folly.

Do you equally oppose the seatbelt law which likewise started as a bill “to protect children”?

Thanks,
Blaine Nichols