| The Property Rights Newsletter
April 2, 2010 - Issue #564
"That the sole object and only legitimate end of government
is to protect the citizen in the enjoyment of life, liberty,
and property, and when the government assumes other
functions it is usurpation and oppression."
- Alabama, Declaration of Rights Article I Section 35 |  The Republic in Crisis. By Jeremy Richards, Ph.D., Director of Historical Research, Citizens Freedom Alliance, Inc. The United States has been creeping towards this crisis for a long time. Here's a question: If the federal government can do this, what can it NOT do?
Is there now no area of our lives that the Nanny State won't poke its nose into? By Stephen Glover. Enough! Once upon a time doctors presented themselves as people who might, if we were lucky, cure or mitigate our ailments.
Nannies: Why is The "Live Free or Die" State Banning Fish Pedicures? By ReasonTV. The always-expanding Nanny State does more than treat adults like children, it can also smother job creation—even in the "live free or die" state of New Hampshire.
USA: Florida lawmakers are considering a crackdown on parents or adults with an affinity for smoking while driving. Gary Nolan Regional Dir. of Citizens Freedom Alliance asked "where do we draw the line?"
USA: Senate Backs Ban on Mail-Order Cigarettes. Public health advocates argued that mail-order sales enabled underage smoking. State governments also oppose the practice because it evades their cigarette taxes. Big tobacco companies favor the ban, to eliminate competition from cheaper cigarettes. President Obama is expected to sign the measure.
| Ban Damage Hurts Everyone |
AK: Alaskan dies in fall in snow while smoking. Alaska state troopers say 51-year-old Sherri Bouton was unresponsive when she was found Wednesday morning and likely died of exposure.
GA: Chantix, Anti-Smoking Drug Helped Cause Mayor Donald Walker's Suicide. The GBI crime lab report says, "He was taking Chantix to stop smoking, which caused severe depression."
NC: Police: Smoking at Asheville bar leads to knife assault. Nash began yelling at employees when he was escorted outside, then pulled out a knife and cut two of them on their abdomens and arms.
Canada: A sad reminder: Nursing home death made worse by lack of accountability. Death puts spotlight on anti-smoking law. And, Nursing homes not building special rooms, forcing smokers outside.
UK: Linda Buchanan pushed onto railway track after smoking row, when she caught carptenter Ionel Rapisca lighting up a cigarette.
More Ban Damage: Deaths, Injuries, Rape, and more! How many people have to die or be hurt before the Antis realize that smoking bans are a bad idea, and dangerous to people? There are thousands of other victims with injuries from smoking bans that never reach the media. What is the exact "body count" the Antis are waiting for? Would they please apologize to these people, and the grieving families for putting their lives and their loved ones into harms way? Would you like to explain to a child whose Mommy or Daddy will not be coming home that you don't like the smell of smoke? Tell someone that their spouse or child is dead because you didn't want people to do something legal in a place you never go to anyway? If the Antis don't like to be around smoke, they should use their freedom of choice to not enter a building where the owner has decided to allow it. They should not be allowed to push their will on others at the expense of human life. | | Watch: We The People
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