Re: Voter Information Guide

From: Jeannie H Wilson (jeanniehwilson_at_aol.comnonospam)
Date: 09/26/04 

Date: 26 Sep 2004 18:59:53 GMT

>If the "kooks" hadn't worked to get cigarette smoking banned in certain
>public
>buildings, we would all still be breathing smoke in offices.

and yet many people still work in those situations, regardless of the rules.

>If the "kooks"
>hadn't worked to bring perfume sensitivity/allergies to light, we would still
>be getting sprayed with chemicals when walking into department stores.

They still do that around here, but they ask first.

>If I have a
>sensitivity/allergy to something i.e. food, chemicals, smoke, whatever, I
>have
>a right to not be subjected to it without advance notice and given the
>opportunity to avoid it.

Exactly. And the people who are not allergic to those substances have the right
to them. If you know you are going to suffer from an allergy attack in Belk's
- don't go there. If you have a peanut allergy, don't go to the steak houses
that have the shells all over the floors. If you are allergic to smoke, don't
go to a pool hall or bar where smoking allowed. People all have choices. Like
I said, I don't expect the world to stop spinning because I am allergic to
something. There are many things that I am not allergic to that other people
are and I certainly wouldn't want my right to do it, eat it, wear it, infringed
upon because of a few.

>The world's right to wear whatever or add whatever agent to food or our water
>system ends at my face.

Yes, and you choose whether or not to put your face in that situation or to put
the food into your mouth for ingestion. People have choices.

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