It is now Illegal to Smoke IN YOUR OWN HOME
In a semi-free country like the US it’s difficult to impose tyranny in one fell swoop. It has to be done slowly, little by little, baby step by baby step. And it’s important that those first few steps seem reasonable.
The first anti-smoker law was passed in the sixties. It demanded smoking and non-smoking sections in airplanes. That seems pretty reasonable, and it was passed with little objection. If someone said “In a couple of decades this will lead to it being illegal to have a smoke in a bar,” everyone would have laughed at him. And if he said “In forty years this will lead to it being illegal to smoke in your own home” he’d have been written off as being batshit crazy.
This week the city of Belmont CA passed a law that does just that. If you live in an apartment or a in a condo you’ve paid for, your private property, it will soon be illegal to smoke in it.
Fellow citizens, how long are we going to put up with this kind of shit? What will it take to wake up the American Sheeple?
The way this is written is JUST NUTS.
That’s right, this non-smoking theist liberal nanny says this law is NUTS.
In a condo, you own the inside walls and the space within. Common areas, okay, I can see that being an issue, but COULDN’T THE CONDO ASSOCIATION DEAL WITH THAT???
And in apartments, okay, I could see the common areas being subject to health law, but the inside of the apartment?
I could see this in buildings with common ventilation systems, but I have NEVER lived in an apartment with a common ventilation system.
Did I mention this is NUTS?
Watch for regulations on wearing perfume and cooking onions or fish next.
Comment by Cindi Knox | 10.11.2007 | 10:29 am
You could also view this as class discrimination as the poor smoker is more likely to live in an apartment complex or condo.
Comment by Don Venardos | 10.11.2007 | 2:08 pm
We had an apartment neighbor who used to complain about our cooking smells, even though I though hers were far worse. Then she wanted us (as non-smokers) to gang up on another tenant who smoked (out her window, no-less). I think SHS is unpleasant, to say the least, but I think a reasonable amount of noise, smells, etc should be assumed in apartment/condo living.
Comment by Dan Pearson | 10.16.2007 | 3:44 pm
I agree with Dan. There are acceptable and unacceptable levels of noise and smells which vary from person to person and should be decided privately.
Comment by Harley | 10.17.2007 | 7:03 am