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To: Cary Salsberg who wrote (36697)	8/13/2000 9:28:05 AM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (3) of 70976

OT Cary, One more thing regarding cigarettes. There is much rhetoric from you and others about how deadly they are and yet the rules for distributing them have not really changed since the tobacco settlement. One would think if all of the rhetoric were true about the dangers from casual(moderate) smoking, then there would be moves to ban this nefarious product. There are now no more Camel Joe's but the exchange of cigarettes over the counter still occurs as if there had been no settlement. If the FDA is truly responsible for the safety of the American public then why wasn't a charge by the attorneys general brought against them? Fair question, no? I sure hope that the answer is not money since that would make their campaign a farce and hypocritical. BTW, I do NOT smoke and do not like it even in my car. However, at the same time, I have seen rights of various people in this country trampled for a good "cause." This is the only country where companies can be sued for selling legal products. Amazing! What is more amazing is the willingness of people to cede their freedoms more and more and partake in the chant of "Down with cigarettes" or whatever currently is en vogue as the cause of the day. Too bad you cannot see through the smokescreen. BK

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