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To: Zoltan! who wrote (10195)3/10/1998 2:31:00 AM
From: Barnabus  Respond to of 20981
 
Tobacco now.
Chocolate next.
Chocolate kills.
Chocolate is sweet.
Chocolate has massive calories.
Chocolate can wreck your teeth.
Chocolate eaten by those underage can cause pimples.

DATELINE DC: Clinton will be looking into the dangers of chocolate in order to save the children.

B.



To: Zoltan! who wrote (10195)3/10/1998 5:08:00 AM
From: Earl Risch  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 20981
 
"Legislation favored by Chesley would settle all past lawsuits against the industry, including private class-actions, and would provide billions of dollars for public health programs to curb smoking. The most controversial aspect of the tobacco settlement is that it would protect the industry from future lawsuits."
Is it constitutional for our government to bargain away its citizen's rights, ie to lawsuits future and past? ER