Reply #110: You know, there are plenty of limits on WHERE people can drink.

[Warren DeMontague]

You can't stand on the sidewalk in most cities and drink a beer. Try standing on the sidewalk and smoking a joint in most states, and you'll be in REAL trouble...

Only cigarette smokers seem to think their god-given "rights" are being infringed upon whenever anyone tells them they can't smoke in certain, specific, indoor locations.

For the record, I've seen the damage both alcohol AND nicotine can do- in spades. My dad died of lung cancer and my best friend was killed by a drunk driver at age 26. But I don't think banning what consenting adults can do with their own bodies- insofar as they aren't endangering or harming others- is any kind of a rational response to any of it. But please note that 'banning' something and telling people they have to step outside to do it are two entirely different things.