tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post9158259605107887150..comments2023-10-17T15:56:22.827+01:00Comments on Velvet Glove, Iron Fist: McDonalds 1 - Food Fascists 0Christopher Snowdonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15963753745009712865noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-22698231592788562122011-12-04T22:23:40.401+00:002011-12-04T22:23:40.401+00:00Federalism divides the state's power and the f...Federalism divides the state's power and the federal government's power. Clearly, when the issue reaches the Supreme Court, the court will rule on the side of the economy and remove smoking bans, if they do this for no other reason than past rulings on issues where economy and individual rights were involved. It is good for democracy to have a way for an issue to go through each state and then finally be resolved as a topic for the entire nation. Whether the Supreme Court sees this as a takings issue or a privacy issue, the fact remains that because of the commerce clause in the Constitution, the court will say that any law that ultimately affects the economy is only something the federal government can do and that any state law banning smoking in places of private business practice is unconstitutional.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-5889497227150536722011-12-04T22:06:30.113+00:002011-12-04T22:06:30.113+00:00It is unconstitutional for states or locals to pas...It is unconstitutional for states or locals to pass laws that restrict economic activity and the smokefree activists know this.<br /><br />Its why they are always pushing the LEVEL PLAYING FIELD CARD and conducting BOGUS economic impact studies!<br /><br /><br /><br />docshare.com/doc/153561/Smoking-Bans-This-is-a-paper-for-political-scAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-37741227472164901372011-12-04T21:34:15.839+00:002011-12-04T21:34:15.839+00:00Prohibitionists never seem to understand this conc...Prohibitionists never seem to understand this concept of 'unintended consequences', do they? They're generally extremely dumb, mind, so hardly surprising.Dick Puddlecotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01481866882188932892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-52263751395066477722011-12-04T19:52:07.657+00:002011-12-04T19:52:07.657+00:00"... but these are Californian politicians we..."... but these are Californian politicians we're talking about here; they could be outwitted by a bag of sand."<br /><br />Yea, well too bad the tobacco companies could never figure out how to outwit 'em or else there'd be no ban on tobacco retail sales in pharmacies, no restrictions and grandfathering out of tobacco retail licenses, no smoking bans indoors without there being at least smoking rooms - and certainly no outdoor bans encompassing every square inch of outdoor space and including up to $500 fines for lighting up outside. That bit of f*ckwittery the tobacco companies have yet to step up to the plate and to challenge. Maybe McDonald's can show them a thing or two and give them some ideas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-85889855919661006992011-12-04T16:10:18.659+00:002011-12-04T16:10:18.659+00:00I prefer fish & chips, myself. Vinegar, please...I prefer fish & chips, myself. Vinegar, please, no brown sauce. Pickled onion too, thanks. Oh, and take off the fish and throw on a bloody puddy. Yum, yum.deariemenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-15906301905132096092011-12-04T14:41:35.686+00:002011-12-04T14:41:35.686+00:00A city and state that I shall never return to. The...A city and state that I shall never return to. They must lose millions in tourism now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-25699485048681377882011-12-04T13:48:09.368+00:002011-12-04T13:48:09.368+00:00It actually gets even better.
It used to be that ...It actually gets even better.<br /><br />It used to be that if you just wanted the toy you could buy that for $2.18 and then buy the kid an apple or something.<br /><br />Now, however, this option no longer exists. You can *only* get the toy by buying the hamburger /fries happy meal and then paying the extra 10 cents.<br /><br />You've got to buy the grease in order to get the toy.Tim Worstallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13161727860817121071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-17243393345723737542011-12-04T12:49:32.294+00:002011-12-04T12:49:32.294+00:00This needs celebration with a Happy Meal, although...This needs celebration with a Happy Meal, although the nearest McDo's is a fair drive away.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-79501457662888985102011-12-04T12:37:32.257+00:002011-12-04T12:37:32.257+00:00laughed so much my socks flew off.laughed so much my socks flew off.F***W*T TW****Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07120609386466244408noreply@blogger.com