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Imagine listening and acting on the will of the people! I looked at the town's web site. Very pretty place. Well done, Stony Stratford.
Hooray for Stony Stratford! :clap:
If anti-smoking laws in the U.S. were enacted by direct referenda rather than by politicians who interpret
opinion polls, there would be far fewer restrictions on smoking.
Polls are not only untrustworthy because of questionable sampling and statistical methods, but also
because pollsters may not be impartial and unbiased, i.e. hired by a special interest group to propagate
a convenient lie.
You don't think a pollster (or anybody else) would jeopardize a reputation to protect his revenue source?
C'mon, I wanna sell you some stock in Enron and Arthur Anderson, and introduce you to NASDAQ chairman,
Bernie Madoff.
As for placing trust in scientific methods, well, where's Al Gore been since his fudged global warming data led
to an international science scandal? I'll bet he's at home calculating the revenues from his book/film called
"An Inconvenient Truth".
The people of Stony Stratford demonstrated that for the anti-smoking nazis, the only inconvenient thing is the truth.
If anti-smoking laws in the U.S. were enacted by direct referenda rather than by politicians who interpret
opinion polls, there would be far fewer restrictions on smoking.
Polls are not only untrustworthy because of questionable sampling and statistical methods, but also
because pollsters may not be impartial and unbiased, i.e. hired by a special interest group to propagate
a convenient lie.
You don't think a pollster (or anybody else) would jeopardize a reputation to protect his revenue source?
C'mon, I wanna sell you some stock in Enron and Arthur Anderson, and introduce you to NASDAQ chairman,
Bernie Madoff.
As for placing trust in scientific methods, well, where's Al Gore been since his fudged global warming data led
to an international science scandal? I'll bet he's at home calculating the revenues from his book/film called
"An Inconvenient Truth".
The people of Stony Stratford demonstrated that for the anti-smoking nazis, the only inconvenient thing is the truth.
That's good news, but it doesn't erase the smoking ban ordinance that was passed by nearly a 3 to 1 margin by the voters last November in my nearest city, San Angelo, Texas. 
There was less than a 20% voter turnout. The ordinance writers (cancer society, and local lickspittles) were organized. The opposition was not organized. The city council DID remove a few of the more onerous details like 100% ban for motel smoking rooms, and allowing the only pipe/quality cigar shop to stay open, but the gist of it is still in force: banning smoking in all businesses with more than one employee... bars, restaurants, and factories/shops where the public isn't even present.
My opinion of the stupidity of most people remains unshaken.
There was less than a 20% voter turnout. The ordinance writers (cancer society, and local lickspittles) were organized. The opposition was not organized. The city council DID remove a few of the more onerous details like 100% ban for motel smoking rooms, and allowing the only pipe/quality cigar shop to stay open, but the gist of it is still in force: banning smoking in all businesses with more than one employee... bars, restaurants, and factories/shops where the public isn't even present.
My opinion of the stupidity of most people remains unshaken.
It's nice to see the occasional dose of sanity, humanity and intelligence.
Great comments Cortez.
Great comments Cortez.
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