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Old December 14th, 2009, 05:34 PM
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Originally Posted by RandyMcCharles View Post
They are protected classes because past successful legal action resulted in case law. Private smoking clubs may require future challenges to establish case law, just as music downloads when they first appeared generated court battles resulting in case law.
You are absolutely correct. Not to open up yet another can of worms, but gay rights are a good example. They are by no means a majority, but were willing to stand up for their rights. If smokers would do the same, this wouldn't fly.
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