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Poll: Are such bans reasonable?
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Bans on fireworks in densely populated areas are good public policy.
84.62%
11 84.62%
Bans on fireworks are an infringement on my rights.
0%
0 0%
Other (explain in thread)
15.38%
2 15.38%
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Fireworks are freedom?
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RE: Fireworks are freedom?
Quote:A large part of the complaints from those against the ban is "they're taking away our freedoms".

They want the freedom to be a public nuisance and potentially damage property.  Still.... I am of two minds about this as illustrated here:


Quote:A man and and a woman from Alabama don't want any more children because they already have 11. So the husband goes to a doctor in Ohio. The doctor asks, "What state are you from?
The man says, "Alabama." The doctor tells him to go home, put a lit cherry bomb in an empty soda can, hold it in his hand, and count to 10. The husband isn't so sure of this, so he goes to another doctor, this time in California.
When that doctor finds out that the husband is from Alabama, he tells him the exact same thing that the doctor in Ohio told him. The husband figures that the doctors must be right.
So he goes home, puts a lit cherry bomb in a soda can, and starts to count. ''1...2...3...4...5...'' The husband takes the soda can and puts it between his legs to continue counting on his fingers on his right hand. ''6...7...8...9...''
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Messages In This Thread
Fireworks are freedom? - by Jackalope - June 22, 2017 at 3:54 pm
RE: Fireworks are freedom? - by Jackalope - June 22, 2017 at 3:57 pm
RE: Fireworks are freedom? - by vorlon13 - June 22, 2017 at 3:58 pm
RE: Fireworks are freedom? - by Jackalope - June 22, 2017 at 4:00 pm
RE: Fireworks are freedom? - by Losty - June 22, 2017 at 4:02 pm
RE: Fireworks are freedom? - by vorlon13 - June 22, 2017 at 4:03 pm
RE: Fireworks are freedom? - by Jackalope - June 22, 2017 at 4:10 pm
RE: Fireworks are freedom? - by The Valkyrie - June 22, 2017 at 4:07 pm
RE: Fireworks are freedom? - by Minimalist - June 22, 2017 at 4:12 pm
RE: Fireworks are freedom? - by Court Jester - June 22, 2017 at 4:26 pm
RE: Fireworks are freedom? - by brewer - June 22, 2017 at 6:29 pm
RE: Fireworks are freedom? - by Jesster - June 22, 2017 at 7:34 pm
RE: Fireworks are freedom? - by vorlon13 - June 22, 2017 at 7:51 pm
RE: Fireworks are freedom? - by brewer - June 22, 2017 at 8:13 pm
RE: Fireworks are freedom? - by Ravenshire - June 22, 2017 at 8:41 pm
RE: Fireworks are freedom? - by Fireball - June 22, 2017 at 11:14 pm
RE: Fireworks are freedom? - by The Industrial Atheist - June 22, 2017 at 11:51 pm
RE: Fireworks are freedom? - by Sterben - June 22, 2017 at 11:58 pm
RE: Fireworks are freedom? - by vorlon13 - June 23, 2017 at 12:34 am

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