Justices Friday heard the appeal by the Juneau Fraternal Order of Eagles that bans smoking in their building. The organization says the ordinance is unconstitutional.
Eagles' attorney Paul Grant says the right to be free from governmental interference in private lives is the most important right.
Justice Morgan Christen asked John Hartle, arguing for the city, if the government could regulate smoking on a public trail.
Hartle says if enough people used trail, the city could prohibit smoking to protect public health.
The session was held in the Juneau-Douglas High School auditorium as part of Supreme Court Live, an event to help foster understanding of the justice system.
If the entire place was made out of asbestos?
Would the employees still be required to work there, even if they "consented" to the exposure?
How about the other patrons? How about guests?
How about minor children?
Personal freedom only goes so far as if the results of the behavior only affects the individual incvolved. Since society must often be called upon to pay for collateral damage (innocent victims) maybe society does have a right to define the conditions of such exposures.
Our individual freedoms don't guarantee us the right to harm others.
Smoke tea instead.
Typical government control freak attitude.
The whole reason this country is going down the tube to 3rd world status, is because of these useless leeches on society known as lawyers. If they could sue the creator, they would, for design flaws.