if i were to express the same opinion about ndns selling cigarettes you just did, you’d look at me and “oh it’s the Man” – no one likes a hypocrite

Na, it’s all about the money.

what will be next? fuel sales (untaxed) on the rez. what about beer sales to non-tribal members.

ya know, come to think about it, what about all the lottery dollars “lost” to the rez.

my favorite part of this artical was “yea, we’ve been fighting terrorism since 1492″

Classic USA politics. money grubbing bastards!

Yes, cigarettes kill people
alcohol kills people
processed and genetically engineered food kills people
contaminated food from China kills people
chemicals in the big corporate farms kill people
fish from polluted waters kills people
pollution kills people
wars kill people
greed kills people
people are killing people and the planet
It’s not about the cigarettes. It’s money, man.

Industry resistance

Phillip Morris has already filed a complaint with the minister of justice in Finland, as legislation proposing such draconian laws may be infringing on EU directives. Lauri Mäkinen, head of BAT’s corporate and regulatory affairs in Finland, said: “Even though the ministry of social affairs and health does seem to have great confidence in getting rid of smoking by legislation, they seem to be overlooking the fact that, while there is a ban on snus in place, snus is in fact the only tobacco product in Finland which is growing. Smuggling and illicit trade in cigarettes is also illegal in Finland, and therefore the authorities have a full mandate to eliminate it, but still the problem persists and does not seem to be going anywhere. The bill is under review in the parliamentary constitutional committee, and we are waiting to see what the committee’s view is. One more issue is that the arguments of the government seem to say that the objective would mean that, when it comes to tobacco, there is less or no need to honour existing legislation or treaties that relate to tobacco. We think this is just wrong.”

VERY VERY VERY well said. You sound like somebody with a brain and sence of right and wrong, something that a citizen should be like.

2) Being overweight is substantially more dangerous to a person than is smoking, but tobacco companies are an easier target that the food prep, agriculture, biotech and marketing industries.

3) The jihad against smoking is a personal right issue. Smoking has never been illegal. Smoking is a matter of personal choice. It is a “Life, Liberty and Pursuit of Happiness issue.

4) Tobacco is important to the religious beliefs of indigenous people.

5) The ridiculous taxes being collected on these products are not being used to support, maintain and improve the lives of any smokers, the majority of these funds goes to funding “other” items.

6) The government doesn’t care whether you live, die or grow mushrooms in your crack. They care about money, control and maintaining their hold on “power”.

7) If you want to die a horrible painful lingering death by way of tobacco, it’s your right to do so.

8) The lifestyle police are distracting citizens from the real problems facing this nation.

A) Economy Deficit,

B) Growth of Chinese economic dominance,

C) Erosion of personal rights, freedoms and liberty,

D) Political gridlock and the polarization of the electorate

E) Decline and demise of America the nation and America the society.

9) You don’t want someone else to smoke around you, is a much different issue from you don’t want anyone else to smoke anywhere. If the later is your preference, you can G.F.Y. Fascist.

If you allow the government to take this liberty from you, what liberty, freedom or right will be next?

Hey what happened to government for the people, by the people or are you to chicken-sh^t to stand up and give your life to defend this nation?

I guess you just want to send other peoples children to die so you can live your life free.

I am not an Indian, and this this really pisses me off to the point were I’m going to write my elected officials and tell them so. Big tobacco wins and Indians get the shaft, Again… What part of that did you not get?