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Texas and Sin
From an article in the Ft. Worth Star-Telegram yesterday (4/26/2009) I selected this quote: AUSTIN — “Sex. Smoking. Alcohol. These are among the so-called sins the Texas Legislature is considering regulating — for better or worse — this session. From a statewide smoking ban to a 10 percent tax on entry fees to sexually oriented businesses, lawmakers are looking at tightening restrictions. And in the case of potentially allowing liquor sales on Sundays, they’re also looking at loosening them.” Whatever happened to the old adage “you can’t legislate morality,” and such? I guess if the tax on smoking reaches a high enough number, many or most will eventually quit, if…