Word: bans
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These details don't seem to discourage politicians. It doesn't matter if the idea is feasible or not--by supporting it, they appear "pro-education" or "pro-technology." Likewise, those who seek to ban or filter pornographic material from the Internet usually have political support. After all, no one wants their children exposed to obscene material. Those who oppose such legislation are derisively labeled as "anti-family values" or "criminal defenders." By billing the Internet as vital to our very existence, law-makers can do what they want with it. And so long as there is no obvious harm...
...proposal to extend a ban on smoking in all Harvard Houses met significant resistance in yesterday's meeting of the Committee on House Life (COHL...
According to Lewis, similar proposals to forbid smoking within the Houses has been raised twice in the past. He cited health concerns--for smokers, potential smokers and their roommates--as the impetus behind the potential ban...
Lewis asserted that a smoking ban might encourage some smokers to quit and possibly prevent non-smokers from lighting up for the first time...
Outgoing Lowell House Master William H. Bossert '59 said he would be opposed to such a ban, largely due to the difficulty in enforcing the policy...