Imagine the day when cops break through your door, and not because they suspect dope or other non-criminal “criminal” acts, but because a neighbor called the local police hotline to report smelling cigarette smoke? We’re almost there. The creep Bloomberg doesn’t want to “ban” you from smoking in your own apartment. He just wants to use government force to rewrite housing rules so it looks and smells like a ban, but we can’t call it a ban. Thanks to reader Chris Bieber for the link.

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