We love us some Cocaine Mitch McConnell. Nanny Mitch McConnell? Not so much:
.@Senatemajldr: "Today I'm introducing federal legislation to make 21 the new minimum age for purchasing any tobacco product anywhere in the United States." pic.twitter.com/qQ86llfUsS
— CSPAN (@cspan) May 20, 2019
You don’t have to be a tobacco user to see why this is stupid. We’re pretty much all aware at this point that smoking is very, very bad for you. But if someone chooses to accept the risks and buy a pack of cigarettes anyway, why is it the government’s job to stand in their way?
Yep, that's the important issue…?
— David Stremler (@stremlertribe) May 20, 2019
— Ben (@BenHowe) May 20, 2019
So dumb. https://t.co/yW7F0KLZXx
— Pradheep J. Shanker (@Neoavatara) May 20, 2019
I would expect this from the dems
— needsanap (@cheri311) May 20, 2019
Accomplishing what exactly?
— The Relentless… because I never relent (@Nandor6790) May 20, 2019
Like honestly, just make it illegal if that’s what you want. Limiting only the rights of some with an entirely arbitrary age limit that ignores the entirely non-arbitrary age of adulthood being 18 is worse than just banning cigarettes altogether.
— Ben (@BenHowe) May 20, 2019
If you can die for your country and vote in your country me thinks you should be able to smoke a cigar and have a drink at the same time… https://t.co/01lzQISLjN
— Elisha (@ElishaKrauss) May 20, 2019
Seems pretty reasonable to us. Come on, Mitch. Don’t you have more important and valuable uses for your time?
Really Mitch?
— 202SportsGuy (@202SportsGuy) May 20, 2019
Nothing better to do?
— Chris W. (@ChrisW23599296) May 20, 2019
As if raising the legal purchase age is going to prevent someone from smoking or doing anything else. Absurd, reactionary, nanny-state nonsense. ?
— Ms. Ruffin ® (@MsRuffin) May 20, 2019
@Team_Mitch pic.twitter.com/eXsbBFcJCC
— Jesse Ortegón Jr. (@jesse_ortegon) May 20, 2019
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