Source: Orange County Register (CA) Contact: http://www.ocregister.com/ Pubdate: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 Author: Bill Backes-Placentia MORE FREEDOM IS LOST Many thanks to Jim Foreman for his letter,"Smoking hot in Fullerton"[Talk Show,Aug.12]. I am saddened and outraged to hear of the action of the Fullerton City Council in denying employment to any person who uses tobacco,a legal substance. Throughout the history of this country men and women have sacrificed,fought and died to maintain "the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity" established by our founding fathers. It is bad enough that those prejudiced and intellectually challenged "leaders" in the highest offices of our country point us-no,force us-toward a "Big Brother" society. But when one discovers that the "leaders" of a highly regarded city in one's immediate area are also pushing its citizens down the same road, one gets the ominous feeling that this insidious disease is about to infect us all-unless we take pen in hand and do something about it. If this disease remains unchecked, the employees of Fullerton might awake to find orders threatening dismissal if they drive their cars to work-or anywhere,for that matter. To reduce pollution,of course. I grieve at the possibility that all those who have sacrificed, fought and died for our freedoms ultimately may have done so in vain. Bill Backes-Placentia - --- Checked-by: "Don Beck"