I am sick to death of so-called "smokers rights". I could give a shit what you put in your body, but you have no right to put it in mine. And you have no right to tell me to "not go out if you don't like the smoke". You have it backwards. You are the one proactively polluting my space. Do what you want in your home or on your property, just keep it away from the rest of us.

I believe that States and Cities have the right to pass these laws. In fairness, if I were the one in charge, I would ban smoking in all public places, including near any building where the public passes in and out. Instead of outlawing smoking in all establishments, I would simply force obvious signage that states whether an establishment was smoking or not. I would not allow smoking/non smoking sections. An establishment is either smoking or not. This would allow those of us who object to smelling this poison to vote with our pocketbooks. Doing this would allow a property owner to make a choice as to who s/he wishes to cater to.

Mick
An ex-smoker who had a heart attack due to this crap.