They didn't want mob rule.
We are still a Republic though the demonrats are trying hard to make us a democracy with mob rule.
Okay, show me in the Constitution where it says that you are allowed to do something you like, even though it may not be acceptable to everyone around you.
The fact is, smoking does not just affect you, it affects those people who happen to be near you. Your argument here is that it doesn't matter what the other people around you think, you should be allowed to smoke anyway.
I also read the statement on here that "smokers are disillusioned by democracy." For crying out loud, can we be any more melodramatic?
How many smokers feel strongly about my second amendment rights to carry a gun wherever I go. Half? 30%? 60%? What do you think? And that is a CONSTITUTIONALLY GUARANTEED RIGHT!
Maybe disillusioned smokers should think about the rights of other people before getting so disillusioned.