[Max McGarrity]

Some folks seem to believe smoking is a constitutionally-guaranteed right, on a par with speech, religion and gun ownership.

Not smoking, mountaineer, private property rights and individual liberties. If you got anything else out of the smoking threads, you might want to read them again.

[mountaineer]

private property rights and individual liberties

I don't believe the founding fathers had smoking in mind when they crafted the Constitution. Having said that, I still agree with you that governments should not prohibit smoking in bars, restaurants and - least of all - private homes, as seems to be the next step.