Call me paranoid if you will, but haven't you been listening to the news lately? In Canada, it's already a crime to denounce homosexuality, & many folks in the US wanna see the same thing here. It's getting more difficult for people to smoke cigarettes in this country, & taxes on them are increasing all the time. I just heard a story on FOX about how some employers are firing employees for being too fat or not quitting smoking. I listened to a FL legislator say this evening on Joe Scarborough that the legal driving age should be raised from 16 to 18 (not to mention the fact that the FEDS will now get involved in issuing driver's licenses, which will eventually lead to a national ID card)....individual liberty in this country is decreasing as the size of government grows (but then again, the Founders knew that when you have more of one, the less you will have of the other).
Driving age to 18, well.... I don't know. It might be a good idea, it might not. Most accidents are from 16-21, but that might be because they are just new drivers. Adding the age may help, it may not. If it helps, then I'd agree with going to 18.
Nationalizing ID is scary. Will only punish the law abiding and not the illegals or other criminals.
Cigarettes are legal. Food service places should be able to allow or ban them at their whim.
The 1st amendment and 2nd amendment are non-negotiable to me.