Aw c'mon. "Equal, but separate?"
That's the argument (flawed at best) that Lib's use whenever they don't want individuals, who have rights they object to, want to interfere for "the greater good".
It's not that they don't want to be exposed to the smokers; it's that they want to SHOW THEIR SUPERIOR INTELLECT AND POLITICAL CORRECTNESS.
Asking that they go where they want is not the issue; destroying the rights of others to fit their agenda IS the issue.
"Asking that they go where they want is not the issue; destroying the rights of others to fit their agenda IS the issue."
Bingo! Else, one would think, based on the noise, there would be loads of non-smoking bars and this would not even be an issue. It appears some people want any place they may accidentially end up in to be smoke free. Short of living in a socialist society, that just ain't gonna happen.