Fixed it - Not a smoker myself, but what people do to their own bodies is their business. Smoke free buildings are OK following the "your right to swing your fist ends at my nose" changing to "your right to distribute smelly carcinogens ends at my nose" philosophy, but the sort of mindset that restricts people from smoking in the privacy of their homes or outdoors or tries to tax the behavior out of existence is impinging on personal liberty.
This is the same mindset that bans guns
[but what people do to their own bodies is their business. ]
I agree, but I take issue when it’s affecting MY body. As an ex-smoker, I enjoy the fact I am not smelling smoke in restaurants, bars, or other establishments.
My biggest beef with smokers is the littering that results. It makes me sick to go to the beach, put my feet in the sand, and pull them out with old butts stuck between my toes.