What you are missing is creeping abuse of power the continued erosion of personal rights and freedoms. My rights stop where I infringe upon the rights of another. And smoking infringes on the rights of others in what way? The second-hand-smoke argument is a load of crap, as honest, non-political science has never been able to prove it harms anyone. What we have are a bunch of whiney soccer-moms who don't like the smell of cigarette smoke. None of their rights are being endangered by my smoking a cigarette at the local bar or bowling alley. These are just the usual,'for-the-children' useful idiots with too much time on their hands. I can't wait until it's their oxe that's being gored! I Hope the lawyers and polititians have as much fun with them as they are with the smokers. They're day is coming.
What you are missing is creeping abuse of power the continued erosion of personal rights and freedoms. I agree, vigilance is in order. But the slippery slope argument can be used to oppose any laws.
My rights stop where I infringe upon the rights of another. And smoking infringes on the rights of others in what way?
In a public place I have to smell your smoke. I don't want to. Tell me, if I go naked in public, that infringes on the rights of others in what way? Why are their laws against that?
The second-hand-smoke argument is a load of crap, as honest, non-political science has never been able to prove it harms anyone.
Irrelevant. Going naked in public hasn't scientifically been proven to harm anyone either.
As far as private businesses, I agree. I think private property owners should set their own smoking policies.