[Reddy]

The examples you mention, aside from maybe alcoholism, are all the results of unhealthy choices during the course of living a life (eating, sex). Smoking, OTOH, is something that is totally unnecessary. My concern was that conservatives would use the right to personal freedom to extol smoking, which is harmful to the person actually smoking as well as those around them. I don't want more government intrusion in my life, but as I said, if it helps even one person quit or not start or not be affected by SHS for x amount of time, it's a good thing.

[NYCVirago]

I don't want more government intrusion in my life, but as I said, if it helps even one person quit or not start or not be affected by SHS for x amount of time, it's a good thing.

You're obviously entitled to your opinion, but you're using the rationale that liberals say about virtually every proposal they want, particularly the part about how "if it helps even one person."