[Dr. Luv]

"Is it your right to create legislation to prevent people from smoking or engaging in other activities which harm their health?"

Who said I wanted to do this? I don't. I'm a conservative in the true sense of the word. I do however object to the "smoking is not really bad for you - just look at Winston Churchill" mantra that passes for debate on our forum.

[mysterio]

Agreed. Smoking is most certainly bad for you. Some people do have extraordinary ability to repair the DNA damage inflicted by the carcinogens in tobacco smoke. These people, however, seem to be more the exception than the rule. Taking a chance that you may be one of those people is truly a long shot. If you smoke, you will most likely die of a smoking related illness.

However, I will not feed the government machine so that it can make peoples' choices for them.