How does your endorsement of infringement upon the rights of a business owner make you a conservative?
Smoking bans infringe upon the rights of people willing to invest their money and time and lives into a business. Including those who have already chosen to be smoke-free.
So you endorse the rights of business to not serve whites? Jews? Blacks? Their choice?
Local governments have a right to set standards for what can and cannot be done in busineses LICENSED to operate in their jurisdiction. The building must be up to building code. The parking lot must be adequate and up to code. This is a no-brainer that prohibiting smoking is well within the tolerances already acceptable.
We are not anarchy no matter how much you want it.
No one is a born smoker. The person chooses to engage in such behavior that IS, in fact, harmful to those around them. Laws which protect the general populace from the selfish desires of a few are perfectly acceptable.
I would like to see the same conservative common sense that I promote for this apply to abortion -- that is infringe upon business to not be legally allowed to provide abortion services.
Bottom line. I am WITH NO DOUBT, one of the most conservative people here. This issue is one that crosses ideological lines. Your ignorance causes you to look at ONE issue and declare that because you don't agree with me, that I cannot possibly be a conservative.