We appear to be.
Even my very first post questioned the idea on speech.......but not assembly on private property.
I do not know who said it, and I am just paraphrasing here........but he who controls the language controls the arguement.
In the case of smoking bans, a rather small, but VERY well funded (Soros-style) group has been able to convince many that a private place of business that invites a segment of the populace to utilize its services is a PUBLIC place. These people have usurped the language and believe they have the right to enter any private business and demand its services be to their liking.
That is wrong, and I can't believe how many people, calling themselves conservatives, have fallen for it.