[Gabz]

I have NEVER and will NEVER opine that government has no authority to regulate certain workplace standards. What I do opine is that you have no right to dictate to a private business the clientele to which he chooses to cater.

If your 75% is so concerned about the issue start openning your own businesses and leave alone those that do not have policies you like. If what you say is correct you will all do a booming business and as a matter of good business others will follow your example. But NO, you and your type do not care to risk your own wallets and so seek government intervention to force others to do your bidding. sounds more like a liberal than a conservative to me.

[Final Authority]

If one reads your first sentence correctly then by your own words, government, that is we the people, have the authority to regulate the health and safety standards in the workplace. In the case of this thread, the people did so. Period. End of story. Not the first time an electoral minority has lost, and since this electorate, smokers, is getting smaller every day, that electorate will continue to lose on issues as this.