I have got to say that this issue shows how gutless ourpoliticians really are at the state, local and federal levels.
If smokes are SOOOOOO bad that they are banning their use everywhere then why aren't they simply banning their production and distribution?
If they can ban smoking in a personal car why not a personal house as well? What is the difference?
Here is how our politicians could be uniting on this issue rather than devisive. Approach this from the standpoint of making designated places for people to smoke. In this angle it is not about taking something away from smokers, indeed it is about protecting their freedom to smoke em if they got em. Both sides get what they want and deserve, which is the ability to make their own choice.
Here in the capitol city a smoking ban has taken effect and now we see people all over the place that are actually in the STREET. Yes the law has become so foolish as to mandate someone be in the street Literally! How long before someone gets run over? Isn't the state responsible for them being run over? After all they passed laws that put these folks there right?
It is my position that lawmakers are backdooring smokers because they fear big tobacco industry (and of course the donations they make towards political campaigns).
If they want to make them illegal then go on with their bad selves and DO IT. Otherwise this only serves to add to the mentality that they really do not want to change anyones behavior.....they simply want to charge you for it.
Disgusting really!