[Don Myers]

"Last I heard, our Constitution was put in place to allow the government to protect the individual from the tyranny of the majority and these "smoking bans" are nothing, if not tyranny. Telling folks what they may or may not allow on privately owned property that they pay taxes on, whether it be set-back lines or smoking policies, goes against the very fabric of our Republic."

Hey, Ky, give it a rest. People who want to have a smoke-free environment deserve a little fresh air, too. The market place is driving a lot of the smoke-free areas in public places.

[SheLion]

Hey, Ky, give it a rest. People who want to have a smoke-free environment deserve a little fresh air, too. The market place is driving a lot of the smoke-free areas in public places.

Whaaat?

What rock did YOU crawl out from under!

[KentuckyWoman]

Hey, Ky, give it a rest. People who want to have a smoke-free environment deserve a little fresh air, too. The market place is driving a lot of the smoke-free areas in public places.

Sorry Don, doesn't wash. If restaurant OWNERS want to make THEIR establishments non-smoking, fine. If they do not, however, smoking bans, even at the behest of a "majority", are clearly a violation of individual rights. PERIOD.

[Just another Joe]

The market place is driving a lot of the smoke-free areas in public places.

If this is true then why is the GOVERNMENT doing the banning in PRIVATE businesses?

[Gabz]

People who want to have a smoke-free environment deserve a little fresh air, too.

You're the one that needs to give it a rest. If they want a smoke-free environment, let them open their own business. When did they get the right to dictate what a private owner does on his private property.

What about the bar and restaurant owners that are smokers???? Several of my friends that own bars and restauratns are themselves smokers. Why do you have the right to tell them they, their employees and their customers can not smoke on their property they have bought and paid for?????