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I do not smoke anymore. I did for 40 years. Would I go back again? No! Do I believe workers should not be forced to be around the smokers if they do not want to? yes! However, that is their right and now that they have been allowed to have their rights met, we should meet the rights of the smoker as well.

There should be a large room where the smokers can go. The smoke could be ventilated to the outdoors. It would satisfy EVERYONE'S RIGHTS and not just one group.

That's the trouble with a lot of this stuff today. One group is OFFENDED well fine, if we fix it that they are not OFFENDED then you make certain the group who is ALLEGEDLY doing the OFFENDING is able to continue on with what it was they were dooing.

It CAN be worked out. Just don't think some people ever want things to be worked out. It is always their way or the highway. Well, I personally will fight for the smoker's rights too. I WISH they would quit but...like Ms. Noonan said Bloomberg thinks he can protect people from harm by banning smoking everywhere.

Dream on Mr. Bloomberg...I think we have other more important issues we are dealing with right now in NY especially. I am sure a cigarette calmed many a nerve the day we were attacked and I am sure if a rescue worker was heading up to save someone and happened to have a cigarette in his mouth I DON'T THINK the person being rescued would refuse to go with him or her because they didn't like the smell of cigarette smoke.

People need to lighten up and stop being so touchy. Fix the problems yes but not at the cost of taking away someone else's rights. It's ridiculous. There should be this much effort towards drugs and porn.

Do I believe workers should not be forced to be around the smokers if they do not want to? yes! However, that is their right

Your fradulent use of words like "forced" and "right" make it difficult to defend liberty.

What workers are "forced" to be around smokers? Precisely what "right" do you cite regarding those workers?