[A Texan]

I, for the life of me, do not understand the smoking ban. I quit smoking about six months ago, the smell of smoke now can make be feel sick to my stomach. I can run up the stairs to my 3rd story apt and not feel winded, and I fell healthier (not sure if that's a word). But overall it doesn't matter how I feel, bar owners made an investment into a business, they own the property and they should be able to allow a legal substance to be consumed on their property.

Any conservative or capitalist that thinks smoking bans are legal, justified or are right are not conservatives or capitalist. I ask you, where do you stop this slippery slope? What's next Big Mac's, the Atkins diet, going out is the cold with out your coat on? How about running with scissors, can we still do this, or should this be banned because it may hurt someone. If you fascist a$$h0les think people should have the opportunity to go into a smoke free establishment go open up your own non-smoking place where you can all sit around in bubbles eating carrots and lettuce trying to pat each other on the back on how "good you made the world" while trying not to lose your place when reading "It takes a Village". Freaking idiots!

"Honey . . . where's the tylenol"

[BureaucratusMaximus]

Any conservative or capitalist that thinks smoking bans are legal, justified or are right are not conservatives or capitalist. I ask you, where do you stop this slippery slope? What's next Big Mac's, the Atkins diet, going out is the cold with out your coat on? How about running with scissors, can we still do this, or should this be banned because it may hurt someone. If you fascist a$$h0les think people should have the opportunity to go into a smoke free establishment go open up your own non-smoking place where you can all sit around in bubbles eating carrots and lettuce trying to pat each other on the back on how "good you made the world" while trying not to lose your place when reading "It takes a Village". Freaking idiots!

Hear! Hear!