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I hope you aren't really in charge of anything, because you have no idea what you're talking about.

Private property is not silliness. Smoking is certainly offensive to some people. It matters not, because you are free to patronize, or not, whatever businesses you choose to. Welcome to a Free Country (for now). You show how little you know by calling them "open to the public". They do not have to justify anything. There is no force involved in you patronizing, or not, their business; you are free to go to non-smoking bars and restaurants, repair shops where the mechanics don't smoke, shoe stores that have no smoking policies, etc.

You have every right to open a restaurant, and burn tires after dinner. It is your private property! I have every right to be offended. What I *DO NOT* have the right to do is dictate, through the force of government, what you do on your private property.

You also show how little you know by stating the legislation was enacted to keep the air clean for other customers. You're wrong: the legislation was passed under the guise of protecting the air quality for EMPLOYEES.

Here is a novel idea: why don't you mind your own damn business on your property, and if you are offended by an activity taking place on someone elses property, remember that at any time you are free to leave.

If not, you should call the police and file kidnapping charges.

It's idiots like you that will soon enable these nannys to ban steaks, and ice cream, and fatty foods etc.

If you don't believe me check out the website of John Banzhaf, a simple Google search will get you there. You will be shocked.

That is, unless you are just another nazi who can't wait for total control of every aspect of society.

That is, unless you are just another nazi who can't wait for total control of every aspect of society.

He's been making a fool out of himself on the smoking threads for years. His Nazi bona fides are well established.

He's so contemptible that I don't feel at all bound to extend him the courtesy of pinging him to this reply.

He's a one-hit wonder usually anyway.