Where does eveyone stand on smoking bans?

[Bob Dole]

Originally Posted by el borracho

I absolutely hate being around smoke so I'm good with the ban but I would also be ok with a city offering a restricted number of 'smoking licenses' that businesses could obtain. Just like liquor licenses, there would only be a restricted number available and a business would have to apply (and pay) to get one. Of course, I would want far fewer smoking licenses than liquor licenses so that I could still go to bars and not stink like an ashtray.

Or here's a thought:

Let the damned business owners make their own choice whether they want to allow smoking or not. While you continue to make the choice whether to patronize each business on a case-by-case basis.

You can choose not to patronize a business that allows their patrons to smoke. And Bob Dole can choose to patronize the ones that allow it.

Oh wait...choice is a BAD thing. Well, as long as it's not the majority's choice, anyway.