[davisfh]

I don't smoke, so I really don't have a dog in this fight. However, I do believe that all of these efforts to control other people's habits are wrong and, if continued to their extremes, will erode the freedoms that we so enjoy.

I can hear the argument coming that second hand smoke is harmful, carcinogenic or whatever. Save yourselves some verbiage because I happen to doubt that very much. Perhaps if you were in an unventilated room with many people smoking, it might do some harm. That is seldom the case though.

What I consider really harmful to the nation is the ever growing number of control freaks out there.

[freepatriot32]

What I consider really harmful to the nation is the ever growing number of control freaks out there.

You andm e both what really galls me is about 50 percent of the control freaks out there are republican freepers check back later and im sure you will see them on this very thread it disgusts me to no end

[CSM]

"I don't smoke, so I really don't have a dog in this fight."

Everyone has a dog in this fight. This is not about smoker's rights to smoke, nor non-smokers "right" to breath clean air. This is solely about the property owner's right to use his/her property as he/she sees fit. For a good explanation about this issue, check out this article by Walter Williams:

"Harm's a two way street"

http://www.townhall.com/opinion/columns/walterwilliams/2003/11/19/160293.html

[beckysueb]

I don't smoke, so I really don't have a dog in this fight. However, I do believe that all of these efforts to control other people's habits are wrong and, if continued to their extremes, will erode the freedoms that we so enjoy. I can hear the argument coming that second hand smoke is harmful, carcinogenic or whatever. Save yourselves some verbiage because I happen to doubt that very much. Perhaps if you were in an unventilated room with many people smoking, it might do some harm. That is seldom the case though. What I consider really harmful to the nation is the ever growing number of control freaks out there.

Your comments bear repeating! I applaud your common sense statements.