15-17 years ago businesses began doing just that. Suddenly, when you went into a restaurant you were given a choice of smoking or non-smoking sections. Yin/Yang signs were posted on doors indicating the business provided an environment for all to enjoy. But that was not enough for the nanny's.
Then they mandated separate, walled off areas for smokers with outlandish air filtration systems. Many establishments spent thousands of dollars to comply with the new laws only to be told a few years later that it was not good enough and they must become smoke free.
I miss living in a free country!
So do I. Even Rush Limbaugh has said that this has got to stop. It seems that some so-called "conservatives" don't understand this, and are willing to allow giving away a bit of freedom for what they want. FREEDOM REQUIRES CONSISTENCY. I ran across a Freeper here in a smoking thread who was some type of official that regulated businesses. That person said they were proud to vote for smoking bans time and time again and would continue to do so. When I told him/her that with every law passed a little bit of freedom was taken away,he/she wanted me to "take it back." This is an official who affects our lives and who didn't want to acknowledge that.