Am I the only non-smoker who thinks "smoking bans" are a bunch of BS?

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So say you. I think a town, with support of majority voters, has the right to pass some ordinances. Similarly, the several states have the right to create laws.

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A town is not an actor.

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I am unsure about this.

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Can you shake hands with "a town"? Can you call "a town" up on the phone and invite it over for dinner?

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A town doesn't "pass ordinances". A group of people certainly has a right to agree upon some rules for interactions.

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And if they can't agree, and their wishes conflict, somnetimes majority rule takes precedence.

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More people like coke than pepsi. This doesn't necessitate imposition of a prohibition on Pepsi.

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They don't have any right to impose those rules on other people who don't agree.

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Werll, non-smokers can say the same thing, that smokers don't have any right to impose a smoky environment on those that don't agree. I don't fully buy the "they can just go somewhere else" rebuttal.

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You're right, smokers don't have any right to impose that environment. But property owners DO have a right to controll association on their own property.