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On big government: banning smoking in public places makes for a cheaper and more efficient government than allowing smoking in public places. The medical costs of second hand smoke are staggering and local governments pay a big chunk of those costs.
It's much more efficient and cheaper to handle the problem with the legislative and executive branches than the judiciary. Every city that ever enacted a ban first commissioned an economic cost-benefit analysis and found that the economic benefits are enormous. In fact the only certain economic costs are to the tobacco companies.
So if you're in favor of a cheaper and more efficient government, then it's a no-brainer. You should be in favor of smoking bans in public places.
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