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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
see, this is one of the strawmen i'm talking about. you want to equate discrimination laws or commerce laws with the right of patronizing a business based on personal preferences. it's apples and anal lube comparison.
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when doing so would violate the rights of others, like not murdering someone on their property, but NOT mandating that someone patronize their business because we made it non smoking for you. It's like making bars alcohol free because people want to go there, but not be around alcohol.
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First, second hand smoke is an issue that there is no parallel in alcohol.
Second, we already outlaw drunk driving regardless of where the drinking takes place.
Third, there are several dry counties around the country already, so the parable there doesn't make sense.
I'm not arguing that bars SHOULD ban smoking. I'm merely pointing out that it is not unprecedented nor extreme. In fact, given the public health aspect of it, banning indoor smoking in bars and restaurants is a lot more understandable than banning private consumption of illegal drugs, age restrictions on drinking, and so on.