New smoking restrictions in Washington. Oh boy!

[Inknsteel]

Then you don't understand our government we aren't based on Majority rule. We're based on a Representative republic governed by a constitution. We are not a democracy.

So you don't smoke around kids. Fine whatever have a parade. I don't smoke period.

Well yay for you then, maybe we should throw YOU a parade. And if this is the case, then don't take it personally because you aren't part of the group this effects, nor are you one of the offenders whose lack of regard for other people has caused it to become legislated. In an ideal society, we would all respect the rights of others and would make conscious efforts to ensure that exercising our own rights does not infringe on the rights of anyone else.

My entire point was it's not the right of the government to tell a private entity they can't allow smoking on the premises. You can choose not to go to that private entity. Speak and vote with your dollar. If your right they will close down from lack of business. Now if the government wants to ban smoking in government owned areas like parks and government buildings then fine thats there right.

And this right here brings me full circle to my initial post in this thread. We're talking about GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIZED HOUSING. According to posters in the state of Washington, there is already legislation on the books banning smoking within 25 feet of entrances to public buildings. So, the "new" legislation that warranted this entire thread was only talking about the government enforcing a ban on smoking within 25 feet of the public entrance of this government owned or subsidized building. They own it, they're the landlords, they're the final word.