Michigan smoking ban

Oh boy....here it is. 

I don't smoke and I don't like smelling like smoke from others that do...but I think the owner of the business should make the decision as to if they are a smoking or non-smoking establishment.  Not the government.

You make a fine point.  And I guess I do have the right to leave this state if I am unhappy in the way the people continue to vote and how our democratically elected leaders run things.

They pass the non-smoking bill and everyone is happy...I'm sure they're hoping the voters will forget that our elected leaders can't pass a budget without the threat of shutting down the state, are taking money away from schools and are cutting basic services. 

It looks like a "smoke" screen to me.  : )

(Really...I'll be a happier person coming home at night not smelling like an ash tray.  I don't deny that one bit.  Also, it's too close to the holidays to be talking politics.  This is it for me until next year.)

This sucks for me.  Not because of personal rights but purely selfish, SMOKERS ARE JOB SECURITY for me.  The more smokers there are, the more second hand smoke that people inhale, the more cancer patients I see.   How dare the government try to decrease my patient population.  How dare the government stick up for the rights of the majority.  How dare anyone decide that I should live by rules. 

If you are totally naive, you will read the above and not catch my sarcastic tone.  I see people everyday that smoke or live with smokers, or work in an area where smoking is allowed, dying, and I can't do anything to help them.  I feel sorry for them but it is not my choice or the choice of the majority to smoke. 

So sorry if this offends but I deal with death from cigarettes daily.  Every day I try to find better ways to cure cancer.  The only thing that is truly effective is preventing it in the first place. 

For many years, I've had the right to choose to go to a bar that allows smoking or not, this only gives smokers the same choice, just opposite.  The smokers will now have to choose if they want to go somewhere that does not allow smoking.  Maybe I'll give up tri's and start bowling. 

People go into a bar for the socialization.  We can smoke and drink at home. Many of my friends, when given the choice of a smokey bar vs. somewhere not smokey to drink, choose the latter. WE ARE NOT YOUR CUSTOMERS RIGHT NOW but may be in the future. You make adjustments.   I can guarantee you I have more money to spend because I do not waste my money on cigarettes.

Your points are valid but there are already rules for your private property, drinking age, illegal drugs, prostitution, etc..  This is just another rule and actually is good for the majority.  You may see an increase with the non-smoking, just a different clientele, ones that actually might have more money to spend because they don't waste it on a pack of cigs.  I personally avoid bars right now, I do not avoid alcohol.  Its not like your smoking customers are going to choose the bar down the street because they allow smoking and you don't.  This is an across the board ruling.