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Message: [QUOTE="tipphill, post: 2242634, member: 4809"] former smoker as well . i have no objections to the ban on smoking on private property. i also so have no objections to banning alcohol in the dome and other public places. i do believe that smokers have the right to smoke in designated places on public property. smokers pay taxes as well. drunk drivers kill people,but we don't take the same precautions in preventing that by banning alcohol. that was already tried during prohibition, and that did not turn out so well. many private businesses such as grocery stores, pharmacies etc no longer sell cigarettes. good for them. that is there choice . when taxpayer money is used for a function, smokers have rights too. as the graph shows, smoking has dropped considerably and i believe it will continue that trend. completely drunk, rude, obnoxious people are far more objectionable and dangerous to me than someone lighting up in a designated area, that i can avoid. [/QUOTE]