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thats what i think too. they passed a law too as long as their is a child under 18 in a vehicle too that ya can't smoke. i say its my car i will smoke in it if i want too. of course if my kid doesn't want to be around the cig. smoke i wait until i can be outside. but just think if they pass it to your not allowed to smoke in your own vehicle . its just stupid.

Wow, that's taking away what little rights we have left. I've quit smoking now for 12 days, but I wouldn't want to stop anyone from smoking. There is a little bar down the street that you can still smoke in. I used to go in there alot. Air is free, parks and streets are public for all. Maybe we can start stopping people from coming into certain towns and cities that don't allow smoking, and see who survives the best when it comes to business? Just because you ban smoking isn't going to stop someone from dying a different way, or get a different illness not related to smoking. Are our choices being ripped away from us as well, and we just aren't paying attention? You're right
"land of the free?" What about all the foods that are produced that contain cancer causing agents or meds? Why are they allowed????????

They need a lot of people to fill up all those fema camps they're building.


I wonder why they don't ban fossil fuel and chemical companies who are filling our atmosphere/land/water with ten times the amount of toxic BS. Tow wrongs don't make a right, but... when legislators have special interest, the result is pick on the little guy, not themselves.

Sawadee ka,I am non smoker all my life,BUT i disagree with having to restrict smokers as lepers in your society today.The so called 'Land of the free'may sound nice to tune of many ears there but is nothing but that anymore & NEVER will be

In Arlington, Texas there are certain restaurants that still all ow you to smoke. The smoking ban that has occurred to impose us all to quit with the high costs along with the Texas tax and then telling us where we can smoke and can't is just the beginning.

A year and half ago while I was living in Ohio their smoking ban was approved. And you could not smoke any where suck as zoo's amusement parks, and had to stay back 20 feet from any opening door. They were talking about putting a smoking ban on public side walks as well saying you could not smoke while walking down the side walk.

To think they had the cigarette police aka Health Department out to catch violators so they could ticket them and fine them is messed up.

Then to top this off, they went after the business, saying you could not smoke in the parking lot, many companys had you drive down the road before you could lite up, then they went after the truck drivers, saying if you did not own your truck and you was smoking you were violating the law.

Land of the free is not the case anymore it is the Gov wants to regulate and imprison us in our own country as there only purpose to be in office is to protect us not make us fear them. They should fear us.

Texas use to allow you to bring back a certain amount of cigarette from Mexico since I suppose the tax hike that has took place they have limited that amount to 1 carton per 30 days along of course the duty free tax that it cost to bring that one carton back into the US (15 dollar tax).

For you smokers out there that are paying $4-5 dollars a pack and some odd $50 dollars for a carton in Texas it can and most likly will get worce. Think about what New York smokers are paying onward to $9-10+ dollars a pack, and $70 dollars a carton.

Well, I understand your point. But also, we need to understand that 'rights' goes both ways. I have a right to smoke if I want, but my neighbor has a right to clean air as well.

Smokers are being punished a lot. The taxes on cigarretes is higher than the taxes you pay for booze, and booze kills more people indirectly than second hand smoke.

So, if smoking in public is banned, because of the second hand smoke, then cars shouldn't be allowed to circulate either, because of the pollution caused.

It is a circle and it will be very difficult to reach a point were everybody is satisfied.

I have recently stopped buying cigarretes as the price went from $1.50 a pack to $3.50...so I won't buy cigarretes in principle, but I'll bum one every once in a while...I wasn't a heavy smoker. For those of you used to pay $6 for a pack of cigs my prices might seem silly, or cheap. But when you compare our salaries and income per capita, you realize that it is a big increase.

Wish you luck, and keep us posted.

Ummm, you think it is ok to smoke whith your kids in the car?

I think it is stupid to tell people that they can't smoke in public parks though. But kids shouldn't be around that even if they think it is ok, they are not old enough to choose that sort of thing.

I am NOT trying to say that you are a bad mom, please don't take it that way. I am just curious about your position.