Do you think states should have the right to stop people from smoking in their own homes and vehicles ??

Da King

Hell no! I don't smoke, but if people can't smoke n their own homes, that's just retarded. And making it illegal to smoke in bars is just as retarded.

Big Bear

No they shouldn't. Those are both their personal property. Why don't they just ban cigarettes all together?

bumbass2003

Only if it affects their children should this power be able. SIDS/cot death increases by a factor of 2 for each parent that smokes,

A person should have the right to screw their own lungs up, but when they screw their childrens, that is when the government shold be able to do something about it. Perhaps enforcable like water restrictions here, by dobbing in a neighbour,

renee

I don't know, I guess I'm one of those hateful non-smoker types, but I feel so sorry for children when their parents smoke around them....it just seems like child abuse to me...

but if a child isn't present, of course a person should be able to smoke on their own property

p.s. Aren't you talking about the case where someone couldn't smoke in an apartment? that's not their property, if they're renting, and if the owner doesn't want the property to be ruined with the smell, I think they should have the right to tell their renters they can't smoke

Geaux LSU Tigers!!!

CA just Ok'd a law that you can't smoke in your car with kids in it. I was happy to hear that. Some people need to be told what is the right thing to do around your kids because they don't know any better.

l_tone

sweety, states have the power to do what ever we let them to do or elect them to do. In the UK i believe it is the case that in order to get the national health care service, you can't be over weight, you can't drink alcohol and you can't smoke. So if you want you can be a fat slob who drinks and smokes but you won't be entitle to health care. So doesn't that sound like forcing you to do something? Yeah those things sound reasonable, but look how dirty that is. What if i said I'll feed you food just so as long as you do what I say? I'll let you live if you do what I say?

vrwtts

NO!!!! It would be the same principle if they told you that you could not eat carrots any more or green beans. You are letting them into your private space and that is wrong. If this happens it is only the fist step of many to becoming a communist country. Soon they will tell you that you can only shop at one store and only buy toilet paper on Monday. It may sound crazy but hey anything is possible when people give up their rights and quit taking personal responsibility. I'm not defending smoking at all, I am just defending my right to do what I want to do in my home. People say that they wouldn't tell me where I can shop or when I can buy something but I guarantee you that just a few generations ago they never thought that the government would tell them that they couldn't smoke at a restaurant. They are slowly but surely taking our rights and freedoms away from us. They will soon be telling us what kind of house we can get according to how many people are in our family not by what we can afford. This is crazy!! They need to stop telling us how to live. I know how to take care of myself and my 3 kids. If someone doesn't know how and doesn't put forth the effort to learn then that is their fault. Take some PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY!!!

mild_irritant

A vehicle and a home are not the same thing.

Driving is a privilege, not a right, so yes, the states do have authority over everything you do in your car.

Ties that bind

no
i think Arnold's idea borders on infringement of private property laws

dude.

No, that's going way to far. How can you allow a product to be sold and then outlaw it being used anywhere, public and private?
How does it apply to chewing tobacco and snuff? Is it OK to spit in your own home?
What about smokers that don't have children? Are they not allowed to smoke in their home? Or does this just discriminate against smokers with children?
Who will be enforcing it and how will it be enforced? A special police unit randomly searching the homes of smokers with children perhaps.

I quit smoking years ago and will not allow it in my home but to create a legal public enforcement of such a policy is both funny and scary at the same time.

GD-Fan

People should get a ticket if there's kids or babies in the car/house and they smoke...but people should be able to smoke in their house if they want or in the car

dosahyd f

We should be able to do whatever we want as long as we are not impinging on anyones health or rights. Period.

paphole

I smoke in my home, no one will tell me not too, the only time I don't is when my grandchildren come round , that's because I don't want then to breath 2nd hand smoke in or going home smelling of smoke.I do smoke in my car sometimes. i don't think any one has the right to tel you what you can or can't do in your own home.

Sadbrowneyes13

I think they need to interven when there are children involved. Anyone who smokes in a car or a house with a child that can't decide for themselves is sick! I personally think it is gross walking into a house when someone smokes all the time. It makes me nauseas. I am a smoker with a child! I smoke outside come inside and wash my hands and change. I respect the fact that my son does not have a say. I think it should be against the law to smoke inside a car or house with children under the age of 18! Second hand smoke is deadly. If you have no children in the house or car then I think the government should mind their own business.

yes, i believe they should banned it, why? the non smokers have the right to not be exposed to the smoke. you see if you choose to smoke you inhale then exhale all that smoke then the people that choose not to would also inhale the smoke WHICH is violating their choice not to

BioRisque

well, we should be living in a free world, okay I understand not smoking in a public place, maybe there are ppl there that cannot stand smoke...but in my own home???gezze! that is something i cannot agree with, it's my home, my car, my health i can do whatever i want with it!

it's my life and i should live it as i wish! and that crap about kids drinking if they see their parents drink, lets be serious, a childs future behaviour isn't caused only by what they see...

reap100

Smoking is a public health issue, and it stands to reason that if taxpayers bear the expense of treating smoking-related illnesses, state and federal governments would be negligent by not banning it. I understand that one's home and automobile are private -- but they are not sacrosanct. When others are endangered, for whatever reason, the state may be justified in stepping in to protect citizens. Drinking alcohol is legal. But if you over-indulge and risk someone else's safety (even in your own home or automobile), the government protects them. With smoking, as opposed to drinking alcohol, people (both children and adults) who are nearby are as endangered as the smoker, due to invasive second-hand smoke.
I would like to see smoking while driving banned, simply because it becomes hazardous to others on the road. I don't know if the law still stands, but Oregon required drivers to have both hands on the steering wheel at all times -- which would prevent smoking, drinking (even sodas), and talking on cell phones. Last year, I saw a woman in rush-hour traffic with a cigarette and a cell phone, which she held to her ear, in one hand; in her other hand, she had a cup of coffee while she steered. God forbid she should drop her lit cigarette! Want to guess how focused she was on driving, or how well she controlled her SUV? I wished for a traffic officer!
If it seems unfair to ban smoking in private homes or automobiles, it is equally, if not more, unfair to increase all taxpayers' burden for medical expense incurred in illnesses that are secondary to both first-hand and second-hand smoke; it is also unfair to those who are subject to involuntary inhalation of toxins; it is also unfair to non-smoking insured drivers who must pay higher premiums because of smokers' involvement in auto accidents that are caused by smoking. Just a thought. . . .

Mike Panda

I essentially agree with you. It's a personal choice and, unhealthy though it may be, it's up the the individual.
There are, however, a few gray areas. For example, what about people who work at home? For example, some private practices in the psych. wellness industry operate out of an individual's home. Even if the resident/business owner is not smoking in the presence of the client, there is the likely chance of the pervasive smell of it.

Additionally, what about houses with children under a certain age? Subjecting an infant or toddler to second hand smoke could pose some potential medical problems later.

While I am a strong advocate of an individual's right to smoke, I don't feel that those rights supercede the rights of another to breathe clean air.
All in all, I think the state should stay 'hands-off'.

angel

yes its ONLY illegal IF A MINOR riding the car with u.....

for me its good isn't??? IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF A CHILD....its good for their health....plus it will show a respect for them...

the only reason government agreed with this law cz they know it will help child grow healthy...not bcuz they just want to....i have a son...if someone smoke around him i get pissed cz as a mom i always wanna protect him for almost everything then just someone could just make him sick thats not fair.....thats rude...if u know what i'm trying to say......

fairly smart

In cars with children, yes. In your own home, I don't think they can enforce the law. Children should not be around smoke! It is really bad for their developing lungs. I am amazed at the people who still have a child in one arm & a cig in the other hand. How can they even think to do that? This isn't the 50's when doctors were endorsing ciggarettes, this is a new century where we know better!

mikesluv

as a smoker with a child,I personally would like to see people stop smoking in their cars if they have their children in it.The option to smoke was ours,the children are usually too young to have an option and it's not fair to them. If it's in their own homes ....no I don't think that's fair because its a different set up, the parent could have a room in the opposite direction from the child(ren) whereas the child(ren) would not even be subjected to it,but again in confined spaces such as a car I think it would benefit the kid(s) if nobody smoked around them.(and no I don't smoke around my daughter. It's my choice not hers.)

Tx Guy

I don't understand why people feel that they are forced to stop smoking. When it all comes down to the facts the U.S. Government has the funds, technology and expert personnel to uncover deadly dangers in tobacco and then they tell people not to smoke and enforce laws to help the vulnerable like babies and people throw a fit because they can't smoke...please listen to warnings and don't cut your life short......God bless...

reichmanix

douglas l

I think it's well intentioned but I also think it goes too far. This is the first I'm hearing about government dictating that you cannot use a legal product within the confines of your own home. It seems children are always the intruments of those who want to craft a morally pure society. They tried that with prohibition. But similarly, pass your laws, good luck enforcing them.

Mike G

I think its fair to say that they cannot smoke in their cars, especially if there is a minor as a passenger. I have often seen smokers flick their cigarettes out the window and swerve into other lanes a bit. Any distraction from driving should be prohibited. I think tougher cell phone policies should take effect.

However, people should be allowed to smoke in their own homes!!!!

dlo

No, states should not be allowed to regulate smoking in our homes. Vehicles, maybe.
As an ex-smoker I'm tired of smelling smoke everywhere I go in public. Especially in front of stores, waiting behind smokers in cars in traffic jams, casinos (another vice I must quit someday).
However, quitting smoking is the best thing a person can do for themselves. What is it now, $5-7 bucks a pack? Not to mention the health issues and it plain old stinks. 7+ years with not a single cigarette or cigar, thank you, thank you very much.

USAGUY

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Government needs to leave us alone. Our fore fathers never dreamed that someday the government would be up our butts like they are now. Let people smoke. The air we breathe from pollution, car fumes, chemicals in food and clothing, is worse then cigarette smoke.

elysialaw

This all comes down to being in the presence of minors.

I completely agree with not smoking in your home or car with your child (especially the car, since it is such a small space). Personally I think it should be a form of child abuse. As far as the home, I can't see how this could be enforced, since I would not support random checks or anything.

The reason it is different from drinking is cause drinking around your child doesn't put them at risk for cancer. (Mind you, I don't think you should be intoxicated when caring for your child either..one drink, sure...not hammered though.)

As to the first answer...don't think you should mastrubate in front of your child either.

With respect to banning smoking in apartments, again this comes down to the rights of the other tenants to not have to inhale your smoke which supercedes your right to smoke. Don't like it, buy a house.

Andrew

yes they should in fact the uk have got have got a rule of it

Scott E

land of the free my a**

Samantha1029

i think it's bs. first of all smoking is LEGAL. so why cant u smoke in smoking places. ive accepted places going non smoking but then the state is telling them they can't attach a room so smokers can have somewhere to smoke. it's it really hurt their businesses. If i can drink in my home then i can smoke in my home and in my car. I think it's wrong. smokers are already sacrificing the cold and stuff so non smokers are happy. so its bs to tell ppl not to smoke in their home or car. if that's the case why not make it illegal then they'd have the right to. ill smoke where i want when i want

Maeve a girl who cares

Dear everyone, I have a mom that smokes in the house, and I cry a lot because of it. I think it's wrong, and since I'm 15 I don't get to tell her not to. I have had thyroid cancer and the doctors said it was one of their really bad cases. I survived, but I don't want to get cancer again, and I want to be able to live a long life. When I tell her not to she flips out, and says to mind my own business. Well it is my business, and if you want to mess up you health, then go for it, but don't kill me and my brother who has asthma. I think it is messed up for parens to smoke in the house or in the car, and wish it was illegal, but it's not, so I will have to deal with it until I'm 18 and can move out. She is a resporatory theripist too, so she should know better.. I don't know, but her smoking depresses me :'( PLEASE SOMEBODY REFER A LAW TOO BAN SMOKING IN HOMES AND CARS! Sincerely, Maeve a girl who cares

ben

Consider the following cases: 1) You live in a condo. You are smoking with the window open. The smoke blows into your neighbour's open window. 2) You smoke in a rental property. Not only does he have to deal with the lost property value of owning a property that has been damaged by smoke, but he also has to take care to find repairpeople who are willing to work in a smoky environment. At least it's obvious that a landlord should be able to ban smoking. 3) You're in a vehicle. The person behind you is harmed by smoke (well, we all are, actually). Just because the exposure is not above some threshold, is it ok? Is it ok to steal $10 but not $20? Likewise, smoking outdoors affects nonsmokers. Here's the deal: it is your moral responsibility to control your waste. If I urinate in my home, it's my job to make sure that my urine doesn't spray into my neighbour's home (although this comparison is not fair: urine isn't carcinogenic. Inflicting cigarette smoke on someone is much worse than peeing on him). It is perhaps reasonable to say that it's okay to smoke in your home UNTIL SOMEONE COMPLAINS: smoke is much like loud music, in that people around you are affected by it. It's reasonable to say that you can do what you want until someone objects. Of course, this is all based on what I think should happen. As it is, the tailpipe emissions from driving a car are far more harmful than smoking while driving a car, and don't even get me started on why it's legal for coal-fired power plants to dump mercury into your food supply. So the legal answer is different from the moral answer. Ultimately, the government has the guns, so whatever they decide is okay is okay.

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