Amazing, isn't it. As far as I'm concerned, they have already gone this far. If I own a bar, outright, I should be able to dictate if smoking is allowed, or isn't allowed, in that bar. If the majority sentiment of my customers is, "It's too smoky in here!!!!", I have a choice, as a business owner. Discontinue the smoking, losing some business, the smokers, or allow smoking and lose a majority of business, the non-smokers. Or, install a top off the line venting system, installed by workers, pay those workers for their services, and receive the benefit of the venting system, manufactured by people somewhere, who were paid for their services, and everyone is happy. Sorry for the regression into Economics 101, but some seem to need the exposure. The punitive damage, loss of business/money, is built into capitalism already. Now, if the majority of citizens, via referendum, vote to ban smoking in public, fine. (Not fine, really, but whatever.) But to intrude on private property rights, a cornerstone of our society, in the name of the public good, is communistic. Wait until we get our "free health care". It won't happen right away, but before long the restrictions placed on certain activities will make this infringement look like seat-belt laws looked, almost inconsequential.