Friday, May 9, 2008

Banning Public Smoking

In this modern age, many debates over the interpretation of the Constitution have been taking place. One of these debates is over the right to smoke, or the right not to have people smoke around other people who do not wish to be exposed to the smoke. Because smoking is harmful, smoking should be confined to a private residence, where "unwilling smokers" will not be exposed.
The main argument against banning smoking in public places is that doing so infringes on the rights of smokers, by not allowing them to do something they feel that they are constitutionally entitled to do. However, a strong argument against this is that people who have no choice but to be around them are being prevented from making a choice, and are therefore their rights have been infringed upon by the smokers.
The solution? Ban smoking in public places. Just because one person wants to smoke doesn't mean the rest of the world wants to as well. There should only be willing smokers.

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