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:I see your point, but is this a topic that CP wants to take a pro-smoker-rights position on?  I'm not a scientist, but it seems the verdict is in that smoking itself is harmful.  When I breathe in the secondhand smoke of those around me, it burns my eyes and makes me cough, and this still happens outdoors if they're in proximity or the wind blows that way.  I'm also not fond of my clothes smelling like an ashtray after visiting the homes of smokers.  It may be possible, then, to question the ''specific degree'' of harm caused by secondhand smoke, but given that at a minimum it's irritating and affects bystanders who choose not to smoke, restrictions on smoking in public are well-justified and not a "war against smokers".  This isn't a Liberal cause, it's just everyday people who choose not to smoke not wanting to be irritated by those who do.  --[[User:DinsdaleP|DinsdaleP]] 12:03, 22 July 2008 (EDT)

:I see your point, but is this a topic that CP wants to take a pro-smoker-rights position on?  I'm not a scientist, but it seems the verdict is in that smoking itself is harmful.  When I breathe in the secondhand smoke of those around me, it burns my eyes and makes me cough, and this still happens outdoors if they're in proximity or the wind blows that way.  I'm also not fond of my clothes smelling like an ashtray after visiting the homes of smokers.  It may be possible, then, to question the ''specific degree'' of harm caused by secondhand smoke, but given that at a minimum it's irritating and affects bystanders who choose not to smoke, restrictions on smoking in public are well-justified and not a "war against smokers".  This isn't a Liberal cause, it's just everyday people who choose not to smoke not wanting to be irritated by those who do.  --[[User:DinsdaleP|DinsdaleP]] 12:03, 22 July 2008 (EDT)