Critigue-Austin Smoking Ban - so ridiculous, it kinda makes sense

My colleague TJ Porter wrote an interesting article “"Austin Smoking Ban-so ridiculous, it kinda make sence".  The article is about the local government making decisions for you.  This is regarding the smoking ban that Austin established a few years ago.  He talks about in his article that the people in Austin got to choose whether or not they smoke in bars, and whether or not they ate in a restaurant that had a smoking section.  He claims that we do not get to make decisions regarding if we want to be around smokers.  Austenite’s voted for this ban and it was passed.  My colleague is in favor for this band on smoking.

I agree with my colleague.  At the time this ban was put into place I was a smoker.  I think the smoking ban in Austin is a joke, but it is what the people wanted.  Yes people have a right to choose to go into a restaurant or a bar and not be around second hand smoke.  People that smoke have a right to go into a restaurant or bar and smoke a cigarette.  I think instead of baning smoking they should have a designated smoking section, a separate place that is closed up and away from people that do not smoke.  That would make everybody happy.  That was not an option.  The option is let’s get rid of it all together. 

I do not think it affected business at all.  People still smoke in bars just do not get caught by law officials.  People still go out to eat.  The smoking ban did make the people of Austin feel better.

I am glad we, Austenite’s, had the right to vote on the issue.  The majority won.  Now we can all breathe easier.