What real conservatives think about the smoking ban?

Bishop said he remains opposed to any state-imposed smoking ban, but would not block a vote if fellow Republicans demand one.

Since Sen Bishop cannot man up and get the Michigan Senate in line, he merely demonstrates (again) that there is no longer a fundamental difference between the democratic or republican parties.

Smoking bans should originate from either market demands or voter mandate. We have already seen many restaurants ban smoking as a result of market demands; I would assume this trend would have only continued. Which begs the question: Why, if we are already seeing a trend toward a smoke-free Michigan, does the Legislature need to mandate a smoking ban?

What should have GOP legislators done? They should have voted no while campaigning in their local districts for more smoke-free establishments. They could have campaigned for a voter referendum.

State law dictates that property tax changes must be put before the voters (well, with the exception of that pesky 'grandfathered' 1929 law that Washtenaw County recently used to raise taxes without a popular vote. But I digress...) Similarly, any movement that seeks to infringe on property owners' rights should be put to the voters, preferably on a local level.

Without even getting into the obvious Constitutional issues, what in the wide world of sports were they doing spending a single minute on such trivial nonsense?!!!