I believe this is a great idea, a way for people of all persuasions to express themselves and their acting abilitiesas well as being innovative while at the same time fully being in compliance with the law.. The state should not be imposing bans on individuals to begin with as that is not the job of states. The job of states is protecting the rights of individuals. In the case of smoking bans the rights of individuals are being trampled upon by the very agents who are supposed to protect those rights.  

I believe this is a great idea, a way for people of all persuasions to express themselves and their acting abilitiesas well as being innovative while at the same time fully being in compliance with the law.. The state should not be imposing bans on individuals to begin with as that is not the job of states. The job of states is protecting the rights of individuals. In the case of smoking bans the rights of individuals are being trampled upon by the very agents who are supposed to protect those rights.  

I am a former smoker. While I feel smokers have no right to expose non-smokers,(who are individuals, sweetguy, that have the right to clean air to breathe), to their smoke, I feel that these bars should be left alone. Non smokers have plenty of places they can go to drink and hear bad music. (Small towns may have to require 1 bar for 'non-thespians', or bars could take turns having a different night a week with no 'acting'.)

One argument I've heard from many pro-govt-healthcare advocates is that these laws are aimed at discouraging smoking and thereby lowering the healthcare costs of the nation.

Personally I feel that as long as smokers are paying for their own healthcare costs, there isn't any issue. Health insurance companies have every right to charge smokers higher premiums. As for smokers who can't afford the extra costs of healthcare: Hospitals shouldn't be obligated to provide any uncompenstated care (unless they're feeling charitable).

Forcing smokers (drinkers, druggies, sedentary people, gluttons, etc) to pay for their own medical bills, and allowing hospitals to turn away those people who can't pay, will discourage unhealthy behavior better than any other law.