"Live free or Die".  Actually I like that sentiment.  It means we all have rights (or should have rights) to freedom.  I should have the right to not smell someone's smoke while I'm out and about.  You absolutely can smoke and have a great time doing it.  But in a public place I have a right to not have my clean air fouled with your cigarette.  And believe me...the wide open air in the parks blows your smoke right into my space.

By the way, the last time I looked I thought I read that democracy is based on a majority rule.  So, if the majority of the population would agree that they don't want smoking in public places (like some of the parks) then we should enjoy the right to ban the smoking.  

The board got it wrong.