While I agree with you both that you should never smoke around your kids I don't feel that it's the place of the gov to make that type of LAW. It also says nothing about smoking in the car or home when kids aren't around. Also, family, friends, or even sitters might have a smoking habit, and smoke when kids aren't there, but not when they ARE watching your kids. There just isn't a good way for the gov't to step in and make a law about this without seriously affecting our private lives. If you have kids, you should be smart enough not to smoke around them, or in areas where it can bring serious effects to them. It shouldn't be the gov't's job to hold our hands as we hold our babies' hands.

I live in Louisiana, it is already against the law to smoke in your car with children WOO HOO!!! I think that it should also be illegal to smoke in your home!!!

I voted no. I personally believe it's disgusting to smoke and cruel to smoke in front of your kids. I also believe it's disgusting to feed your child anything but organic and cruel to provide them junk food and fast food. But do I want the government passing a law that says I CAN'T give them fast food? Absolutely not. Would you have wanted the government to tell you it's against the law to give your child formula because you are physically unable to breast feed? This question is so narrow in its scope; but the truth of the matter is if you make this illegal, what's next?

I apologize.....amen to all who think it is a bad idea for the government to step in on something like this.

Knowingly exposing children to cigarette smoke which causes cancer is outrageous. I know it is really difficutl to quit smoking, but parents and/or caregivers who care for children should actually be supportive of keeping children healthy. If it takes a law to give them the extra "push" they need to stop smoking around their kids or to quit smoking altogether (even better), then I would support it.

I understand the whole "I don't want the government telling me how to raise my child" argument, but lets think about this logically for a minute. There are already child endangerment laws that regulate what we can and cant do with and around our or anyone's kids, and this would just be another one. It's a known fact that second hand smoke is extremely harmful to anyone that inhales it, especially kids. NOBODY can argue smoking around children isn't endangering them, so why not add it to the laws already in effect. How can anyone argue with something that's only there to protect our children???

Because second hand smoke is just as bad as smoking yourself. And were do you see a baby or toddler begging for a cigarette.

I agree with you all who voted no, i for one had an close friend to pass away for lung cancer he has never smoked a day in his life but he was raised in a household that did not care enough to leave the room or better yet go outside so i am totally against smoking in a car or house where babies,infants,or kids live,GOD BLESS AMERICA.

I dont think people should smoke in the house or car with kids but i dont think the gov't should make it illegal. Its not their business

I was thinking of voting no on this with the stipulation that the kids should be allowed to sue their parents at any point in their life for health issues or potential health issues. Especially since second hand smoke has been strongly linked to heart problems (as well as the typical lung issues)... ...but then I thought, with socialized medicine, maybe we should just stay preventative.

It should also be common sense not to text while driving, but there are plenty of idiots out there that do it anyway. Babies cannot tell their parents to not smoke in the car, so someone has to. While I don't like the gov't getting their fingers into too many things, a child's health and safety is worth an additional law.

First, I voted "no". The government has no right to patrol/control our right to free choice. I don't agree with smoking around my child or anyone else smoking around their own, though I do not believe it's the governments reponsiblity to parent. Especially when we are walking around in an environment filled with other toxins that no one is doing anything about. Come on America, stop depending on the government to do your job!!!