Actually, she may have very well done her homework (although I cannot speak for her or anyone else). Unfortunately, the smoking ban does not simply outlaw smoking. It is full of exemptions, definitions of where people can smoke, and what they can smoke. Private clubs are exempted, but read even further and its only restaurants. Unfortunately, this confused many businesses that originally thought they were exempt. So her petition is not necessarily a bad thing, and after all it is here right to petition.

By the way, I hate smoking, and I am not fond of being around it. I try to choose nonsmoking establishments, but it should be the businesses choice (as long as they CLEARLY post at the door if smoking is or is not allowed--that let's us non smokers know to go somewhere else and the smokers can still have a place to light up- problems solved!)