SMOKERS, TAKE BACK YOUR DIGNITY!

We, the fifty million smokers in the United States, believe that under the Constitution our interests should be represented and that we deserve equal protection under the law. In the current climate of fanatic extremism against those who choose to smoke, a legal activity, we have neither. We are burdened with oppressive, punitive taxes and selectively discriminated against in employment, medical care, property use, and even in our homes and families, with the blessing of our own government. We reject the label of "addict," which validates the desire to vilify, ostracize and demonize us by those who think it's their right to dictate how others live. We are not weak, selfish, ignorant or stupid; we are not murderers or child abusers because we smoke; we are one in four of your friends, neighbors, and family. We deserve the same respect and dignity afforded every other American. The War on Smokers must be stopped now by defunding the hate-filled anti-smoking movement that is built on lies and arrogance. The unfair, divisive and destructive behavior modification campaign must be dismantled and those unelected non-governmental organizations and officials stripped of their power to legislate and levy taxes on the citizens of this country. We demand a return to the Bill of Rights and the Constitution with inclusion of ALL Americans, including smokers, in the anti-discrimination statutes of this country.