I've said here before I have NO problem with indoor smoking bans, but think outdoor bans are overkill. Now, two California towns have banned smoking on beaches, and more may join in soon, according to the Christian Science Monitor.

Successful beach smoking-ban advocates are playing the litter card: the discarded butts are voluminous, icky, and non bio-degradable.

'I don't smoke and I don't like the smell, but I have never in 20 years of living on the beach heard anyone complain about second-hand smoke or cigarette butts,' says Wayne Eggleston, one of two (San Clemente) city council members who voted against the measure. He says more cigarette butts wash up from storm drains or are flicked by passing drivers than are left by smokers in the sand.

And, he says, if officials wanted to get serious about litter, they would prohibit soda cans and candy wrappers, which he says present far more of a problem. 'I was really quite astounded by this vote,' says Mr. Eggleston. 'I just think there is a limit to what government should dictate to its citizens.'

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