RE: Truth in Advertising/Iowa law
- Archived: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 18:39:00 -0500 (EST)
- Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 18:12:09 -0500 (EST)
- From: Joan Johnson <joan@altair.com>
- Subject: RE: Truth in Advertising/Iowa law
- X-topic: Wrapup
Hurray for Iowa! It is a start.
There may be fewer "free speech" issues there than you might imagine. The same sort of regulation applies to product advertising.
The difficulty is in executing such a law. Who decides what is deceptive? When will this be decided? Are there penalties given to the candidate and or staff? Does this also apply to advocacy ads? Does a claim of ignorance let the individual off the hook?
It is a start. One can not refine something that does not exist.
Joan
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