# Do the new tobacco warnings violate 1st Amendment rights? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [August 17, 2011, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-new-tobacco-warnings-violate-1st-amendment-rights/593003 "2011-08-17T06:58:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 35
**Author:** ![FinnAgain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finnagain/32/12500_2.png) [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2011, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-new-tobacco-warnings-violate-1st-amendment-rights/593003/35 "2011-08-17T17:22:49Z")
> [@NotreDame05](#): > > My initial point to you was to denounce the notion you labored under, which was merely invoking Congress’ power to regulate intersate commerce resolved the issue. Yet again, as that didn’t actually happen, your reliance on it remains less than persuasive. Unless, of course, your argument is invalid because you were riding on a unicorn while talking with an elf, in which case, okay, game on. > [@NotreDame05](#): > > Whether I “proved” your points, as you allege, remains to be seen. It’s a good hint that your points all supported and echoed exactly what I said, even while you tried to claim that they somehow were against my argument. Funny that, as soon as their actual impact on the argument under analysis was pointed out, we have to wait to see. > [@NotreDame05](#): > > The point I certainly did not prove was your erroneous notion of invoking Congress’ power to regulate commerce legally justifies this nascent label requirement. It was proven by the fact that the unicorn you were riding got into a fight with a gryphon, but then both of them got eaten by a dragon, and so I win. Yes? By the way, care to answer any time soon what the substance and history of your objections to half a century of warning labels were, and what the substance and rationale for your current objection is besides an argument that boils down to “well… picture”. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-new-tobacco-warnings-violate-1st-amendment-rights/593003)._