Wootan vs Liodice

Children’s health is a very important topic in the news today. There have been many laws and regulations made for the food choices and advertisements that are available for children. These restrictions have created a large argument. Margo Wootan, a director of nutrition policy for the Center for Science in the Public Interest argues that the new restrictions are beneficial to society. She stated that the regulations help children not be exposed to non-nutritious foods that are harmful to their health.  On the other hand, Robert Liodice, president of the Association of National Advertisers argues that the regulations are an infringement of the first amendment. Liodice explains that as a free country we are allowed to express ourselves how we want, but the regulations on food advertisements do not allow companies to do so. I believe that Robert Liodice makes a better argument because he uses the first amendment as an example, and many people take the first amendment very seriously.