Speak the Truth

Re “Nike Can’t Just Say It, Court Rules,” May 3: So the California Supreme Court has ruled in the Nike case that “speech is commercial in its content if it is likely to influence consumers in their commercial decisions,” and so it must be truthful. Too bad the court can’t apply the same standards to speech by politicians and elected government officials who seek to sell their policies in order to influence the consumers/citizens (i.e., voters). Maybe then we might get some truth in advertising, political style.

Ann Calhoun

Los Osos