From: Darl & Karen Heatherly [kheatherly@meer.net]
Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 4:24 PM
To: fdadockets@oc.fda.gov
Subject: Free Speech/Dietary Supplements

I feel the FDA violates the First Amendment by restricting free speech on the labels and in advertising for dietary supplements.  I agree with the ruling of the Supreme Court and lower courts.  

I feel that the average American is intelligent enough to handle free 'commercial' or any other variety of free speech.  An illiterate American, couldn't read the label anyway....right?

I fell the FDA would better serve us by directing more effort back toward the original mandate: Protection the nation's consumables from dangerous additives and poisons.

Thank you, 
K. Heatherly