&gt;As much as I hate advertising, how exactly would you reconcile such a ban with the first amendment in the US?<p>This article has a nice explanation about that: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;nsglc.olemiss.edu&#x2F;SandBar&#x2F;SandBar5&#x2F;5.2advertising.htm" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;nsglc.olemiss.edu&#x2F;SandBar&#x2F;SandBar5&#x2F;5.2advertising.htm</a>