Stolen Valor Act being challenged as violation of 1st Amendment. WTF?

The 1st Amendment of the Constitution does not give anyone the right to impersonate and present themselves credit for the heroism of those who earned that right. They are the lowest of the low and should be imprisoned and the key thrown away. If not imprisoned, he should be ostrosized from society by any American he comes in contact with.

@Cordelia: That wasn't just a guy who sued over the pants...it was a sitting judge. A judge bringing a frivolous lawsuit to court. LMAO

The wonderful, and often scary, thing about the US is that you are free to bring any concern before the courts.

@Murky: Oh please...John Kerry...fake Bronze Stars? Uh, one of the recommenders for Mr. Kerry's Bronze Stars was the same guy who brought up these charges...AND he was given his Bronze Stars for the same action...in the same order. Now, do you want me to go on about his Silver Star? Let's get serious. Look, I don't like or dislike Mr. Kerry, but if his Bronze Stars are invalid, then the guy who brought the charges against him should also be stripped of his...and he should be tried for perjury and submitting a false report.

Hey, I am as pro-military as you can get...and I am pretty damned conservative as well (former Republican)...but let's lose these scurrilous sorts of arguments, eh?

People can challenge anything they want. Remember that guy who sued because the dry cleaner's lost his pants?

Its against the law to impersonate a cop, etc. No reason why it can't be against the law to impersonate a member of the military.

Look forward to it.

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Falsely claiming to be a veteran or even former trooper is often done so for financial gain. Financial fraud is not protected by the first amendment. False bravato is protected by the First Amendment.

Unfortunately, the First Amendment protects all kinds of speech, including low-down, meretricious lying. If it didn't, Sen. John Kerry (D, MA) would be s--t out of luck, because at least two of his three Purple Hearts were fraudulent, according to his former commanders. If this is not true, all he has to do is unseal his service record and show us.

fake vets should be policed , its that big a problem 1 and 2 its not the lying itself that's a crime to me, its reaping benefits on false pretenses that should be prosecuted

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