08-05-2012, 03:22 PM
A synopsys by Keith A Leiman
"The Stolen Valor Act of 2005 was signed into law by President GW Bush on December 30th 2006 in which upgraded a previous law that addressed the problem of those unauthorized to wear, manufacture, or sell military decorations and medals. It as made a federal misdemeanor to falsely represent oneself as having received any US military decoration or medal, and if convicted, defendants could be imprisoned for up to six months, unless the Medal of Honor is involved, which imprisonment could be up to one year.
However, the Act has been repealed because the Supreme Court decided that liars and charlatans should be protected within the rights of Freedom of Speech. "
Would this include a Puna politician parading around in a VFW shirt when they were never in the military?
Or does it fall under the "it's not ilegal, so it's not imoral clause" quoted above?[}
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"The Stolen Valor Act of 2005 was signed into law by President GW Bush on December 30th 2006 in which upgraded a previous law that addressed the problem of those unauthorized to wear, manufacture, or sell military decorations and medals. It as made a federal misdemeanor to falsely represent oneself as having received any US military decoration or medal, and if convicted, defendants could be imprisoned for up to six months, unless the Medal of Honor is involved, which imprisonment could be up to one year.
However, the Act has been repealed because the Supreme Court decided that liars and charlatans should be protected within the rights of Freedom of Speech. "
Would this include a Puna politician parading around in a VFW shirt when they were never in the military?
Or does it fall under the "it's not ilegal, so it's not imoral clause" quoted above?[}
]