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[ PRIVACY Forum ] Supreme Court sympathetic to criminalization of
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Wed Feb 22 20:01:52 2012
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Supreme Court sympathetic to criminalization of lying
http://j.mp/yuW3Ke (Kentucky.com)
"Supreme Court justices on Wednesday sounded cautiously sympathetic to
a federal law that punishes fake military heroes. While not marching
in lockstep, the justices seemed to agree that lying about medals does
damage to the military's honor. Their questions hinted that they might
uphold the law used to prosecute a California man who falsely claimed
to have been awarded the Medal of Honor."
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So can Congress declare *any* false statement they choose to be
a criminal offense?
If there was a law against politicians lying ...
[fill in your own punch line].
--Lauren--
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