Wednesday, August 18, 2010

The Right of Religion, Speech, Press, and Lying

The Statesman knows there's never a positive right to do the wrong thing. Recently the Ninth Circuit said that laws forbidding lying about one's Medal of Honor status are unconstitutional, inferring that there is a "right to lie" in the Constitution. Apparently, a recipient can turn a medal of honor into a "medal of dishonor."
Court Says Lying About Medal of Honor No Crime

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