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Supreme Court Strikes Down 'Stolen Valor' Law
Wall Street Journa;l ^ | June 28, 2012 | Evan Perez

Posted on 06/28/2012 11:26:32 AM PDT by BIGLOOK

WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court cited First Amendment rights to free speech in striking down a law that made it a federal crime to falsely claim to have been awarded military-honor medals.

The 6-3 majority opinion upheld a Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision that had declared unconstitutional the Stolen Valor Act, a 2006 statute Congress passed "to protect the reputation and meaning" of military honors.

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: activistcourt; firstamendment; impersonation; judicialactivism; military; militaryvote; phonysoldiers; revisionisthistory; stalinisttactics; stolenvalor
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1 posted on 06/28/2012 11:26:37 AM PDT by BIGLOOK
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To: Alas Babylon!; American_Centurion; An.American.Expatriate; ASA.Ranger; ASA Vet; Ax; Azeem; ...

Heads up ping


2 posted on 06/28/2012 11:29:27 AM PDT by BIGLOOK
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To: BIGLOOK; Revolting cat!
Generalisimo Nagin is pleased with this decision.


3 posted on 06/28/2012 11:30:50 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Fools.Damn fools.Welcome to the USSA. Socialism is slavery to the State and the Supreme Court did it)
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To: BIGLOOK

You may all now begin addressing me as Supreme Allied Commander Gerneralisimo pepsi_junkie


4 posted on 06/28/2012 11:30:50 AM PDT by pepsi_junkie (Who is John Galt?)
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To: BIGLOOK

I’m headed down to the bar to pick up some chicks with my 4 Medals Of Honor. Hope I don’t run into any real vets. Better go to a democrat bar.


5 posted on 06/28/2012 11:32:18 AM PDT by ozzymandus
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To: BIGLOOK

Whoa! Hold on a Minute, I thought The Supreme Court didn’t like to strike down Congressional Law, you know, things like Ubamacare!


6 posted on 06/28/2012 11:32:18 AM PDT by KC_Lion (The Supreme Court issued their ruling on Obamacare. Soon, We the People shall issue ours.)
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To: KC_Lion

John F’n Kerry is now a Viet Nam war hero......


7 posted on 06/28/2012 11:34:00 AM PDT by Bullfrogg (American by birth, Irish by heritage, and hellraiser by choice)
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To: ConorMacNessa; mylife; SandRat; HiJinx; MS.BEHAVIN

Hell’s Bells ping!


8 posted on 06/28/2012 11:34:10 AM PDT by BIGLOOK
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To: BIGLOOK
The Supreme Court cited First Amendment rights to free speech in striking down a law that made it a federal crime to falsely claim to have been awarded military-honor medals.

So the Supreme Court just defended the concept of phony soldiers. Remember when liberals got outraged at Rush even mentioning that some of the Iraq protesters were PHONY SOLDIERS? As if no one ever played pretend to grant themselves more credibility?

9 posted on 06/28/2012 11:34:26 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Fools.Damn fools.Welcome to the USSA. Socialism is slavery to the State and the Supreme Court did it)
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To: BIGLOOK

Next we will be told by this court (and the wise latina) that identity theft is merely more free speech by foreign nationals.


10 posted on 06/28/2012 11:35:32 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Fools.Damn fools.Welcome to the USSA. Socialism is slavery to the State and the Supreme Court did it)
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Whoa! Hold on a Minute, I thought The Supreme Court didn’t like to strike down Congressional Law, you know, things like Ubamacare!

Sure they could have pulled a rabbit out of their hat on this one too.

Instead of first amendment, they could have said they really meant to say "consumer fraud" which the government has the power to regulate. It's not a mandate, it's a tax, so it's ok. It's not free speech, it's fraud, so the law's ok.

11 posted on 06/28/2012 11:37:12 AM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Those who truly support our troops pray for their victory!)
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To: BIGLOOK

Fine, but anyone correcting this bad behavior should be immune from prosecution!


12 posted on 06/28/2012 11:42:05 AM PDT by Jumpmaster (Defund the Left!)
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To: a fool in paradise
Next we will be told by this court (and the wise latina) that identity theft is merely more free speech by foreign nationals.

Bamster's now legit.

13 posted on 06/28/2012 11:42:21 AM PDT by Jane Long (Soli Deo Gloria!)
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To: BIGLOOK

But the government can tax you for lieing about your military service.


14 posted on 06/28/2012 11:42:39 AM PDT by stockpirate (No longer proud to be an American! SCOTUS is just as corrupt as congress.)
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To: a fool in paradise; Bullfrogg
Decorated phonies are going to be strutting around all over now. Having a hard time already trying to deal them and btw no LEOs were dealing with them anyway. Wondering if I can be sued by a fraud for slander when exposing them.
15 posted on 06/28/2012 11:45:10 AM PDT by BIGLOOK
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To: BIGLOOK
SCOTUS screwed us big time today - upholding Obamacare and striking down Stolen Valor. Isn't it wonderful that the First Amendment protects flag-burners, pornographers and posers?

I want my country back - not the socialistic regime that has been loosed upon us! Obama, with the cooperation of Congress, RINO's, perverts and traitors has converted us from a proud Nation of free citizens to a nanny state in which we are nothing more than subjects! 



Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

16 posted on 06/28/2012 11:46:12 AM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
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To: BIGLOOK

So. It looks like Justice Roberts has come completely out of the closet as a flaming liberal.

The Court is now 5 liberals, 3 conservatives, and 1 swing vote.

And Obama didn’t even need to make another appointment.

I wonder what kind of threat they are holding over Roberts? He has voted conservative in the past, but evidently no longer.


17 posted on 06/28/2012 11:51:24 AM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: BIGLOOK

Well ... anyone can be sued, if there is the least shred of possibility that it’s valid. If there is absolutely no basis at all, and it’s apparent from the “get-go” - then something will be “thrown out” - but other than that - the lawsuit will go ahead.

HOWEVER “winning” the lawsuit is a completely different matter. And no, they can’t win it - if you expose a fraud and they can’t prove it’s not a fraud - and you can prove it’s a fraud. SO ... the bottom line is that you will prevail in a lawsuit!

But, the other “bottom line” to this issue - is what the Founding Fathers thought about “Free Speech” - in that it’s “free speech” itself which will be what “argues against another’s free speech” - in which that other free speech is FALSE.

The idea here is that truth always rises to the surface and lies sink to the bottom - if all things are equal and the government does not intervene and try to “maintain” one kind of speech over another.


18 posted on 06/28/2012 11:51:49 AM PDT by Star Traveler (Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
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To: BIGLOOK

Gee, now I don’t have to tell folks I was just a duffus putting up antennas for two years. I can tell them I was a swift boat commander with silver and bronze stars sent home in glory after getting three purple hearts. How exciting.


19 posted on 06/28/2012 11:52:25 AM PDT by JimSEA
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To: BIGLOOK
In my lifetime I've witnessed 3 of the worst USSC decisions:

Roe vs Wade

Kelo

The decision today on the healthcare debacle.

Now we have this.....What's next?

Keep your powder dry!

FMCDH(BITS)

20 posted on 06/28/2012 11:53:44 AM PDT by nothingnew (I fear for my Republic due to marxist influence in our government. Open eyes/see)
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