To: BIGLOOK
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. So is perjury now protected under the First Amendment, or would our philosopher-kings on the bench say "well that's different."?
49 posted on
06/28/2012 4:50:58 PM PDT by
Hacksaw
(If I had a son, he'd look like George Zimmerman.)
To: Hacksaw
I doubt that perjury is now protected by the courts after all it's an important tool in determining guilt. But will it be a punishable offense or will all appeals of convictions be based on 1st Amendment Rights.
This is 'slippery slope' we don't want to go down.
50 posted on
06/28/2012 5:26:59 PM PDT by
BIGLOOK
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