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Old 08-18-10, 04:39 PM   #10
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Originally Posted by fred8615 View Post
Except, as noted in the Fox News article, the U.S. Supreme court has already said the 1st Amendment does not give you a right to lie.
I was referring to the report at Ducimus' link, which gives "freedom of speech" as the reason for the ruling:

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A federal law making it a crime to lie about receiving the Medal of Honor or other military decorations violates freedom of speech, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.
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