Friday, May 28, 2010

First Amendment Lying Issue

Blumenthal Controversy Leads To Bill To Make Lying About Military Service A Crime

"Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) introduced a proposal in the Senate this week that would make it a crime -- punishable with up to six months in prison -- to make inaccurate or misleading statements about one's military service record.

The Stolen Valor Act from Hatch comes one week after Democratic candidate for Senate in Connecticut Richard Blumenthal was exposed as having misstated his service record during the Vietnam War..."

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