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Re: SCOTUS strikes down Stolen Valor Act

By: oldCADuser in FFFT | Recommend this post (0)
Thu, 28 Jun 12 8:15 PM | 50 view(s)
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Romney is now claiming that when elected the first thing he's going to do is repeal Obamacare and replace it with something which will not require people to buy insurance. But it will address the pre-existing condition issue and it will not force young people to give-up their parents insurance and it will save Medicare and reduce overall costs. Gee, that's starting to sound very much like something called 'Obamacare'...




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SCOTUS strikes down Stolen Valor Act
By: weco in FFFT
Thu, 28 Jun 12 6:51 PM 		Msg. 43927 of 65535

SCOTUS strikes down Stolen Valor Act

By Tom Curry, msnbc.com National Affairs Writer

The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a federal law called the Stolen Valor Act which prohibits a person from falsely claiming that he has been awarded a military honor.

The case involved Xavier Alvarez who was an elected member of the Three Valleys Municipal Water District Board in Pomona, California. In 2007 Alvarez said at a public water district board meeting that he was a retired Marine, had been “wounded many times,” and had been “awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor” in 1987.

In fact, he had never served in the United States armed forces.
He pleaded guilty to violating the Stolen Valor Act, but claimed that his false statements were protected by the First Amendment right of free speech.

http://nbcpolitics.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/06/28/12457855-scotus-strikes-down-stolen-valor-act?lite

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