Wednesday, August 18, 2010

A Different Standard

Unconstitutional? I propose that the United States Supreme Court declare the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, aka the San Francisco Looney Tunes, to be unconstitutional.

Take your Nexium before you read this, because it will cause heartburn:

No Crime In Stealing Honor

That's right. It is, in their deteriorated perspective of justice, a Constitutional right to claim that you have received the nation's highest recognition for valor. It is perfectly fine for a sleaze bag to stand in the public eye and bask in the acclaim which is afforded someone who risked their life, acting above and beyond the call of duty, without penalty. In their sheltered existence they believe that no one is harmed by this. No one is demeaned. No one loses something which they should hold as extremely precious.

One voice of apparent sanity spoke from the bench, but was drowned out by the liberal loons who find nothing glorious about heroism:

The dissenting justice insisted that the majority refused to follow clear Supreme Court precedent that false statements of fact are not entitled to First Amendment protection.


Lies are not, should not, can not, be protected speech. There is no inalienable or Constitutional right to lie, particularly if such a lie is to claim the respect that is only due to a very rare and special group of warrior patriots.

This one must be granted cert and must reach the docket of the Supreme Court before the current administration can shift the balance with one more progressive justice.

2 comments:

Six said...

Jerry Pournelle wrote
"A nation which despises its soldiers will all too soon have a despicable army."

Ralph said...

The 2-1 decision in the case of U.S. v. Alvarez is a huge disappointment, but the matter will not end here.

First, the problem of false claims has attracted considerable public attention. Suspicious claims are quickly being challenged, and many who falsely claim to have earned a military decoration are being exposed. Some, like Alvarez, are being convicted and incarcerated on other charges that might otherwise have escaped notice. And second, the U.S. Senate’s 98-0 vote to enact the Stolen Valor Act is a good indication that if the 9th Circuit is not reversed, Congress will revisit the issue.

During the coming days, we need to see if the U.S. attorney in Los Angeles will file a motion for en banc consideration by the full 9th Circuit. That’s important, because we want the ruling overturned, either in California or by the Supremes in Washington. And until and unless the Supreme Court weighs in, other federal circuits are free to uphold the Stolen Valor Act. One way or another, we will ensure that the great sacrifices of our true heroes are not diminished. In the meantime, let’s hope that Raz and all other decorated veterans can have peace of mind from knowing that the impostors will not prevail.