Federal law barring lies about medals is tested
• APAt issue is a 3-year-old federal law called the Stolen Valor Act that makes it a crime punishable by a year in jail to falsely claim to have received a medal from the U.S. military. It is a crime even if the liar makes no effort to profit from his st
Jonathan Turley's take on this:
http://jonathanturley.org/2010/02/07/semper-fraud-two-false-heroes-challenge-the-constitutionality-of-the-stolen-valor-act/
Would that apply to politicians who lie about their military reocord in order to get into office?