Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Free Speech? - Give me a break!
I see this as wanting to be able to say absolutely anything, reap the benefits if you DON'T get caught, and have NO consequences whatsoever, if you DO get caught...
I saw this Associated Press story at SFGate.com:
"An elected official charged with falsely claiming he earned the military's highest honor has filed a motion to dismiss the federal case against him on free speech grounds.
The motion argues that the Stolen Valor Act of 2005, under which water board member Xavier Alvarez was charged, is incompatible with the First Amendment because it restricts free speech by criminalizing false claims of military honors."
