[Joe 6-pack]

Lying is not, nor ever has been protected speech; if it were, every law criminalizing fraud and perjury would be rendered unconstitutional.

[Hodar]

Lying is not, nor ever has been protected speech; if it were, every law criminalizing fraud and perjury would be rendered unconstitutional.

bump!! Bears repeating.

[stylin19a]

depends....cops are allowed to lie to trick suspects.

[Ol' Dan Tucker]

Lying is not, nor ever has been protected speech; if it were, every law criminalizing fraud and perjury would be rendered unconstitutional.

What is a fictional book, movie or television show but lies that are protected by the 1st Amendment?

Lying, in and of itself, is not illegal and I challenge you to produce an example where it is.

Fraud is a crime committed against another individual in order to steal their property. Perjury is lying under oath in a court of law.

If I go fishing and then tell my friends about the 'one that got away', I may be lying, but I am breaking no laws. If I write a book about the 'one that got away', it is a lie that is protected speech.

[eclecticEel]

The last thing we need are more laws; especially when you look at the present ruling class - why would you want to give them the general authority to punish lying:

“Citizen, we hear you’ve been lying about the settled science of global warming; we need you to come down to the station and answer a few questions.”