“I am a federal agent.” “I am a medal of honor winner.”
If #1, the prohibition of impersonating a federal agent is illegal, then what makes the second a question of ‘free speech’? Answer: Liberals like lying about military records.
That this is even before the SCOTUS is kinda stupid.
I tend to agree even though I still believe lying about military service (never mind medal-claiming!) is bottom-of-the-barrell. Yet I can’t help but wonder about the hierarchy of lies involved here. Is it a crime to lie to the Veterans Administration about your service or your ailments as a result of that service? Thousands, maybe even tens of thousands, of nonveterans have and are receiving medical help from VA hospitals. Even actual veterans are receiving VA help for phony ailments. Does this, too, affect Freedom of Speech, or is it just plain fraud?