This is why the Stolen Valor Act is vital

My friend Jonn had this up at his place this morning, and it exemplifies why the Supreme Court ruling next month will be so important.

This wasn't the first phony that this TV station busted:

In 2006 Congress passed The Stolen Valor Act, which made lying about being a war hero a crime. But recently, an appeals court ruled it was unconstitutional.

That ruling came into play a year and a half ago when KATU News exposed another war hero fake.

The U.S. attorney in Oregon couldn't charge Lafayette Keaton after KATU News proved he lied about being a war hero from World War II, Korea and Vietnam, because the appeals court ruled freedom of speech allows someone to lie about winning medals for heroism. Now, the constitutionality of the law is in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court.