New “Stolen Valor” Law Already in the Works to Stop Military Fakes
New “Stolen Valor” Law Already in the Works to Stop Military Fakes
Last week the Supreme Court struck down the Stolen Valor Act as a violation of the 1st amendment. The law, passed in 2005, made it a crime to lie about legal service.
However, Fox News is reporting that Republican Congressman Joe Heck of Nevada has already introduced a new Stolen Valor Act, reworked to pass constitutional scrutiny.
The retooled Stolen Valor Act of 2011 wouldn’t stop barroom boasting about bogus service, but would take aim at people who benefit financially or otherwise from their phony claims.
“Now that the Supreme Court has laid down this marker, I will be pushing for a vote on a version of the Stolen Valor Act that will pass constitutional scrutiny,” said Rep. Joe Heck, R-Nev., a colonel in the Army Reserves.
The bill already has 52 co-sponsors and Senator Scott Brown has introduced a companion bill.
