Week 5 EOC: Stolen Valor

The Stolen Valor Act, passed by Congress in 2006, makes it a crime to falsely claim to have won a military medal. The crime is punishable by up to one year in prison, reports the Associated Press. The aim of the law is to protect those who rightfully have won medals of honor in combat from having their accomplishments lessened by those who would lie about it. However, two federal courts have already said the law violates the free speech clause of the First Amendment. (http://blogs.findlaw.com/law_and_life/2010/10/stolen-valor-act-under-consideration-by-courts.html) In a position of an employer, if I found out that one of my employee's had lied about being a veteran, I would first confront the person. Maybe they were really in the military but they didn't win any medals of honor. If that is the case, then it would be excusable. However, if the person had said they were in the military and they weren't at all, I would have a problem with that due to the fact that many people today have gone to war for our country and deserve to be recognized and respected for that. If someone is lying about this very important matter, they deserve to be let go on grounds that they simply cannot be trusted. If they lie about this, what else have they lied about? I would not want to employ liars and dismissing them for that instead of not being a veteran should hold up in the court system. Also, Nevada is a right to work state and I don't have to give a reason for letting someone go.