The Art Of The Lie.

It's okay to lie. Or at least it's legal to lie. It's in the First Amendment to our Constitution. And if you don't believe me, believe our Supreme Court. And ya know what? As much as it pains me to agree, they may be right. In the case of United States vs Alvarez where a guy falsely claimed to be a retired Maring and winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor, the court decided 6 - 3 that it has to do with freedom of speech. But that also means that lying in political campaigns is perfectly legal and proper to do. Well okay, it's legal. Politicians have decided it's proper to do. So when you're finally good and fed up with the lies you keep hearing in attack ads and even from the mouths of the candidates themselves, you can feel safe in the knowledge that these folks are exercizing their unalienable rights to tell bald faced lies. Even hairy faced lies. I'm not just talking about the fib you told about how many drinks you had the other night when you were out with the boys, or for you women who were out with the gals and the fact that you went to a show by "Chip and Dale" and not to a sewing club meeting. And you guys need to fes up that those drinks were at the local strip club. But we're not talking about those kinds of fibs. Because in those cases you're facing a whole different set of rules. No, this ruling has to do with people, scumbags actually, who claim to be heros in order to reap some sort of rewards. Or politicians who claim they'll save you from their evil opponent. The law says they have the right to do that. It doesn't say that if you're found out, that you won't get your butt kicked, but you might be able to successfully sue over that. That is unless it goes before a jury of your peers.