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erma4kov [3.2K]
3 years ago
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What did the stolen valor act a tempt to protect

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2 answers:
Olegator [25]3 years ago
8 0

<em><u>Stolen Valor Act tempts to protect the unauthorized wear, manufacture or sale of military decorations and medals. </u></em>

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Further Explanations:

The Stolen Valor Act 2005 was implemented into constitution by President George Bush on 20th December, 2006. The law widened the previous U.S law provisions and made it a federal offence to falsely constitute oneself having rewarded U.S military decorations or medals. According to the law if someone is found guilty against this law, the accused might be sentenced imprisonment for up to six months and in case of lies about medal of Honour accused can be sentenced one year imprisonment.

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The Act was firstly proposed in the U.S House of Representative by John Salazar, a native republican of Colorado on 19th July, 2005 as H.R 3352.It was then introduced in Senate by Senator Kent Conrad, a democrat of North Dakota on 10th November, 2005 as S.1998.The Senate passed the law on 7th September 2006 while House of Representative passed it on 6th December 2006.

Though the purpose of the law was to strengthen the Federal Law but Supreme Court ruled it as an unlawful abridgment of Freedom of Speech stated under the First Amendment act on, 28th June, 2012 in Alvarez v. United States case.

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Answer Details:

Grade: High school

Subject: US History

Chapter: United States Legislature

Keywords: Stolen Valor Act,George Bush, Military decorations, medals, House of Representative,John Salazar,Colorado, H.R 3352, Kent Conrad, North Dakota,Federal Law.

cupoosta [38]3 years ago
6 0
<span>What did the Stolen Valor Act attempt to protect?

The Stolen Valor Act attempted to protect the rights of those who had received a military medal of honor. It prohibited </span>lying about having a military medal of honor. 

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