Reply #88: "You didn't really address why perjury can exist if it's unconstitutional."

[MilesColtrane]

I imagine the law against perjury exists because the judiciary could not function without being able to persuade truthful testimony from witnesses.

"I haven't called for prior restraint."

Forgive me for not researching all of your posts on this subject. I usually only read the replies directed toward me.

"lying should be subject to criminal prosecution when it causes or is likely to cause or is meant to cause material harm."

Who exactly would you prosecute for the stories in the NYT written by Judith Miller that later turned out to be untrue?

And, how would you prove that the reporter and/or the editors knew they were printing false information?

And, how would you show that those stories directly led to the Bush administration's decision to invade raq?

Remember that the administration was where Miller got her (false) information from.

It's not like W woke up one day, read Miller's story about intercepted aluminum tubes bound for Iraq in 2002, and based on that story, decided to invade.