The 9th Circus (as published 8/26)

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals [with the above appropriate nickname] is completely unpredictable. This week was a perfect example. They divided themselves into two three-person panels, each apparently different from the other, and two decisions came forth -- one quite good, and the other completely outrageous.

The first panel postponed the confusion of more gay marriages, pending an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, whose decision should settle the issue, hopefully, for many years to come. I commend their perspicacity.

The second decision ruled that the Stolen Valor Act is unconstitutional. On an appeal from some fool who lied about having earned a Medal of Honor, the majority of the panel said, "There's no evidence that such lies harm anybody."

I'm sorry, but as a holder of the Medal of Honor, I am hurt by how his lie has diminished some of the glory of my award, and that of all the other honorees. Oh, wait. . . I don't have a Medal of Honor, but that's OK, because the 9th Circuit has just ruled that lying is completely constitutional.

Is that what we've come to in this country?