[pessimizer]

It is entirely legal to shout fire in a crowded theater, and the case in which that was mentioned positively was one that jailed people for speaking against the WWI draft.

It is not, however, legal to lie when you've sworn in court to not lie, whether or not people get hurt. The rationale for making deliberate lying illegal for politicians is because they're your sworn representatives in government, or vying to be, not because it hurts people. Any number of legal things you can do will result in claims of hurt from other people.

[leereeves]

I think the key question is: would you support this if it was going to be established by your political opponents, whoever they are.

[constantcrying]

Obviously not. Every single person who supports this would instantly recoil if their opponents would propose the same exact thing.

The dishonesty here is just completely disgusting.