I thought it was more that you can't be ordered to lie. Not saying something is one thing, saying something false is something else. It boggles my mind. "Why

I thought it was more that you can't be ordered to lie. Not saying something is one thing, saying something false is something else. It boggles my mind. "Why do I have to comply with this order?" "Because not complying with a legitimate authority is breaking the law." "Can you really use an argument based on the sanctity of the law to justify ordering me to break the law?"