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Originally Posted by spherojon
Start revoking food stamps and welfare from all who participate. Sit back and watch how quickly they stop.
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Discriminately punish people for exercising a legally held constitutional right? 
And what would be done to the many exercising such a 'right' who aren't entered into some federal/state/local governmment entitlement program?
I'm retired; does that mean you think I should lose my government retirement and social security benefits if I choose to exercise such a 'right' to exhibit my extreme displeasure over something I may view as an egregious governmental policy or action?
IMO burning or 'mutilating' a recognized symbol like the US flag in protest as a sort of 'Uncle Sam' effigy for the failure of our government to achieve the ideals the flag supposedly represents is far preferable to the mutilating or burning of people who may not agree with either their government's behavior or that of its leaders.
MOO.
Richard
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