[conservatism_IS_compassion]

So here's my idea: a new project called the Export a Liberal Fund. From this pool we will donate $100 to every liberal who agrees to give up his U.S. citizenship and flee the country permanently.

This is a proposal I made 20 years ago. I specifically referred to flagburners, and proposed that Congress define public flagburning to mean that the perpetrator wanted to sell his citizenship to some foreigner who would appreciate it. I would grant the perp a hearing in court, at which time the perp could deny that intent - thereby negating the PR value of the original demonstration - and be allowed to stay. The TV broadcaster who televised the original demonstration would be required to spend as much broadcast time on the court denial as on the original demonstration . . .

[Protagoras]

This is a proposal I made 20 years ago. I specifically referred to flagburners, and proposed that Congress define public flagburning to mean that the perpetrator wanted to sell his citizenship to some foreigner who would appreciate it.

That was a bad idea 20 years ago and it still is.