guestsquared:  Including personal insults as part of virtually your every post goes far beyond being a "style" issue.  It inhibits civil discourse and distracts the participants from the issues at hand.  Repeatedly stating that someone who holds a position which differs from yours does so only because they are uninformed, ill-informed or misinformed, is both arrogant and condescending.  

You state the new Springfield ordinance is "not protected speech and can be hazardous to others."  That is certainly the contention of the City of Springfield.  You make it clear that you feel the intent is to discourage panhandling in Springfield.  That "intent" is the one thing we agree on.  

Let me offer you a hypothetical example as a parallel:  A City strongly opposes X,XX, XXX etc. rated movies.  The can't constitutionally ban them.  So they institute a fifty dollar fine for anyone who goes to see one.  No limitation on the freedom of speech of the movie house...

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