Maryland lawmaker proposes law to take food stamps from families of kids who protest

[Katashi_itto]

Republican Maryland state Delegate Patrick McDonough suggested this week that parents did not deserve to continue receiving food stamps if they refused to stop their children from protesting the death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore.

In audio obtain by First Look’s Lee Fang, a caller on a Baltimore radio program asks McDonough why the government could not “take away benefits from families, from like the parents who are collecting welfare” if the protesters were “too young.”


“That’s an idea and that could be legislation,” McDonough volunteers. “I think that you could make the case that there is a failure to do proper parenting and allowing this stuff to happen, is there an opportunity for a month to take away your food stamps?”

Listen to the audio below.
https://soundcloud.com/firstlookmedia/del-pat-mcdonough-study-thugs-42915
McDonough goes on to say that a “scientific study” is needed to understand the mindset of “thug nation.”
http://www.rawstory.com/2015/04/maryland-lawmaker-proposes-law-to-take-food-stamps-from-families-of-kids-who-protest/

[Mr Dixon]

1. SMH

WOW no words

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. This guy took an oath to protect and defend, but he forgot what he took an oath to protect and

defend.

Will drop this here

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. - See more at: http://constitution.findlaw.com/amendment1.html#sthash.4UgMdp62.dpuf

[Eleanors38]

3. Looks like he ain't shit in weeks. Too much booze.

[Sheepshank]

4. Because shutting down free speech by the Gov't is so-o-o-o not a 1st Amendment issue.

gawd Republicans are stupid

[closeupready]

5. Appropo of nothing, he bears an uncanny resemblance to Nawaz Sharif:

[kwassa]

6. Idiot. Federal program. Blue state.

proves once again that stupidity never prevents electability.

[hifiguy]

7. Dumber than a sack of hammers.

Fat, drunk and Republican is no way to go through life.