Pointing a loaded weapon at anybody is grounds for a felony charge of assault, and brandishing a gun in front of a police officer is an affront to law enforcement that is seldom taken lightly.

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"The notion that appellate court decisions are to be interpreted by the 'feelings' of the judge is a direct affront of the basic premise of our judicial system that is supposed to apply the law without personal emotion, " Huckabee said in a statement.

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The current proposal is an affront to sound science and responsible policymaking.

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But others, including members of the U.S. group, say that plan is an affront to Richard's reputation and legacy, which they say has been through enough.

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"The royal veto is a serious affront to our democracy, " said the organisation's spokesman Graham Smith.

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The affront is that Medicare needs to sneak around in order to offer a type of care that is routine in private insurance.

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Perjured testimony is an obvious and flagrant affront to the basic concepts of judicial proceedings.

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Opponents of the idea focus on a different aspect: it is, they think, an affront to the religious liberties enshrined in the constitution.

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From a global, biological perspective this in-fighting over alleged medical and religious ethics is in fact nothing less than an all out affront to environmental sustainability.

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Perhaps even more worrying is the embrace by Team Obama of a still-greater affront to American sovereignty and self-governance: transnationalism.

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