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Feb. 26, 2015: Robert Dixon, left, and Kraig Smith, demonstrate outside a home calling for removal of swastikas displayed on the home in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday.(AP Photo\/Rich Pedroncelli) <\/p>\n
SACRAMENTO, Calif. State lawmakers on Thursday demanded that a California man take down poster-size swastikas displayed in front of his house, calling the signs racist and vulgar but acknowledging the person had a right to free speech. <\/p>\n
\"It's time to remove this disgusting display of racism from our community,\" said state Sen. Marty Block, D-San Diego, chairman of the Legislative Jewish Caucus. <\/p>\n
The symbols desecrate the memory of 6 million Jews who died in concentration camps, he said. <\/p>\n
On the front door of the Sacramento house is a depiction of the American flag with a swastika replacing the stars next to the stripes. Two Israeli flags show swastikas in place of the Star of David. <\/p>\n
No one answered a knock on the door, where a note asked for privacy. <\/p>\n
Police received a call Monday about the house in the middle-class River Park neighborhood, and a welfare check found there were no reportable crimes, Sacramento police spokesman Officer Justin Brown said. <\/p>\n
\"We haven't received any other complaints,\" he said. <\/p>\n
On Thursday, Block was joined by lawmakers, veterans and labor leaders in calling for the homeowner to voluntarily remove the signs. <\/p>\n
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