Alan Keyes: Lindsey Graham's Calls To Scrap Birthright Citizenship Are Too Crazy For Me

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Source: TPM

Here's something you don't hear very often: a prominent Republican's policy position is too conservative for Alan Keyes. Speaking at a Tea Party Express-sponsored event in Washington this morning, Keyes said Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is being irresponsible by suggesting, as he did recently, that the 14th Amendment may have been a bad idea.

Graham told Fox News that he plans to introduce a constitutional amendment that would remove automatic birthright citizenship for all babies born in the United States, even if their parents are here illegally. Graham and other Republicans have been whipping up opposition to the 14th Amendment, which they say encourages illegal immigrants to come to America with the plan to have babies who will automatically become U.S. citizens.

Keyes suggested that he shared the concern over so-called "anchor babies" with Graham and his allies, but he said that "the 14th Amendment is not the problem." Rather, he seemed to suggest, it's a mistaken interpretation of the amendment that's at fault. Changing the wording of the amendment would be a mistake, Keyes said -- and talk like Graham's is downright dangerous.

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[Warren Stupidity]

1. Keyes discovers his outer black. nt

[SemperEadem]

2. Graham is just trying to get re-elected

the 14th amendment isn't going anywhere.

the thugs need 2/3 of states to go along and that ain't happening. It's just posturing and primping before cameras for the campaign season--that's all.

The only Americans who are true Americans are the First Americans--the Native peoples. Everyone else's citizenship is a result of an anchor baby, to use their base terminology.

[marylanddem]

3. And that's saying something!

Too crazy for Alan Keyes is WAY too crazy...Lindsay Graham is one of the slimiest of them all, right up there with Jeff Sessions & that other freak Imhofe.

[Chulanowa]

4. Dayum!

if it's too crazy for Alan Keyes, then you fucking KNOW it's slap-down insnae.

[NNN0LHI]

5. Must have been alike a light went on when Keyes asked himself who was next on this hit list?

Keyes realized it just might be him.

Don

[JHB]

6. When Alan Keyes is the Republcan's Voice of Reason...

...need we say more?

[Vinca]

7. You know the Republicans have hit bottom when Keyes makes sense.

[mopinko]

8. this inspires an idea- a crazy meter

ed schultz could us it to rate the days psycho talk. his bug eyes could spin around, and his arms could wave. maybe a little spit spray.
:shrug:

[Ichingcarpenter]

9. Keyes knows that this view puts him in jeopardy

if they extend it to former slaves which could happen if they open up this can of worms.

[MiniMe]

10. Wow, Lou Dobbs said the same thing

It was on The Daily Show on Monday night. Pretty amazing that Graham has out-crazied both of them.