Patriot Act NSA Surveillance Provisions Expire!

[DontSayBanana]

I'm almost certain the Constitution can be amended.  As to it being unamerican bullshit, that's negotiable.

Really?  The child didn't get the choice between being born here and being born in, say, Panama.  If someone is born into a community, they should be able to interact with said community.  Screwing with child welfare is radioactive, and even most Republicans try to repaint the issue to avoid being associated with it.

That said, I can see the flip side of the argument, that it incentivizes digging in until a baby is born, so the baby will be a US citizen (I think in those situations, it's more a case of "we're doing this for the kid" than the "anchor baby" BS that was spouted a couple years ago).  But that's why this issue persists- there's no easy answer without huge repercussions.

[crazy canuck]

Violates the 14th amendment and is unamerican bullshit to boot.

I'm almost certain the Constitution can be amended.  As to it being unamerican bullshit, that's negotiable.

Sure, being certain something is possible is very different from it being probable.  And that distinction is part of the reason Rand is a nutcase.

[derspiess]

Great?

Yeah, it is great.  Thanks for acknowledging.

[crazy canuck]

Great?

Yeah, it is great.  Thanks for acknowledging.

And you wonder why people think you are a right wing nutcase 

[derspiess]

That's my role here.

[crazy canuck]

That's my role here.

[Valmy]

That's my role here.

You are not filled with sufficient constant irrational rage to really fill that niche though.

[DGuller]

What is the big knock on Paul, other than his crazy dad?

He seems to combine the worst of his dad and his party.  Whereas his dad was a nut, but a largely principled nut, Rand mixes and matches incoherently like most "libertarians".

[derspiess]

That's my role here.

You are not filled with sufficient constant irrational rage to really fill that niche though.

I can fake it.

[Caliga]

What is the big knock on Paul, other than his crazy dad?

He seems to combine the worst of his dad and his party.  Whereas his dad was a nut, but a largely principled nut, Rand mixes and matches incoherently like most "libertarians".

IOW, Rand is actually a true politician, unlike Ron.

[The Minsky Moment]

What is the big knock on Paul, other than his crazy dad?

Wiki offered me up several things:

Opposes gun control legislation
Opposes the department of education
Opposed the Employment Non-Discrimination Act because he wanted to include religious exemptions
Thinks vaccinations should be voluntary
Wants more money spent on physical barriers and drones to secure the border
Embraces the line of you can have gay marriage but don't call it marriage
Would like a federal ban on abortion
Seems to think the free market is the tonic for our many ills (which appears to include the Federal Reserve)
Would like to deny citizenship to children born to illegal immigrants in the US

I like most of that.

aka Pat Robertson.