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Huckabee vows to defy birthright citizenship
Washington Times ^ | January 8, 2008 | Stephen Dinan

Posted on 01/08/2008 7:31:11 AM PST by 3AngelaD

Mike Huckabee wants to amend the Constitution to prevent children born in the U.S. to illegal aliens from automatically becoming American citizens, according to his top immigration surrogate — a radical step no other major presidential candidate has embraced.

Mr. Huckabee, who won last week's Republican Iowa caucuses, promised Minuteman Project founder James Gilchrist that he would force a test case to the Supreme Court to challenge birthright citizenship, and would push Congress to pass a 28th Amendment to the Constitution to remove any doubt.

The former Arkansas governor thinks the case against U.S. Border Patrol agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Alonso Compean was railroaded, Mr. Gilchrist said. Ramos and Compean are serving lengthy prison sentences for shooting a fleeing drug-smuggling suspect in the buttocks....

Mr. Huckabee has defended his policies on illegal aliens while he was Arkansas governor. He pressed for illegal aliens to gain college tuition benefits, complained about federal immigration raids in his state and declined to have state police enforce immigration laws, although the state legislature gave him the authority to do so....

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: aliens; anchorbabies; fauxpatriot; huckabee; huckster; hypocrisy; illegalimmigration; immigrantlist
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He thinks we are THAT STUPID and that his record is going to disappear down a worm hole. I would call this a come to Jesus moment, except for the obvious hypocrisy and slipperiness of the whole thing.
1 posted on 01/08/2008 7:31:12 AM PST by 3AngelaD
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To: 3AngelaD

At least he is turning in the right direction. However, his previous actions make me suspicious.


2 posted on 01/08/2008 7:32:53 AM PST by Jane Austen
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To: 3AngelaD

Just a couple weeks ago he was saying in a debate that you can’t punish the children for the crimes of the parents.

Of all the flip floppers, the Huck is the flip floppiest.


3 posted on 01/08/2008 7:32:56 AM PST by NeoCaveman (She's Ed Muskie in a pantsuit - Mike Murphy on Missus Clinton)
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To: 3AngelaD

So, in six weeks he has gone from granting college scholorships and preferential admissions to children of illegal aliens to punishing babies the very first day they are born. Is this guy that stupid, or does he just think we’re that stupid?


4 posted on 01/08/2008 7:33:45 AM PST by gridlock (300 Million Americans will not be elected President in 2008. Hillary Clinton will be one of them.)
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To: 3AngelaD

Once again folks, Huckleberry proves he nothing but a populist!


5 posted on 01/08/2008 7:34:17 AM PST by A. Morgan (Thompson 2008)
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Is this guy that stupid, or does he just think we’re that stupid?

The Arkansan Pander Bear thinks we are stupid.

6 posted on 01/08/2008 7:34:28 AM PST by NeoCaveman (She's Ed Muskie in a pantsuit - Mike Murphy on Missus Clinton)
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He thinks we are THAT STUPID.


8 posted on 01/08/2008 7:34:29 AM PST by 3AngelaD (They screwed up their own countries so bad they had to leave, and now they're here screwing up ours)
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I liked the original, better.
9 posted on 01/08/2008 7:35:11 AM PST by GovernmentIsTheProblem (The GOP is "Whig"ing out.)
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At least he is turning in the right direction. However, his previous actions make me suspicious.

Which is the same thing I can say about Romney.

10 posted on 01/08/2008 7:35:27 AM PST by KC_Conspirator
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To: gridlock

He thinks we’re that stupid. Judging by the statements of some of his supporters, he’s right.


11 posted on 01/08/2008 7:35:37 AM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: gridlock

“Is this guy that stupid, or does he just think we’re that stupid?”

Oh jeez. Do I have to choose?

Can I pick both?


12 posted on 01/08/2008 7:36:21 AM PST by GovernmentIsTheProblem (The GOP is "Whig"ing out.)
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To: 3AngelaD

The problem is all these politicians know how the people feel about this issue now. We have to decide if they really learned their lesson or are they just giving it lip service. Not an easy task.


13 posted on 01/08/2008 7:36:51 AM PST by ontap (Just another backstabbing conservative)
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To: 3AngelaD; dano1; pissant; Calpernia; Sun; redgirlinabluestate

Wow. Cool position. End ‘anchor baby’ status. Any quotes from the actual candidate, Gov. Huckabee, as to what he advocates on this issue?


14 posted on 01/08/2008 7:37:03 AM PST by ProCivitas (Pro-America = Pro-Family + Fair Trade = Duncan Hunter for President (gohunter08.com))
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Mike Huckabee wants to amend the Constitution to prevent children born in the U.S. to illegal aliens from automatically becoming American citizens, according to his top immigration surrogate — a radical step no other major presidential candidate has embraced.

that would be nice.....but getting an amendment thru to thwart the 14th now with so many fresh immigrants here voting along with liberals who love more and more immigrants (especially non white ones) who they suspect will vote left at least at first

all makes this highly unlikely

15 posted on 01/08/2008 7:37:14 AM PST by wardaddy (This is depressing..)
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I think Huckabee gets it now. He’s taking a straight populist line and will keep on doing it. Good for him.


16 posted on 01/08/2008 7:37:18 AM PST by Greg F (Duncan Hunter is a good man.)
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>Mike Huckabee wants to amend the Constitution to prevent children born in the U.S. to illegal aliens from automatically becoming American citizens, according to his top immigration surrogate — a radical step no other major presidential candidate has embraced.

Sad that this proposal is considered novel?


17 posted on 01/08/2008 7:37:24 AM PST by tortdog
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“Is this guy that stupid, or does he just think we’re that stupid?”

Yes. Just answer "yes".

18 posted on 01/08/2008 7:39:18 AM PST by gridlock (300 Million Americans will not be elected President in 2008. Hillary Clinton will be one of them.)
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To: 3AngelaD
Very seldom do I put the bullsh*t tag on an article in the Washington Times. I do so now.

The problem of anchor babies can be solved by mere legislation, since the 14th Amendment in its last clause gives Congress power to carry out the Amendment by passing "appropriate legislation."

Congressman Billybob

Latest article, "Brittany, Hillary, and Redemption"

A Freeper in Congress? Please act now.

19 posted on 01/08/2008 7:39:32 AM PST by Congressman Billybob (www.ArmorforCongress.com)
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Ron Paul states this position.....then Fred adopts it and then Huckabee follows. Don’t the latter two have any original ideas?


20 posted on 01/08/2008 7:40:16 AM PST by Captain Kirk
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