Top Congressional Republicans Want 14th Amendment Repealed

As if the insanity of Ken Cuccinelli in here in Virginia isn't scary enough, now we have prominent Congressional Republicans stating that they'd support a repeal of the 14th Amendment - that's right, the 14th Amendment that guarantees citizenship, equal protection under the law and due process. Here's the language that the GOP apparently wants stripped or limited from the Constitution:
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Amendment XIV, Section 1: All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
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For a political party that whines incessantly that it wants a literal application of the United States Constitution the hypocrisy is beyond belief. This movement also makes one wonder when the due process and equal protection clauses will be targeted by these "true Americans." Leading the cry are the GOP's closeted queens Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham. It truly is frightening where the GOP seems to be headed and this batshitery ought to scare the Hell out of all rational, thinking Americans (obviously, that excludes the GOP base and Sarah Palin devotees). Here are some highlights from the Huffington Post:
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) officially supports a review of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, which grants children of undocumented immigrants status as U.S. citizens, his office confirmed to the Huffington Post on Monday.
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In offering his support, McConnell becomes the highest-ranking Republican figure to call for examining the reach of the 14th amendment. On Sunday, his chief deputy, Sen. John Kyl (R-Ariz.) told CBS' Face the Nation that he too would back hearings into revising citizenship laws. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) -- a one-time proponent of comprehensive immigration reform -- has explicitly called for the 14th Amendment's repeal.
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The statements from GOP leaders give credence to the notion that revising longstanding citizenship laws is quickly becoming a plank of the party's platform. In the House of Representatives, Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Tex.) has introduced the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2009, which would attempt to deny children of illegal immigrants U.S. citizenship through statute rather than a constitutional amendment (thereby lowering the vote threshold).
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I have been accused of overstating the lunacy and/or malignant agenda of today's GOP and that party's base which wants nothing less than to strip other citizens of rights and now even citizenship itself. WTF is happening to this country?