Tom Tancredo To Raise Tons Of Money Against 14th Amendment

Former Colorado congressman and virulently anti-immigrant personality Tom Tancredo has filed paperwork to form the American Legacy Alliance, a political action committee that has one purpose: stemming illegal immigration and repealing the 14th Amendment, you know, the birthright citizenship one. The idea is to raise an unlimited amount of money to this end.

When the Denver Post wrote about the website for the PAC earlier this week, it appeared that the website was working, today however the site returns an error message. The cached screenshots on Google, however, include jingoistic language that seems to split people in this country into the “us” and “them” category. The photos on the site of blonde, smiling faces seem to add another dimension to this division.

Here’s a sample of some of the language from the site:

• Your children and grandchildren are going to inherit a very different America than the one you live in today. [As in the 2010 Census?]
• English will give way to the hodgepodge of languages spoken by those that chose to ignore what few immigration laws remain.
• The rule of law will only exist to protect the rights of those that break the law and exploit the system. [Like, say, immigrants, or what?]
• Western civilization will only really exist in the history books, if they are allowed to learn about it. [Don’t suppose this may be referring to Arizona’s ethnic studies fight?]
• Defeat The Obama Amnesty [What amnesty?]
• And they will use everything, even America’s own values, to succeed. [So now immigrant success stories are scary?]

So, the idea is to raise an unlimited amount of money towards this end. If the photos, the language and the money doesn’t scare you into becoming involved in 2012, I’m not sure what will.

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