Okay, he was a little more diplomatic before he gave the smackdown.

Senator Russ Feingold made it clear today that he has no intention to allow hearings on the GOP's offensive plan to repeal the 14th Amendment.

Wingnut Alan Keyes says repealing the 14th Amendment is going too far. And lest wingnut readers of this blog (you know who you are) wave public opinion polls that seem to support this, I would remind you that the whole point of enshrining civil rights protections in the Constitution is precisely to protect minorities from the tyranny of the majority. If you would have put segregation up for a vote in my part of the world back in the 1950s, you would have found overwhelming support. The judge who tossed out the Proposition 8 referendum on same sex marriages in California today basically made the same point - constitutional protections are designed to protect people from the prejudice of the majority.

Sheriff Joe has two weeks to turn over documents to the Justice Department in a civil rights violation investigation. Or else!

As usual, Jon Stewart gets it right. Saw this live last night and appreciate AV sending the link.