Lindsey, do you still think it’s just the crazy people that are upset with you?  Last Monday night, the GOP executive committee of my county voted to censure Mr. Graham.  Originally, the resolution proposed by Chris Golden would have asked Sen. Lindsey Graham to resign as a member of the Republican Party, and not seek the Republican Party nomination for the United States Senate or any other office in the future.  Amen!

The final comprise that ended up passing, which passed by 60 of the 105 members, censured Graham for continuing to adamantly support legalization of illegal immigrants in spite of thousands of communications of strong opposition from local grassroots Republicans.

As Lindsey continues to reinvent himself as a conservative, he proposed legislation this week to strengthen border security and enforcement of immigration laws.  What I want is for some reporter to ask this guy one question.  “Senator Graham, after you incrementally pass various immigration bills, what is your goal to deal with the millions of illegal aliens?”  I’ve yet to hear him apologize for his tactics or declare that he would not pursue such a goal.  You can bet your bottom dollar that he intends to legalize every one of them.  Till the day occurs when he declares this to not be his intention, anything he says is just lip service.

Apparently the Greenville County Republicans agree with me.  Below is part of the passed resolution:

Whereas, the 2001 Greenville County Republican Convention passed a resolution opposing any legalization of illegal immigrants;

Whereas, the Greenville County Executive Committee in 2004 and 2006 passed resolutions opposing any legalization of illegal immigrants;

Whereas, thousands of grass-roots, self-described Republicans, here in Greenville County have sent e-mails, faxes, letters, made telephone calls, and showed up at events to express their strong opposition to any legalization of illegal immigrants;  

Whereas, U. S. Senator Lindsey Graham continues to adamantly support legalization of illegal immigrants in spite of the evidence stated above;

Whereas, U. S. Senator Lindsey Graham expressed contempt for grassroots Republicans, conservatives, and anti-illegal immigration activists by calling them “bigots” who will be told to “shut up,” before the National La Raza Conference.

Therefore, let it be resolved: That the Greenville County Executive Committee respectfully requests, with sincere sadness, to censure Sen. Lindsey Graham for many of the positions which he has taken that do not represent the wishes of the people of South Carolina, such as:

Immigration, border security, McCain-Feingold, and participation in the “Gang of 14.”