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In response to quack preacher Terry Jones burning the Koran, Senator Lindsey Graham wants to put limits on free speech. Perhaps the RINO Senator from South Carolina knows this, but his ambition is unconstitutional and as a lawyer Lindsey Graham should know this. Lindsey Graham want to make the burning of the Koran illegal Politico reports: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), a military lawyer, is the first member of Congress to say the legislature needs to explore the possibility, however unlikely, of limiting some kinds of free speech – like Terry Jones’ Quran burning – that help America’s enemies. “I wish...

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), a military lawyer, is the first member of Congress to say the legislature needs to explore the possibility, however unlikely, of limiting some kinds of free speech - like Terry Jones' Quran burning - that help America's enemies. "I wish we could find a way to hold people accountable. Free speech is a great idea, but we're in a war," he told CBS's Bob Schieffer on "Face the Nation." "During World War II, we had limits on what you could do if it inspired the enemy," Graham said, adding that he wanted to do "anything we...

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), after speaking to the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, told reporters that the way to fix the illegal immigration problem in the United States is to secure the border first. Graham also repeated his contention that birthright citizenship should be denied to children of illegal aliens. He said illegal aliens already in the United States should get a pathway to citizenship after learning English, assimilating into the American culture, paying fines, and getting in line behind those who came into the country legally. “If you secure your border, control who gets a job in...

A government shutdown is not in the Republican Party's self-interest, a top GOP senator said Tuesday. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) suggested that the party should accept a compromise proposal on funding the government through the end of this fiscal year in order to avert a potentially damaging shutdown.

"I'm really tired of hearing people talking about 'it costs too much'" GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham was a guest on "Piers Morgan Tonight" and gave his reaction to Pres. Barack Obama's Libya speech tonight. While some Republicans have criticized Pres. Obama's Libya response, including Graham earlier in the conflict, he instead turned the tables and criticized those in his own party tonight. "We made mistakes in Iraq, and to my fellow Republican friends, nobody complained about the cost of Iraq or Afghanistan on our watch," he told Piers Morgan. "I'm really tired of hearing people talking about 'it costs too...

Key senators said Tuesday they hope rising gasoline prices will serve as the impetus to reincarnate a bipartisan “gang” of lawmakers who worked in 2008 to develop a compromise energy bill. The lawmakers hope to revive a now-disbanded group of senators who developed an energy plan in 2008 – when gas prices were at an all-time high – that would have expanded offshore drilling and provided incentives for alternative vehicles, among other things. (snip) Klobuchar said she has reached out to Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Kent Conrad (D-N.D.), two of the founding members of the group, about whether they...

Stepping up border security must be approved by Congress first before a guest-worker program and a legal status for the 10 million to 12 million undocumented people already living in the United States can be debated, U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said in San Antonio on Friday. “I'm telling you that is a political must,” Graham told moderator Evan Smith, editor-in-chief and CEO of the Texas Tribune, and more than 300 people attending a sold-out San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce luncheon. Graham, along with U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., last year proposed immigration reform legislation, but the proposals were...

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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) charged Sunday that the White House has been "very inconsistent and timid when it comes to Iran." On NBC's "Meet the Press," Graham welcomed the pro-democracy fervor that has ignited protests in nearby countries after the toppling of President Hosni Mubarak in Egypt. "I'd like to see regime change in Libya," he said. "I'd like to see regime change in Iran." While criticizing its handling of Iran, though, Graham said that "generally the administration has handled Egypt well."

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, moving on the recommendation of Sen. Lindsey Graham, nominated to the federal bench Wednesday a South Carolina family court judge with a case before the U.S. Supreme Court. Obama sent to the Senate the nomination of Timothy M. Cain to replace U.S. District Judge G. Ross Anderson, a 1980 appointee of President Jimmy Carter who's been on semi-retired "senior status" with a reduced workload for two years. Obama cited Cain's "unwavering commitment to justice" and expressed confidence he would "continue to serve the American people with integrity." Cain, 50, received undergraduate and law degrees from...

(CNN) - Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham may count Sarah Palin as a friend, but he disagrees with her on Egypt. "I really have no fault with the president, Obama, the way he's handled this process," Graham said in an interview set to air at 7 p.m. ET on CNN's "John King, USA." "I disagree with Governor Palin over this particular issue."

Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) have rekindled their alliance on immigration reform, taking some early steps to test the political will for addressing the contentious issue this year. (snip) “It’s in the infant stage,” Graham told POLITICO. “I don’t know what the political appetite is to do something.” (snip) And in one closely watched comment, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) let it slip recently that Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) “seems to think that there’s a shot at this.” It led to a round of speculation that the McCain of the past, the senator who ushered a comprehensive bill...

(snip) But what about diplomatic and development activities in non-warzones, such as Africa, Latin America, and dealing with AIDS, poverty, hunger, maternal health, etc? Does Graham plan to fight for their funding as well? He says yes. "To the American taxpayer: We need to be investing in improving people's lives before the terrorists try to take over," Graham said. "Stay ahead of them, not with 100,000 troops all the time, but by partnering with people who will live in peace with us. The worst nightmare for al Qaeda is to come into a community that feels supported and has hope."...

Congress should cut a deal this year to raise the retirement age to 69, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said. Graham, who'd flirted last month with an increase in the retirement age to help address Social Security's solvency, backed a phased-in hike in the retirement age. "As I said on 'Meet the Press,' I'm looking for a process that will lead to a vote on saving Social Security from bankruptcy this year, that would adjust the age," Graham said on WVOC radio in South Carolina. Graham referenced as his model the deal cut between President Reagan (R) and Democratic House Speaker...

President Obama’s call for Congress to pass a mandate that includes both traditional renewable energy sources like wind and solar as well as GOP favorites nuclear and “clean coal” may be the driver needed to bang through the most aggressive and politically feasible means of reducing greenhouse gas emissions on Capitol Hill this Congress. Obama set a new goal in his speech Tuesday night, calling for 80 percent of U.S. electricity to stem from “clean energy” sources by 2035. “Some folks want wind and solar. Others want nuclear, clean coal, and natural gas,” Obama said. “To meet this goal, we...

<p>Republican Senator John McCain has traveled the world as part of a “three amigos” group with Senate colleagues Joe Lieberman and Lindsey Graham, and he is sad that Lieberman plans to retire when his term expires in 2012.</p> <p>McCain told us in a telephone interview that Lieberman told him that after 40 years in politics, “every once in a while you just get a little tired.”</p>

A U.S. senator who suggested placing permanent bases in Afghanistan has caught the eye of the Taliban, which issued a statement this week saying South Carolina Republican Lindsey Graham has proven the U.S. is trying to colonize the Near East nation. "The Taliban Voice of Jihad Online" is described by the U.S. intelligence community's Open Source Center as an anti-Western, anti-Afghan organization representing the interests of Taliban leader Mullah Omar under the umbrella The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. In a statement issued Tuesday demonstrating its increasing sophistication, the group responded to comments made by Graham during an appearance Sunday on...

When Bernie Madoff was caught running a Ponzi scheme, he was sentenced to lifetime imprisonment.  Needless to say, the Ponzi scheme was prorogated immediately.  Unfortunately, when the leftists in government were caught purloining the funds from the mandatory Social Security retirement program, they were rewarded with reelection.  Worse yet, they still have the power to force us to contribute more, receive less, and raise the retirement age in order to perpetuate and exacerbate the greatest Ponzi scheme of all time.  It is quite evident that Democrats are content with their 'don't ask don't tell' policy concerning Social Security.  They are...

Liberal Republican Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, known in conservative anti-immigration circles as Sen. Grahamnesty, says the United States must maintain a permanent “presence” in Afghanistan. He proposes this imperial outpost because he believes it will prevent the Taliban, the ruling political party in the graveyard of empires when Osama bin Laden and his al-Qaida terrorists struck the United States on Sept. 11, 2001, from returning to the country. Taliban fighters, however, who operate from bases in Pakistan with covert Pakistani support, are still in Afghanistan. The remarks raise the question of what Graham thinks United States can gain from...

Seniors should be older before the receive Social Security and wealthy Americans should receive less benefits across the board, says Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. He made the argument in an interview on Sunday's Meet the Press, but it's a position Graham has advocated for on the stump in South Carolina, including a 2009 stop at The Citadel with Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. "What I'm going to do is challenge this country to make some hard decisions," Graham said at the time, telling the crowd of cadets, Tea Partiers, and Graham supporters that they shouldn't give Congress a pass on the...