Your Papers, Please, Phoenix and Flagstaff, Part 2

Always eager to show Arizonans that he's deserving to be Arizona's senator for the sole reason that he's more insane than John McCain is, J.D. Hayworth is doubling down on the state's Birther bill fiasco by demanding it be extended to all voters and all candidates.  Eric Kleefield:

"He believes that that legislation is drawn too narrowly," said Hayworth communications director Mark Sanders, when TPMDC asked for Hayworth's position. "And his thinking on it is that we require every voter when they go to the polls to prove who they are and prove that they are eligible to vote, so we should require that not only of presidential candidates but also every candidate on the ballot."

So does Hayworth think we should demand birth documentation for every candidate for public office, I asked?

"No, that's not what I'm saying," said Sanders. "I'm not addressing birth documentation. I'm addressing eligibility to vote, and that could apply to a lot of different things."

So what is Hayworth demanding proof of, exactly?

"I'm saying in terms of proof of everything," said Sanders. "You can't be a convicted felon and vote. There are requirements that you have to meet in order to vote, and those same requirements should be met by every candidate for every office."

Too narrowly?  Really?  It seems the intersection of Birther lunacy and Immigration derangement is mass deportations from a police state.  Why stop at voting?  Why stop at cops pulling people over because they may be in the state illegally?  Hey, require papers all the time, proof of citizenship and everything else, for every aspect of life in Arizona, from every citizen.

Once again, I'm waiting for this law to pass and to see some wealthy couple from a gated retirement community face possible deportation proceedings for forgetting a driver's license.  Arizona may end up doing so much good for immigration reform, it's amazing.  I can see the campaign now..."The Republicans want to turn your state into a police state like Arizona."

That'll solve your enthusiasm gap problems, Dems.