Tribalism On The Right

Powerline's Scott Johnson attempts to deny the citizenship of the Turkish-American killed on the flotilla because "Scott Rasmussen published a poll this morning that found 58 percent of voters favor the abolition of birthright citizenship." Serwer counters:

The only constant moral principle in this brand of conservatism is tribalism. There is an "us" and a "them," and there are simply no rules protecting those deemed outside the tribe that those inside are obligated to follow or respect.