Will the talking heads on the left slam Durbin as a “religious fanatic” like they do when a conservative invokes religion?

(CNS) — In response to Republican criticism of the DREAM Act, Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin (Ill.) invoked Moses and the Ten Commandments: “To my knowledge, the only perfect law ever written was on stone tablets and carried down a mountain by Senator Moses,” he said.

Durbin made the remark on Tuesday at a hearing of the Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security. During the hearing, Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) said the DREAM Act, reintroduced last month, was flawed because it would give the Secretary of Homeland Security the authority to waive provisions of the law on a case-by-case basis.

“Under this version of the Dream Act, a 35-year-old illegal immigrant who’s been convicted of two misdemeanors would be eligible for a green card,” Cornyn said. “And let’s remind ourselves that many misdemeanors are not minor offenses. In many states they include driving under the influence of alcohol, drug possession, burglary, theft, assault and many other serious crimes.”

That’s when Durbin (D-Ill.), who reintroduced the legislation, made his comment about the Ten Commandments.

The Dream Act would allow an illegal alien to gain legal status if he came to the United States with his parents at age 15 or younger; if he has been in America for at least five years prior to the bill’s enactment; and if he meets certain education or military service requirements.

Flashback: Durbin compares American troops to Nazis, Soviets and Pol Pot.