Opinion: 25 GOPÂ governors now illegally refusing refugees, and all based on a fake Syrian passport.Â

The level of Republican inhumanity and stupidity, and refusal to look for facts has reached new heights.

Remember George W. Bush and the lies he and his administration told in the run up to the Iraq War?Â

Bush didn’t look for facts, and when confronted with them, he dismissed them. You’re seeing today by RepublicansÂ that same level of intellectual malpractice, a lack ofÂ curiosityÂ about facts, a pandering to the base and an almost viral race to the bottom of the barrel of stupidity.

At least 25 of America’s 31 Republican governors today (and sadly, Democratic governor Maggie Hassan) have issued press releases, tweets, and executive orders mandatingÂ â€“ and boastingÂ â€“ their state will not accept any Syrian refugees. Unfortunately, it appears none of them bothered to actually check if they have the authority to refuse refugeesÂ here legally, though an extremely rigorousÂ federal process.

And, of course, these “pro-life” “conservative Christian”Â governors, it turns out, do not have the authority to refuse refugees.

But what they do have is the ability to grandstand and to turn the tide of public opinion against the very people running from terrorists, and have Americans see them as terrorists, so when they do get to America (insert obligatory “land of the free, home of the brave” quote here) many will likely become victimized by a pathetically ignorant, Fox News watching populace that equates “Muslim” with “terrorist.”

To be clear, even France has called the murder of 129 people in the Paris attacks, not to mention the hundreds who have suffered injuries, “an issue of internal domestic security.”

Or, to be even more clear, as ThinkProgress reports, “All of the attackers from Fridayâ€™s massacre in Paris so far have been identified as European Union nationals, according to a top EU official.”

That storyÂ about one of the terrorists having a Syrian passport is either fake, or his passport was.

Here’s the list of Republicans who have stated America should refuse Syrian refugees, or have stated they will not allow them in their state, all based on a false story about a Paris attacks terrorist with a fake Syrian passport.

Republican Governors:

Robert Bentley of Alabama

Doug Ducey of Arizona

Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas

Rick Scott of Florida

Nathan Deal of Georgia

Butch Otter of Idaho

Mike Pence of Indiana

Terry Branstad of Iowa

Bruce Rauner of Illinois

Sam Brownback of Kansas

Bobby Jindal of Louisiana

Paul LePage of Maine

Charlie Baker of Massachusetts

Rick Snyder of Michigan

Phil Bryant of Mississippi

Pete Ricketts of Nebraska

Chris Christie of New Jersey

Pat McCrory of North Carolina

John Kasich of Ohio

Mary Fallin of Oklahoma

Nikki Haley of South Carolina

Bill Haslam of Tennessee

Greg Abbott of Texas

Scott Walker of Wisconsin

Matt Bevin, governor-elect of Kentucky

GOP Presidential Candidates:

Donald Trump

Ben CarsonÂ â€“ no religious test, but an “ideological”Â one

Marco Rubio

Ted Cruz

John Kasich

Rand PaulÂ

Jeb BushÂ â€“ only Christian refugees

Carly Fiorina

Chris ChristieÂ â€“ no Syrian refugees,Â “not even 5-year-old orphans“

Lindsey Graham

Mike Huckabee

George Pataki

Rick Santorum

Image byÂ Mike LichtÂ via Flickr and a CC license