Posted on 07/06/2011 10:05:12 AM PDT by tutstar
Edited on 07/06/2011 10:26:36 AM PDT by Sidebar Moderator. [history]
I believe “leftist” and “ugly” are interrelated. Ugly women take on radical feminist and leftist causes because it gives them a sense of personal worth.
VERY good point!
-Bill Clinton
Mexican Passport = License to Kill
There's a way to operate: have congress pass a federal law to get an illegal alien violent criminal (undocumented criminal??) off the hook. I am guessing they pass a federal law that requires the federal government take custody of the illegal violent criminals to protect him from the states, not to protect us from them.
I heard Mexico might stop sending their 'undocumented tourists' to the US for visits if this case isnt stopped.
Blame Bush.
No. Seriously.
Blame Bush.
Bush attempted to intervene in a similar case some years ago, and was given a 7-2 smackdown by the Supreme Court, which said in effect that the consular requirements of the Vienna Treaty could not be enforced against the States without specific legislation. That legislation never happened; Leahy is trying to make it happen now.
The SCOTUS position on this is not an old one. The Supremacy of the Constitution over Treaties has been reinforced over and over again by the Supremes. The most recent binding precedent is from 2006, I believe, but I'm not interested enough to check it. The "2006" case again reinforced Whitney v. Robertson, among others.
Bush should have simply ignored the decision of the International Court in the first place. Why he decided to open this can of worms with presidential meddling, prompting the SCOTUS rebuke, has always been somewhat of a mystery. Probably a sop to V. Fox, and the State Dept.
It has been. This is the murderer's appeal to SCOTUS, and the administration asked to file an amicus brief on his side. Strange, normally the government files such briefs on the side of "the people" in cases, not on the side of the convicted murderer. What we have here is literally the people of Texas vs. the US federal government.
Here's the docket. Note it went to Scalia, who usually doesn't take kindly to international interference in local US cases.
Let's see:
Flying the American flag is considered to be offensive and in bad taste.
Flash mobs are terrorizing our population.
Elected officials publicly and proudly state that the Constitution is irrelevant.
It's illegal to mention God on public property.
Our government routinely takes over private corporations and entire industries (in fact and under law).
English is not spoken in an increasing number of American locales.
Illegal aliens are allowed and encouraged to stay in our nation and not assimilate, and are allowed to vote (or not prevented from voting).
Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts are not allowed to carry pocket knives.
The President of the United States bows to foreign leaders.
The President of the Unites States believes that the Constitution is deeply flawed because it only says what the government cannot do to us, but does not say what it must do for us.
Mayors and city councils outlaw salt in restaurant food.
Federal agencies require us to have permits before we can chop down trees or modify our properties.
Little kids can no longer operate lemonade stands.
The sale of incandescent light bulbs is illegal.
The federal government takes no steps to protect our borders, and sues states that attempt to protect their own borders from foreign invaders.
The fastest growing economic sector is government employment, and the only boom town in the country is Washington DC.
I must say that the day when we no longer recognize America has come and gone. I truly do not recognize the nation that I grew up in.
The problem here is the liberals are adding to the Vienna Convention in relation to consular relations. Sure, it says that consuls have a function of helping their nationals in legal trouble. It doesn’t say the consul has to do it, or that anyone has to be notified. It only says they have to be notified if a person with official diplomatic credentials is arrested.
I believe “leftist” and “ugly” are interrelated. Ugly women take on radical feminist and leftist causes because it gives them a sense of personal worth.
One of Rush's original "Undeniable Truths of Life":
Feminism was established so as to allow unattractive women greater access to mainstream society.
I believe the San Antonio paper describes her as "Sister Corbin." Can't understand why ...
What good would that do them in this case?
Better idea: require local government to inform Immigration and Naturalization Service when they have illegals in their custody or lose federal funding.
This POS has already been on death row longer than his victim was alive. It's time he wasn't.
I am sure he exhausted the appeal process too. Given Obama's judgement on this I wouldnt want him anywhere near an immigration reform bill.
Maybe he didn't know rape and murder were against the law. We must respect others cultures they tell us.
“Hey, If I could give Karla Faye Tucker the needle then TX can stick it to Humberto.”
-Bill Clinton
Actually George W Bush made sure karla faye was executed in Texas.
Good point about medelllin. At the time everyone said mexico and others would be harsh on US citizens arrested in their country of we executed that POS Medellin.
hey anytime a murderer gets taken out it is good day.
Bush actually took a lot of heat for letting karla Faye get the needle. well sure she was a multiple ax murderer but she find religion in prison and CNN and 60 mins did a sob story on how she turned her life around.
Then Bush goes and tries to stop a raping murdering illegal from being executed. go figure
The state of Texas said, too bad , so sad
and I expect them to say the same thing to this latest raping murdering illegal.
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