We are obliged by the terms of the Extradition Act 2003 to send our nationals to America without prima facie evidence, yet America is under no corresponding duty to send people we want from America without prima facie evidence being supplied by us. ...
Why does that grotesque imbalance exist?
Obviously the question was more or less answered. It is right to say that Congress does not want to ratify the 2003 treaty because many Congressmen want to keep the ability to retain in America people whom they fear would not get a fair trial overseas and they want to keep a political bar to extradition.
Imagine!
It's also b/c it infringes on our freedoms as a nation with a system of due process when such systems don't necessarily exist, either formally or in practice, in other nations.
As well, since when are your "criminal citizens" of such value to you that you must defend them as such? Does the U.S. have a track record of extradicting Brits that failed to pay their subway tolls, trying them, and sentencing them to five years? I don't think so!
There is no excuse for that kind of ####ing language, you ####ing twit!!!!!!!!!
Just kidding. Your point is well taken. While we cannot trust most countries to be fair if we allow extradition of our citizens, we should trust the Brits, our allies for most of our history.
THis poster does have a valid point, albeit unimaginativelly vulgar. THe U.S. should not be requesting extradition from another country to the U.S. on one standard, but demand a higher standard for countries requesting extradition from the U.S. And the U.S. has no business requesting extradition of suspects who have not committed crimes in the U.S. or against U.S. interests outside the U.S.
Go #### yourself proud brit
Ursula stands on the still-smoking carcass of the enemy…
your courts can prosecute American citizens in-absentia for your legal definition of slander and libel, and impose binding financial penalties. For this reason, Muslim groups use your courts to shut Americans up about islamic "charity" and other groups having connections to terror groups.
so don't expect any sympathy, dude.
Psst... we won.
Perhaps not, but when you go up against a major military power like ARGENTINA we have to come bail your @$$ out just like we did in WWI and WWII.
</Cliff Claven voice>
Inventors? Did you mean inventors as in "toothbrush technology," or inventors such as "Al Gore?"
I didn't have much good to say about Tony Blair until he came through for us in this war.
As for the extradition mess, faTeddy started out messing with the "emigrant" rules in 1986 for his Irish pals. He has been in a state of intoxication since then, so the 9/11 guys came here, too. So sue him.