Posted on 09/15/2006 1:18:49 PM PDT by NapkinUser
Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Littleton) criticized Attorney General Alberto Gonzales in a letter to the Justice Department in the wake of media reports yesterday that the U.S. Marshals raided the Hawaii home of Duane “Dog” Chapman at the direction of the Mexican government.
A spokeswoman for the Marshals Office confirmed yesterday that an arrest warrant was signed Wednesday by a federal magistrate in Hawaii at the urging of the administration. Chapman could now be extradited to to face criminal charges for successfully capturing Max Factor heir Andrew Luster in Puerto Vallarta in 2003. Luster, who was wanted in the for rape is now serving a 124-year sentence.
“This Administration routinely tells Congress that they cannot secure our borders and immigration system due to a lack of resources. We are told that the U.S. Attorneys offices in Border States are simply overwhelmed with cases and cannot prosecute all the violations – even serious ones,” said Tancredo.
“Somehow this administration has plenty of time to track down a Mexican drug smuggler and give him immunity so he can testify against our Border Patrol agents,” said Tancredo referring to the prosecution of two Border Patrol agents facing 20 years in prison for wounding a Mexican smuggler during the course of their normal duties earlier this year.
“Americans are apparently supposed to happily accept presence the roughly 100,000 criminal aliens inside our borders – a number that is growing every year – while the Marshals use their resources to track down ‘Dog’ Chapman on orders from a foreign master for successfully brining a convicted rapist to justice.”
“It is becoming increasingly clear that the real problem with this administrations inability to address the failures of U.S. border security policy is not so much a lack of resources as it is one of misplaced priorities,” concluded Tancredo, “I’m beginning to wonder who is in charge of prioritizing assignments at DOJ. Is it this administration – or the one in Mexico City ?”
Uh huh, that part where he pushed Leland back about 6 feet and then charged him while he was still back on his heels was some real clever editing.
Dane likes him too. Sez he's gonna campaign for him.
Nope.
That's why I posted the hyperlink, so you could read the whole thing, should you choose to.
Glad you made use of it.
You're welcome.
Italy has warrants out for American agents that took some of the terrorists in raids in Italy. You are apparently in favor of sending them back to stand trial, aren't you?
Since they're not bail bond agents, I think not.
Bounty hunters? Fry em.
A-yup.
You mean Max Factor, but I agree with you.
"I kinda like the ring of President Tancredo"
I think Tom would make a fine President.A hundred times better than what we have now. I voted for Bush twice but he is a total disappointment and I cannot stand the sight of him on tv.
Yeah, but President Bush must have looked into his eyes and positively swooned.
Face it, your side with it's drug dealing govt. and police forces got all the respect they deserve from Dog or anyone else. When you run a narco state, well...expect the scorn that goes with it.
They both support bail jumpers.
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Dog's crime??? Do you know anything about Andrew Luster, and the crimes he was convicted of??
Wait till China asks us to ship back folks who have done Christian missionary work in the People's Republic.
They broke Chinese law right?
Telling the truth in China is illegal in China. Should we arrest chinese in America for telling the truth, lawyer boy?
You're not even trying anymore.
For breaking a mexican law? By capturing a rapist?
Some things are right, and some things are wrong.
This is wrong.
I'm having a REALLY hard time believing this. I can't see the Bush administration getting involved in something this controversial, and for what exactly?
LOL! Sheesh can't stand the fact that your hero tom tancredo and arlen specter have something in common.
They both support bail jumpers.
What is Dog's crime??? Bringing a convicted rapist back to this country to serve his sentence??? I say God Bless him!!
I look at it this way.
Luster has raped 90 or more women. However being a millionaire allowed him to hide in plain sight due to corrupt mexican cops. Chapman did the job they were too corrupt to do.
I'm sure there are plenty of murderers, rapists, and child molesters cheering for the arrest of Chapman. At least we know we don't stand in agreement with the scum of the earth who cheer a good man's arrest.
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