Posted on 10/07/2007 4:40:52 PM PDT by Sue Bob
WASHINGTON — To put it bluntly, Texas wants President Bush to get out of the way of the state's plan to execute a Mexican for the brutal killing of two teenage girls.
Bush, who presided over 152 executions as governor of Texas, wants to halt the execution of Jose Ernesto Medellin in what has become a confusing test of presidential power that the Supreme Court ultimately will sort out.
This undated photo released by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows death row inmate Jose Ernesto Medellin. Texas wants President Bush to get out of the way of the state's plan to execute a Mexican for the brutal killing of two teenage girls. Bush, who presided over 152 executions as governor of Texas, wants to halt the execution of Medellin in what has become a confusing test of presidential power that the Supreme Court, which hears the case this week, ultimately will sort out. (AP Photo/Texas Department of Criminal Justice)
The president wants to enforce a decision by the International Court of Justice that found the convictions of Medellin and 50 other Mexican-born prisoners violated their rights to legal help as outlined in the 1963 Vienna Convention.
That is the same court Bush has since said he plans to ignore if it makes similar decisions affecting state criminal laws.
(Excerpt) Read more at statesman.com ...
Rich Daddy's Little Boy is a Globalist. He has no idea what the "little people" go through in life.
Just kill the sob & get it over with. I have no clue what Bush is thinking anymore. The guy confessed & 2 girls were raped & killed...Give justice to the killer & end the bs.
Falls right in line with the other headlines today:
Feds move to ease guest-worker rules
U.S. raises refugee admissions ceilings
U.S. lets in more immigrants for farms
US to launch $1bn ‘Plan Mexico’
keyword: aliens
can’t believe I voted for him....twice. but what else was I gonna do?
Gore. Kerry. Blech!
We could have picked a real conservative in the primaries, instead of the guy who is so ashamed of the word that he has to call himself "compassionate."
There's still time to avoid making this mistake again. No more compromises because we think that's the only way we can win an election.
What a crock. In so many ways Bush is a wuss.
He signed a confession.
We thought we did. Remember the Limbaughs, Hannitys, et al that told us Bush was the guy we wanted?
is this true?
But they're not the same. Clinton always wears pants.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.