[indcons]

The original headline reads: "Breaking: Supreme Court rules against illegal alien Death Row murderer (and stupid Bush administration), upholds US sovereignty" (cropped to comply with FR's headline length rules).

Found this on Michelle Malkin's site. Did not see it posted here after a search.

[Ultra Sonic 007]

WOO! Way to go Roberts!

[JewishRighter]

Facts of case, for your reference:

Jose Medellin confessed in 1993 to participating in the rape and murder of two Houston teenagers. Jennifer Ertman (16 years old) and Elizabeth Pena(15 years old) were sodomized and strangled with their shoe laces. Medellin bragged about keeping one girl's Mickey Mouse watch as a souvenir of the crime.

emphasis added. Justice is done in this case for these poor girls and their aggrieved families. Whatever punishment awaits this garbage is way too good.

[PsyOp]

1963 Vienna Convention, which provides that people arrested abroad should have access to their home country’s consular officials.

I'm not sure, but I think the treaty would only apply to those that entered the host country "legally". If you enter without documentation proving country of origin, methinks you're screwed.

"I need to call my embassy."

"Which embassy?"

"The Mexican Embassy"

"You're Mexican?"

"Yes"

"Prove it. Show me your passport or birth certificate."

[MinuteGal]

Wow, this ruling will throw the liberal DBM into utter consternation!

On one hand, any defeat for the President is cause for Jubilation and Hallelujahs. On the other hand, the fact we can impose the death penalty on illegal alien perpetrators (aka "victims" in liberal parlance) is cause for Lamentations and Screeches.

It must be getting pretty stressful for the liberal mediawhores as more and more chaos beneficial to conservatism is happening every day.

Leni

[Burma Jones]

Agree with the decision, but I hate having to read anything about this case. Two girls, on their way home, walked into the midst of as evil a gathering as will be found this side of Hell. Anyone who was in Houston at the time remembers it. I think one or two of the animals has been put down, but as long as any of them still breathes, justice has not been done.

[HamiltonJay]

6-3.. should have been a 9-0.. pity the court is 1/3 lunatic left on the sovereignty of the US and the states that make her up.

[E. Cartman]

President Bush overstepped his authority when he ordered a Texas court to grant a new hearing to a Mexican on death row for rape and murder, the Supreme Court said Tuesday.

I hope the bile is now rising in the gorge of the throat of the man I worked to make President in 2000 and 2004.

[djf]

Wow.

Original intent.
What a concept.

[Kimberly GG]

Score one for the home team!!

[Spunky]

I just don't understand Presidents Bush's connection with Mexico.

At one time he was against the World Court.

US Renounces World Court Treaty May 6,2002

[Guenevere]

Praise be!!!

[nikos1121]

Who were the three who disagreed?

[AFPhys]

Sounds great.

I’ll delve into this decision a bit later when I have more time.

[Squantos]

They say Mexicans or New Mexicans ??:o)

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

The Sovereign States are not, and never have been, bound by the rulings of a United Nations “World Court”.

[LifeOrGoods?]

President Bush makes me want to puke sometimes. This is why we need McCain to win people!

[bill1952]

>Bush was in the unusual position of siding with death row prisoner Jose Ernesto Medellin, a Mexican citizen

Bush was in the usual position of siding with ... a Mexican citizen

[mkjessup]

I’d imagine this spoiled Jorge’s plans for the next Cinco de Mayo.

Looks good on him.

[devere]

A great decision by our great Chief Justice John G Roberts. And look who provided vote #6 in favor: John Paul Stevens!

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

Chief Justice John Roberts, writing for the majority, disagreed. Roberts said the international court decision cannot be forced upon the states.

The president may not “establish binding rules of decision that pre-empt contrary state law,” Roberts said.

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THANK YOU, CHIEF JUSTICE!