Sen. Feinstein urges Bush to renegotiate U.S.-Mexican Extradition Treaty

Associated Press ^ | 11-07-03

[Brian S]

Sen. Dianne Feinstein called Mexico a "safe haven for hard-core criminals" as she introduced a resolution Friday calling for President Bush to renegotiate the U.S.-Mexican Extradition Treaty to ensure that wanted suspects will not flee to Mexico to escape punishment.

[Cicero]

Feinstein is not as hopeless as Boxer. Sometimes she does the right thing, as she seems to be doing here. Interesting to see if Bush takes her up on it. If I were Bush, however, I'd be curious to know if other Democrats will try to use it against him among Hispanic voters if he agrees.

[elbucko]

Did Arnold finally wake this old bitty up? Or is this just for show.

[freebilly]

Maybe if we close our borders we won't have to worry so much about foreign nationals committing murder here and fleeing to Mexico....

[XHogPilot]

Feinstein is not as hopeless as Boxer. Sometimes she does the right thing

My sentiments, too. I'd never vote for her, but this, school vouchers, etc, have caught my attention.

[XHogPilot]

A 1980 extradition treaty that contains a clause exempting capital punishment cases. More recently, the Mexican Supreme Court ruled in October 2001 that life in prison is cruel and unusual punishment.

This is insanity! We should not allow any Mexicans into the US until they begin extradition of those accused of capital crimes in the US.

[merry10]

No its not for show, and good for her. This is a result of a lot of murdering scumbags going back into Mexico and seeking refuge. The Mexican constitution allows that if you are given life in prison or the death penalty in the US, you can have haven in Mexico. This resulted from the Deputy David March case. (IMHO, Bush should have acted on this before Feinstein) since the March's have met Bush about this issue.

[Centurion2000]

wow ... Feinstein got one right

..... err ... go Feinstein (on this one thing only though)

[texastoo]

I agree with you. We need to close the borders.

Quoting from a Mexican newspaper, "Mexico has the dubious honor of being one of the world's most dangerous countries."

Also, the article stated, "Just last year, 1.44 million felonies such as burglaries, rapes and assaults were reported, and 90% of them went UNPUNISHED."

Robbery is not what worries business executives in Mexico. Their prime concern throughout the country is kidnapping. Last year they had 437 kidnappings.

http://www.el-universal.com.mx/pls/impreso/noticia.html?id_nota=1677&tabla=miami

[texastoo]

The death penalty is the law. Again, why do we change our laws for Mexico? Maybe only Americans will get the death penalty. Quite possibly we should wipe out the whole law and no death penalty for anyone. The end result of this would be that Fox and Mexico would drop their international lawsuit regarding our death penalty law. This Feinstien bill is nothing more than a win-win for Mexico and the U.N.

[Susannah]

Feinstein is a moderate compared to Boxer.

Feinstein was on local tv news explaining how shocked we would be if we knew just how many terrorists cells have been identified in the USA and abroad.

She's a liberal, but she's a hawkish liberal on the War On Terror.

[elbucko]

No its not for show, and good for her.

I beg to differ. I remember Feinstein doing a radio show with the talk show host, Michael Jackson, from a location on the US-Mexican Border about 3 years ago about the same issue. She talks a good game, but her words are hollow on all but abortion and gun control.

I' am very aware of the impediments to extradition the hypocritical Mexican constitution create. As far as I am concerned, Feinstein is as trustworthy as the Mexicans.

[elbucko]

Feinstein is a moderate compared to Boxer.

I disagree. Feinstein is every bit as radical as Boxer. She just doesn't show it. As a matter of fact, I consider Feinstein the more dangerous of the two CA female senators, for precisely the reason you cite. Feinstein "seems" moderate. Moderately on the left, that is.