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To: BeHoldAPaleHorse
"It's a longstanding requirement of international law."

What does international law say about invading a sovereign nation? I mean are we allowed to kick their ass out or do we go to the international law tribunal and request a conference with their government representative? Man you are at the wrong site to be quoting international law. Here we believe AMERICAN law takes precedence over international law when it comes to invading our country.

362 posted on 05/09/2006 9:10:40 AM PDT by blaquebyrd (Allegiance to country before party)
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To: blaquebyrd
What does international law say about invading a sovereign nation?

Is the government of Mexico engaged in invading the United States? If so, the best solution would be to fight a no-kidding war against Mexico, conquer it, and finance its reconstruction into a more palatable form of governance from its oil reserves.

I mean are we allowed to kick their ass out or do we go to the international law tribunal and request a conference with their government representative?

Generally, if the sole matter is an immigration issue, then notifying the consular official of detention and deportation sufficient. If we're charging the guy with any serious crimes (i.e., felonies), then we have to grant consular officials access to the prisoner. (BTW, this is why charging illegal immigration as a felony is not a good idea--it gives the Mexican government an opportunity to gum up even the simplest deportation.)

Man you are at the wrong site to be quoting international law. Here we believe AMERICAN law takes precedence over international law when it comes to invading our country.

News flash: it IS American law--the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations is the treaty which governs this stuff, and the US ratified it.

Look, I was a cop in San Diego 30 years ago. We dealt with this sort of issue all the time. Yes, even private citizens making citizen's arrests had to submit to a consular interview.

406 posted on 05/09/2006 9:28:12 AM PDT by BeHoldAPaleHorse ( ~()):~)>)
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