Death Case Pits Texas Against Bush
Wednesday October 10, 2007 9:16 PM
By MARK SHERMAN
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON
(AP) - President Bush and Texas, the state he once led, were on
opposite sides of a Supreme Court dispute Wednesday over the role of
international law and claims of executive power in the case of a
Mexican on death row for rape and murder.
The justices engaged in a spirited discussion of who gets the final say in
whether Texas courts must give Jose Ernesto Medellin a new hearing
because local police never notified Mexican diplomats that he had been
arrested, in violation of an international treaty.
An international court ruled in 2004 that the convictions of Medellin and
50 other Mexicans on death row around the United States violated the
1963 Vienna Convention, which provides that people arrested abroad
should have access to their home country’s consular officials. The
International Court of Justice, also known as the world court, said the
Mexican prisoners should have new court hearings to determine whether
the violation affected their cases.
Bush, who oversaw 152 executions as Texas governor, disagreed with the decision.
But he said it must be carried out by state courts because the United
States had agreed to abide by the world court’s rulings in such cases.
The administration argued that the president’s declaration is reason
enough for Texas to grant Medellin a new hearing.
Boy George Bush has become so arrogant with power that he thinks his word alone can and should stop executions in Texas.
The man who giggled, joked and snarked about a woman’s plea for clemency is trying to stop executions. A man who competed with Saddam Hussein to see how many he could put to death says it must stop.
Why?
Why must the Texas execution juggernaut stop?
Because Boy George Bush says so.
Because Boy George Bush - of ALL people - is arguing we must obey an international treaty. We must only assume that his GOP gunsels - Kay Bailey Hutchison, John Cornyn, Michael Burgess, Rick Perry, Rudy Giuliani, Fred Thompson, John McCain and others agree. His other partner in crime, Ossama bin Laden must be thrilled that Boy George is pandering to the international court.
What gives here?
Will he soon appoint Barney to the U.S. Senate?
Will he switch and support gay marriage in order to marry Jeb so they can rule together?
Will Boy George fiddle whilst the world burns, as he strummed whilst New Orleans drowned.
Finally, who will Emperor Boy George he has no clothes?
Yes, the Madness of King Boy George is beginning to show.
It is to snark.
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