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S_B_Jackson Donating Member (564 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-06-08 09:56 PM
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46. Isn't this a question you should be asking of your
Congressmen/women? Of your senators?

Passing the enabling legislation was THEIR responsibility, after all. And 23 successive Congress' have failed to do their job.

I'm quite sickened by the response I've received from my Congressional/Senatorial delegations...Nick Lampson's office sent out a "thank you for bringing this to our attention"form-letter, and as usual for her hideousness, Kay Hutchison's office has been a stone-wall...sadly, the only reasoned response I've received was from John Cornyn's office which stated that they would be co-sponsoring a bill on this subject...if he actually does, it may be the first thing that he's done while in office that I approve of.
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  -Texas execution sparks international legal debate Canuckistanian  Aug-06-08 08:55 AM   #0 
  - we are a nation of laws  AlphaCentauri   Aug-06-08 09:05 AM   #1 
  - Is that Americans who moved to a foreign country at age 3 and stayed there?  marshall   Aug-06-08 09:33 AM   #2 
  - Or being accused of raping and murdering.  peace13   Aug-06-08 09:59 AM   #3 
  - it's beyond being accused--the trial has already taken place  marshall   Aug-06-08 10:05 AM   #4 
     - I know that, my reply was to your comment.  peace13   Aug-06-08 10:20 AM   #6 
        - Oh, I understand  marshall   Aug-06-08 11:42 AM   #12 
        - He never asked to speak to the consulate until after his conviction  Marrah_G   Aug-06-08 07:04 PM   #27 
           - it doesn't matter if he is not a US citizen, treaties have to respected.  AlphaCentauri   Aug-06-08 07:48 PM   #28 
              - He had no interest in being a Mexican resident prior to this.  Marrah_G   Aug-06-08 07:58 PM   #30 
                 - it's not about what he wanted its about the rights of everybody else  AlphaCentauri   Aug-06-08 08:24 PM   #35 
                    - He was not denied access, he never asked for access until he thought it could get him released  Marrah_G   Aug-06-08 08:31 PM   #36 
                       - Rights are not something you need to ask for  AlphaCentauri   Aug-07-08 10:01 AM   #59 
                          - That's a nice reply. Irrelevant.  igil   Aug-07-08 09:25 PM   #61 
                             - In this case what is becoming irrelevant is the country as a federation of states  AlphaCentauri   Aug-07-08 11:55 PM   #63 
  - Re: "at least avoid raping and murdering  anotheryellowdog   Aug-06-08 10:07 AM   #5 
  - How about telling the Germans that you are an American national at the time.  cobalt1999   Aug-06-08 12:46 PM   #17 
  - I guess we could all agree that one thing Americans are good at is killing. nt  snappyturtle   Aug-06-08 10:46 AM   #7 
  - What the hell is...  twiceshy   Aug-06-08 10:50 AM   #8 
  - You are obviously in the wrong place amigo...  truebrit71   Aug-06-08 11:18 AM   #9 
  - Why don't you dive off a cliff?  Canuckistanian   Aug-06-08 11:33 AM   #10 
  - The key is that the state of Texas never signed the treaty  GeniusLib   Aug-06-08 11:42 AM   #11 
  - because it's the right thing to do? Because it's how we want our own citizens treated?  librechik   Aug-06-08 11:49 AM   #13 
  - So, by that logic...  Canuckistanian   Aug-06-08 11:52 AM   #14 
  - Prior to the conviction they didn't know he was a foreign national.  The Croquist   Aug-06-08 11:56 AM   #15 
  - Nope, sorry, under the Constitution the power to make treaties is federal and binds states  bean fidhleir   Aug-07-08 04:36 AM   #53 
  - Deleted sub-thread  Name removed   Aug-06-08 01:56 PM   #19 
  - Yes, the US did sign a treaty, and as the USSC noted...  S_B_Jackson   Aug-06-08 08:36 PM   #38 
     - Yes, thank you  Canuckistanian   Aug-06-08 09:05 PM   #41 
        - This has been to the Supreme Court twice  hack89   Aug-06-08 09:27 PM   #43 
        - Then why should the international community trust the U.S.?  Canuckistanian   Aug-06-08 09:47 PM   #44 
        - Isn't this a question you should be asking of your  S_B_Jackson   Aug-06-08 09:56 PM   #46 
        - Well *ahem* I don't really have any senators/congressmen  Canuckistanian   Aug-06-08 10:00 PM   #48 
        - Don't know - don't care  hack89   Aug-06-08 09:57 PM   #47 
        - OK, fair enough  Canuckistanian   Aug-06-08 10:03 PM   #49 
        - Because it's not just a question of the treaty being ignored.  igil   Aug-07-08 09:41 PM   #62 
        - According to the Constitution (not that that means much these days)  bean fidhleir   Aug-07-08 04:44 AM   #54 
           - Yes - but you ignore the role of the Supreme Court  hack89   Aug-07-08 06:15 AM   #56 
        - Yes, treaties do mean something....  S_B_Jackson   Aug-06-08 09:50 PM   #45 
           - I agree  Canuckistanian   Aug-06-08 10:28 PM   #51 
              - And for my part....  S_B_Jackson   Aug-07-08 01:24 AM   #52 
                 - Could it be that  pipoman   Aug-07-08 06:02 AM   #55 
  - I agree with you except  HiddenCSLib   Aug-06-08 05:20 PM   #23 
  - I thought he was a mexican  JonQ   Aug-07-08 01:00 PM   #60 
  - Mexico encourages their people to come here illegally  Marrah_G   Aug-06-08 12:09 PM   #16 
  - After reading that, I would say they went too easy on the bastard.  smirkymonkey   Aug-06-08 03:52 PM   #20 
  - thanks for your post  musette_sf   Aug-06-08 06:52 PM   #25 
  - We are a nation of conflicting laws.  Xithras   Aug-06-08 12:50 PM   #18 
  - Could Bush have commuted his sentence?  The Croquist   Aug-06-08 04:14 PM   #21 
  - No, he could not have.  Xithras   Aug-06-08 04:49 PM   #22 
  - I think you are right.  The Croquist   Aug-06-08 07:59 PM   #31 
  - Commute his sentence?????  Marrah_G   Aug-06-08 06:38 PM   #24 
  - I was not suggesting it  The Croquist   Aug-07-08 06:32 AM   #57 
  - All * asked for was a stay of execution  Canuckistanian   Aug-06-08 09:10 PM   #42 
  - Double Jeopardy?  Thothmes   Aug-06-08 06:54 PM   #26 
  - Figure that now any american out there can be tried and executed  zonmoy   Aug-06-08 07:49 PM   #29 
  - He was not denied access, he never asked for access  Marrah_G   Aug-06-08 08:06 PM   #32 
     - Question is.  zonmoy   Aug-06-08 08:19 PM   #33 
        - Honestly- I doubt it will have much of an effect.  Marrah_G   Aug-06-08 08:22 PM   #34 
           - I was talking about the fact that our government is not honoring its agreements  zonmoy   Aug-06-08 08:31 PM   #37 
              - I think if they refused him access they would be breaking the agreement.  Marrah_G   Aug-06-08 08:38 PM   #39 
              - Here:  Marrah_G   Aug-06-08 08:46 PM   #40 
  - wow - I am DISGUSTED by the idiots who feel sorry FOR THESE MURDERERS!!!!!  TankLV   Aug-06-08 10:20 PM   #50 
     - I agree..  sendero   Aug-07-08 07:03 AM   #58 
 

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