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[MTI]

This Supreme Court Case Has Something For Everyone

Death Penalty, Mexican, Gang Rape, Bush Administration, States Rights, International Relationships . . . wowie!

[Brian Carlton]

It appears to be quite obvious to me:

......Justice Department officials said in these instances, the president's power to conduct foreign policy outweighs state interests.

[A264172]

Smells like iran contra... Mexico gets their gang banger, we get out Blackwater body guards, Al-quadea (of Iraq) get's their 'failed' border jumper.

[peragro]

Originally Posted by MTI

This Supreme Court Case Has Something For Everyone

Death Penalty, Mexican, Gang Rape, Bush Administration, States Rights, International Relationships . . . wowie!

Sounds like you're describing a party at Ted Kennedy's house.

[TwitchKitty]

The case -- which involves questions about federal authority, state sovereignty and foreign treaties

This could a set a precedent where foreign law takes precedence over US law. It shouldn't fly because laws are made to be a foundation for the people (votes are the ultimate power, ha, ha) and treaties are written on the fly between nations. One who has the authority to agree to a treaty would be given supreme power over all laws. At that point The Declaration of Independence says that we must have another revolution. Then things get really messy.

...tick, tick

[cmac2012]

Originally Posted by peragro

Sounds like you're describing a party at Ted Kennedy's house.

Perpetual motion machine.

Sorry man, this is a nasty story. Don't need to drag TK into it. I mean I don't like the guy but . . . .

[Botnst]

Originally Posted by MTI

This Supreme Court Case Has Something For Everyone

Death Penalty, Mexican, Gang Rape, Bush Administration, States Rights, International Relationships . . . wowie!

Turn it inside out: Let's say an American citizen is accused of a crime in a foreign country. Would we prefer that the American have access to the US Consulate before trial? I would.

In order for international law to work there must be willing participation of signatory countries or a real and credible enforcement mechanism. Since the latter requires the willingness to employ an act of war, usually the former is a less dreadful path.

Twitchkitty makes a fair point, too. But carried to all international treaties, it becomes a disorganized mess in which each state of the United States decides whether or not to follow the national will through treaties signed by the president and passed by the senate.

[cmac2012]

I have to side with Bush on this one also. One only hopes the end result is not some slime, guilty of gang-raping and killing two 14 year olds (if indeed he is guilty), smirking his way back to freedom in Mexico.