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2008-03-25 Home Front: Culture Wars

Supreme court upholds states rights over international law

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Posted by DarthVader 2008-03-25 11:49|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 "Forty-four Mexican prisoners affected by the decision remain on death row around the country, including 14 in Texas."

There's an easy, common-sense fix for this.

DON'T GO TO A FOREIGN COUNTRY AND COMMIT MURDER.

Stay home and murder your fellow countrymen, in your wonderful country where there is no death penalty.

Can Texas execute him now?

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2008-03-25 18:42|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2008-03-25 18:42|| Front Page Top

#2 Justices Stephen Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and David Souter dissented.

Don't they always?

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-03-25 19:39|| 2008-03-25 19:39|| Front Page Top

#3 Well, anytime they see an issue as a "social" one that they can litigate from the bench, yes.

Other than that, they are constitutionalits. As long as you remember it is a "living" document and can be interpreted at will instead of bothering with all those pesky amendments.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2008-03-25 21:18|| 2008-03-25 21:18|| Front Page Top

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