US Supreme Court upholds national sovereignty over Bush’s wishes
Posted by: Random-American in All PostsOutstanding! This is a big win for Americans, a big win for the rule of law, and a big win for our national sovereignty. It’s pretty sad that it had to go all the way to the Supreme Court though.
From AP via Yahoo!News:
President Bush overstepped his authority when he ordered a Texas court to grant a new hearing to a Mexican on death row for rape and murder, the Supreme Court said Tuesday.
In a case that mixes presidential power, international relations and the death penalty, the court sided with Texas 6-3.
Bush was in the unusual position of siding with death row prisoner Jose Ernesto Medellin, a Mexican citizen whom police prevented from consulting with Mexican diplomats, as provided by international treaty.
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Chief Justice John Roberts, writing for the majority, disagreed. Roberts said the international court decision cannot be forced upon the states.
The president may not “establish binding rules of decision that pre-empt contrary state law,” Roberts said.
Michelle Malkin has more.
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