World Court Interfers with US and Texas' Soverignty

Update 8/5/08 - Murder/Rapist Jose Medellin Executed - pronounced dead at 9:57 p.m. Medellin, 33, was condemned for participating in the 1993 gang rape, beating and strangling of Elizabeth Pena, 16, and Jennifer Ertman, 14. He and five fellow gang members attacked the Houston girls as they were walking home on a June night, raped and tortured them for an hour, then kicked and stomped them before using a belt and shoelaces to strangle them. Note: One of Medellin's fellow gang members, Derrick O'Brien, was executed two years ago. Another, Peter Cantu, the ringleader of the group, is on death row. Two others, Efrain Perez and Raul Villarreal, had their death sentences commuted to life in prison when the Supreme Court barred executions for those who were 17 at the time of their crimes. The sixth person convicted, Medellin's brother, Vernancio, was 14 at the time and is serving a 40-year prison term.
Update 7/17/08 - Gov. Rick Perry said that Texas will proceed with the scheduled Aug. 5 execution of Houston rapist-killer Jose Medellin despite Wednesday's United Nations world court order for a stay. "The world court has no standing in Texas and Texas is not bound by a ruling or edict from a foreign court," Perry spokesman Robert Black said. "It is easy to get caught up in discussions of international law and justice and treaties. It's very important to remember that these individuals are on death row for killing our citizens." [Source] Note that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in March that Texas has no obligation to grant Medellin a new hearing, regardless of what the World Court says. See Medellin v. Texas, No. 06-984.) ARRA Summary: Don't Mess With Texas (Rape & Kill Children)! It seems that the needle is a little to easy on Rapist and Murderer Medellin who lead gang members to rape two girls for over an hours and then killed them.

[7/16/08]: The U.N.'s highest court today ordered the United States to stay the executions of five Mexicans on Texas death row pending review of their cases. Mexico had appealed to the World Court to block the executions. At hastily convened hearings last month, Mexico argued that the United States is defying a 2004 International Court of Justice order to review the cases of 51 Mexicans sentenced to death by state courts. The World Court, the tribunal is the U.N.'s judicial arm for resolving disputes among nations. Its decisions are binding and final, but it has no enforcement powers. Will the U.S. Supreme Court or President Bush interfere with Texas' sovereignty. What will the reaction of Texas' Governor Rick Perry be in regard to this order? . . . . [Read More

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