johnny@. wrote:
> J. J. Farrell wrote:
>> johnny@. wrote:
>>>
>>> Illegal Mexicans are not subject to the jurisdiction of the United
>>> States, because the Mexican consulate has to be called when they are
>>> arrested. ...
>>
>> Don't be silly; if they were not subject to the jurisdiction of the
>> USA, they couldn't be arrested.
>
> You are the one that is being silly, anyone can be arrested.
Physically I suppose, but obviously not legally. They'd have to be
released as soon as they could show they weren't USA citizens.
> There is a case before the Supreme Court right now, about an Illegal
> Mexican that .d and tortured his young female victims. The Mexican
> government asked Texas not to execute him because he was denied access
> to to lawyers from the Mexican government. Texas refused, and Mexico
> took their case to the International Court, and the court agreed with
> Mexico, and Bush agreed with the International Court.
The case I assume you're talking about has nothing whatsoever to do with
jurisdiction.
> The Supreme Court will decide who really has jurisdiction in March.
Nonsense; it will decide about the implications of his not being offered
access to legal advice from the Mexican Consul. |