Tejas. It’s Where I’m From.
This just in from a friend of mine up in Michigan who has a brother in Texas who sent her this email today:
In response to a World Court order to stay the Aug. 5 lethal injection of convicted rapist-killer and illegal alien Jose Medellin.
Texas Governor Rick Perry’s office rejected Mexico’s complaint and the World Court ruling
“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.”
The father of one of the victims said:
“The world court don’t mean diddly. This business belongs in the state of Texas. The people of the state of Texas support the execution. We thank them. The rest of them can go to hell.”
Read the full story here: http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=69849
July 21st, 2008 at 1:29 pm
Okay, so it’s from a World Net Daily article, which means the reporting is invariably shoddy, but that’s beside the point.
Holy crap! I love my home state (insert sarcasm as I no longer live in Texas)! The World Court suggests that it might be a good idea to examine the evidence again, indicating that there’s probably a flaw somewhere in the system and they might be about to execute a man without giving him access to the Mexican Consulate (which they were supposed to do once he was detained originally). But instead of saying, “Yeah, you’re right. We did violate the rules,” they give them the finger and say, “If you have any more questions or concerns, please feel free to direct them toward this brick wall.”
You missed the last quote (wherein an understandably upset father seems to think the execution is a concert). Priceless:
Adolfo Peña, father of Elizabeth, a 16-year-old girl Medellin also raped and murdered, concurred with Ertman.
“I believe we’ve been through all the red tape we can go through,” he told the Houston Chronicle. “It’s time to rock and roll.”