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Jose Medellin and the rule of law

The question of whether to execute convicted killer and Mexican national Jose Medellin has generated many false arguments in recent weeks regarding the rule of law, frequently IMO turning the idea on its head.Barring an unlikely last-minute intervention by the Board of Pardons and Parole and the Governor, Texas will execute Medellin this evening for the double murder of two Houston teenagers. The Lone Star State has executed people for far lesser crimes - even people convicted under the "law of parties" who weren't directly responsible - so if the only issue were whether Medellin deserves to die, I doubt I'd waste space on Grits about him.However, Medellin's case implicates much larger issues regarding America's place in the world and Americans' safety when traveling abroad that I do care a lot about, particularly since I love to travel...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on August 04, 2008 (boomark / email).