Duncan Hunter speaks at hearing on Andrew Tahmooressi

[Dane_in_LA]

Originally Posted by antarez

How many Mexican nationals have done stupid things in the USA?

Many. And when they get arrested they get prosecuted, tried in court and punished according to US law.

I guess they're special right ??? I guess the rules don't count for them either?

You appear to think there are no Mexican nationals in US jails? There's 55,000 or so foreign inmates in federal prisons alone, with about 38,500 of them being Mexican. Many more in state prison and local jails, but the numbers aren't as easily availableand I'm not about to do a lot of research on a point that's either rhetorical or completely misunderstood.

http://www.gao.gov/assets/320/316959.pdf

If Obama wasn't such a pansy we wouldn't be discussing this now.

Yeah, why doesn't he just - fix it, somehow? Do you people seriously think the Mexican courts will just give up any pretense of being independent on a say-so from a foreign head of state? I am beginning to think I was generous in using the word "rubes".

If anything Mexico owes the US more respect than this.

I guess that's what galls people like Duncan and his followers - the idea that Mexico has the nerve to enforce their own laws in their own country, instead of asking "How high?" when the US says "Jump". Perhaps US citizens could show Mexico a bit of respect by abiding by their laws, if they must go there?

[Dane_in_LA]

Originally Posted by Casper in Dallas

Give it up already, the guy will be released in six months and he committed a crime.

Hopefully so. Of course, if the hotheads manage to make this a sort of confrontation with Mexico, Tahmoreesi will get the book thrown at him. Even for Republicans, it's a particularly stupid idea to make this some sort of highly publicized national p.ssing contest.

[Casper in Dallas]

Originally Posted by Dane_in_LA

Hopefully so. Of course, if the hotheads manage to make this a sort of confrontation with Mexico, Tahmoreesi will get the book thrown at him. Even for Republicans, it's a particularly stupid idea to make this some sort of highly publicized national p.ssing contest.

They don't care, some here are looking for an excuse and the reality is many of them do not give a rats behind about the guy they simply want to point fingers at Mexico and of-course yell: OBAMA BAD!