Nobody tells us what to do!

In case you haven't noticed, our country is going down the tubes. Yesterday's news reported on just another instance of how we've placed the emphasis on politically correct to the point of absurdity. And what's really disappointing is the stance the Bush Administration takes on this issue.

In 1993, Jennifer Ertman, 14, and Elizabeth Pena, 16, were raped, sodomized, and strangled with a belt and shoelaces after they stumbled upon a gang initiation in a Houston, Texas, park. The girls were taking a shortcut home when they encountered Jose Medellin and seven other gang members. Jose Medellin, an illegal alien, confessed to the rapes and murders. He was sentenced to death.

Even though it has been 14 years since sentence was passed on this animal, federal officials say Texas will be "rushing to judgment and endangering Americans abroad" if they carry out the sentence on the August 5 execution date. Why are they taking such a stand? Because the International Court of Justice, an organization which has absolutely no authority over a sovereign nation, has said so. President Bush ordered states three years ago to review the cases of 51 Mexican nationals on death row, including Medellin, as directed by the International Court. The Supreme Court, however, said individual states are not bound by the treaty. Now some know-it-all, bleeding heart, liberal congressmen from California are trying to tell us how to conduct our business. They've introduced a bill to require states to come into compliance with the International Court order.

Hooray for Rick Perry -- his office says, "the governor isn't feeling any pressure on this simply because he is here to uphold the laws of the state of Texas and not some foreign court in Europe. Two young girls were brutally gang raped and murdered, and the governor is not willing to say that any foreign national is going to get any additional protection under the law than a Texas citizen would."

Hey -- we're Texans! If you don't want to die here, don't kill anybody here! Fill up that syringe!

"Federal officials try to block Texas execution." The Dallas Morning News; July 28, 2008; p. 1A.