The Curious Case of Ted Cruz and Jose Medellin

Sen. Cruz and Rep. Salmon Introduce “Kate’s Law,” the Establishing Mandatory Minimums for Illegal Reentry Act
Bill would establish five-year minimum for illegal aliens who have reentered the country after having been removed


WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced "Kate's Law," the Establishing Mandatory Minimums for Illegal Reentry Act of 2015 as a companion to legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Matt Salmon (R-Ariz.). The bill would amend federal law to impose a mandatory minimum sentence of five years for any illegal reentry offense. The bill is named for Kate Steinle, the 32-year-old woman who tragically died in the arms of her father on a San Francisco pier after being shot by an illegal alien who had several felony convictions and had been deported from the United States five times.



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Why did George W. Bush endorse David Dewhurst instead of Ted Cruz for the vacant Kay Bailey Hutchinson Senate Seat...

Why? Cruz, as a long time Texas Republican, worked on George W. Bush's Presidential Campaign, was even a hired attorney in the Florida debacle, but still the Bush's were always sour on Cruz...

Here's why...

In 2003, Jose Ernesto Medellin was on death row for his subhuman crimes a decade earlier: the rape and murder of two young girls, ages 14 and 16. Medellin was an illegal immigrant and sought to have his execution stayed, claiming that during his trial he was not notified of an international law through which he could have obtained legal aid from the Mexican consulate. Mexico then sued the United States on behalf of Medellin and 50 other illegal immigrants that were incarcerated in the U.S. for crimes they committed on US soil, citing the same loophole.

District and appellate courts threw out Medellin’s requests, but the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case. Before the case could be argued, however, the Bush administration stepped in.

Bush took the position that as president, he had the authority under the Constitution to order states to review the convictions and sentences of foreign nationals in order to advise them of their rights according to international law.

Prompted by the Bush memorandum, Medellin re-filed in Texas state court. Who was the state's solicitor general? Ted Cruz.

After the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals dismissed Medellin’s second appeal, the Supreme Court once again said they would take up the case. Ted Cruz argued the case before the Supreme Court in what was a quite contentious back and forth, recounted below from a summer 2014 issue of the New Yorker:

He (Cruz) argued that the President could not order Texas to reopen the cases without the specific authorization of Congress. Cruz duelled with Stephen Breyer and other skeptical Justices for well over the allotted thirty minutes. Breyer ribbed Cruz: “As I read the Constitution, it says all treaties made, or which shall be made, under the authority of the United States shall be the supreme law of the land, and the judges in every state—I guess it means including Texas”—the audience laughed—“shall be bound thereby.”

“Certainly, Justice Breyer,” Cruz answered. “Texas, of course, does not dispute that the Constitution, laws, and treaties are the supreme law of the land.” But, he went on, the President’s order, in this case, was none of these. The questioning of Cruz became so raucous that, at one point, Justice John Paul Stevens felt compelled to interject, “You said there are six reasons. . . . I really would like to hear what those reasons are without interruption from all of my colleagues.” Cruz won the case, six-to-three, with Stevens joining the Court’s conservatives.


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That Cruz chick works for Goldman Sacks. That should be all the information a true Patriot needs.

From the Article in the OP...

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"If Ted Cruz were a typical politician, he would not have gone against his own Republican President from his own home state; he might have sided with his “Hispanic” roots like Luis Gutierrez, he might have considered his future and his career like Bush suggested he is doing now: “opportunistically.” But Ted Cruz opted for justice and the rule of law where Bush grabbed at power he did not have."

Again, Cruz is doubted due to so many "red flags" about the guy.

Cruz is the most conservative candidate the GOP has had in years. But he is a politician. And his name is not Trump so good luck converting anyone around here.

I am now rooting for a Trump-Clinton race. Which would open the best opportunity the Libertarian Party has ever had.

Why did George W. Bush endorse David Dewhurst instead of Ted Cruz for the vacant Kay Bailey Hutchinson Senate Seat...

Why? Cruz, as a long time Texas Republican, worked on George W. Bush's Presidential Campaign, was even a hired attorney in the Florida debacle, but still the Bush's were always sour on Cruz...

Here's why...

In 2003, Jose Ernesto Medellin was on death row for his subhuman crimes a decade earlier: the rape and murder of two young girls, ages 14 and 16. Medellin was an illegal immigrant and sought to have his execution stayed, claiming that during his trial he was not notified of an international law through which he could have obtained legal aid from the Mexican consulate. Mexico then sued the United States on behalf of Medellin and 50 other illegal immigrants that were incarcerated in the U.S. for crimes they committed on US soil, citing the same loophole.

District and appellate courts threw out Medellin’s requests, but the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case. Before the case could be argued, however, the Bush administration stepped in.

Bush took the position that as president, he had the authority under the Constitution to order states to review the convictions and sentences of foreign nationals in order to advise them of their rights according to international law.

Prompted by the Bush memorandum, Medellin re-filed in Texas state court. Who was the state's solicitor general? Ted Cruz.

After the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals dismissed Medellin’s second appeal, the Supreme Court once again said they would take up the case. Ted Cruz argued the case before the Supreme Court in what was a quite contentious back and forth, recounted below from a summer 2014 issue of the New Yorker:

He (Cruz) argued that the President could not order Texas to reopen the cases without the specific authorization of Congress. Cruz duelled with Stephen Breyer and other skeptical Justices for well over the allotted thirty minutes. Breyer ribbed Cruz: “As I read the Constitution, it says all treaties made, or which shall be made, under the authority of the United States shall be the supreme law of the land, and the judges in every state—I guess it means including Texas”—the audience laughed—“shall be bound thereby.”

“Certainly, Justice Breyer,” Cruz answered. “Texas, of course, does not dispute that the Constitution, laws, and treaties are the supreme law of the land.” But, he went on, the President’s order, in this case, was none of these. The questioning of Cruz became so raucous that, at one point, Justice John Paul Stevens felt compelled to interject, “You said there are six reasons. . . . I really would like to hear what those reasons are without interruption from all of my colleagues.” Cruz won the case, six-to-three, with Stevens joining the Court’s conservatives.


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Brilliant. First Rafael and Glenn beck lure illegals to the US with gift baskets and tax payer $$$. Then a tragedy happens so he exploits it to help his presidency.

link to Rafael and beck welcoming illegals.

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Rafael Cruz supported amnesty.

Cruz, May 21, 2013: They would still be eligible for legal status and indeed, under the terms of the bill, they would be eligible for LPR [Lawful Permanent Resident] status as well so that they are out of the shadows, which the proponents of this bill repeatedly point to as their principal objective, to provide a legal status for those who are here illegally to be out of the shadows. This amendment would allow that to happen, but what it would do is remove the pathway to citizenship so that there are real consequences that respect the rule of law and that treat legal immigrants with the fairness and respect they deserve.

Cuck Cruz liberal fags deserve the same fate as demorats. If you Cruz cucks were alive during the American revolution you would have been loyal to the Crown because the Founders were being too mean. You think Glenn Specks ever been in a fist fight? Airwalk wearing weasel fuck. Man the fuck up Cruz cucks.

Wait a minute!!! Are you trying to say Cruz somehow lured Medellin here, then he killed those girls, then Cruz gets famous...

That's so ridiculous I should have figured you would try that, you probably think Cruz is the Zodiac Killer too...I guess he has a time machine and goes around just fuckin' shit up...



The "Gift Baskets" they're referring too were not "Gift Baskets" they were care packages for underage children that were incarcerated without their parents at an ICE Facility in West Texas. The Care Packages were mostly small cheap toys for the children and they were donated by Churches. Cruz didn't go there to give out the care packages, he went there to inspect the ICE Facility, but he gave out the small toys to the little kids too.

He later was all over TV in Texas railing about the Crisis on the border, created by Soros and Obama, and how it was imperative that we seal our borders before it got worse.

Cruz does not support Amnesty, and in fact he was the Senator that introduced the Poison Pill Amendment that shot down the Gang of Eight's Amnesty bill

This is more blatant disinformation from the Trump camp...

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Haha lying shill tard. Over 90% of the gift baskets went to adults. The whole thing was a scam. They just used the term minors to get the $$$$$$. Stop lying

This link covers it.
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Nice word game you are trying to play there. Rafael did support amnesty. Now he doesn't because he knows it is unpopular and is running for president. sheesh same weak denial as always from you.

Rafael's own words contradicting his stance on amnesty. His poison pill was a lie made up to try and save his ass.

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I betcha wish you still had the power to ban people daring to post anything unsavory regarding daddy cruz.

Oh please...Cruz is the only one who is claiming to be an "outsider" while being just the opposite.

I guess Cruz paying off Walker's campaign debt in return for Walker's endorsement doesn't bother you either? How about Cruz's former roommates saying that Cruz will be whatever you want him to be just to be elected?

No?

Maybe you should listen to these guys:



I will leave you with this...right now in this country we do NOT need another freakin' lawyer even one who has memorized the Constitution, we need a CEO who will kick ass and take names. This country is in very bad shape and the last thing we need is another demagogue who thinks that his short, practically non-existent resume makes him qualified to take on this bloated, corrupt mess in Washington.

We need a doer and not a talker with a screechy voice...

You stay with the guy who has convinced himself that G-d wants Ted Cruz to be president and I will answer and repeat what I read a few days ago..."If G-d wanted Ted Cruz to be president of the United States then He would have made sure that Cruz was born here".

I never banned people for their political opinion, and I still don't. I ban for personal attacks, I ban for spamming repetitive shit...same as always. I'll leave up your repetitive shit because you make my point.

Cruz NEVER accepted the Gang of Eight or Obama Amnesty bills, he was the Senator that KILLED the Gang of Eight Amnesty. Now you've taken some of his speeches about a path to citizenship and twisted that like he's been in favor of the Amnesty bills put forward to date, but nothing could be further from the truth...

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