The Best of the Fifty Nifty

So, Texas is up to its bad guy killin' ways. Only this time it's a criminal from Mexico.

No ethics of the death penalty commentary here; I just wanted to comment on this:

The world court again last month ordered the United States to do everything within its authority to stop Medellin's execution until his case could be further reviewed.

The governor of Texas responded with something to the effect of this gem:

"Texas is not in the world court's jurisdiction."

Now, that might be technically true, in that the "world court" referenced is the International Court of Justice whose function is to resolve international treaty disputes. The dispute is between the United States and Mexico, but the U.S. Federal government does not have authority over Texas's capital punishment practices. So yes. But you didn't say that, did you? You merely confirmed what we've expected all along.

Texas is out of this world.

Consider my childhood explained.