Posted on 05/22/2008 10:46:31 AM PDT by ElkGroveDan
Amen! There is a long line of SCOTUS precedent giving parents the fundamental right to the care, custody, and control of their children. Unless the parents are unfit, the govt cannot pry them away from their parents.
Substantive Due Process- 1
US Govt- 0
Aren’t there several underage children pregnant or already with child? They need to keep these kids away their insane parents until each crime is investigated. Do you really believe nothing is going on here??????????
Do they? Watch and see.
-—I suspect the Texas taxpayers will be footing the bill for this for a long time—
I linked to this article in another post on this, but since yours is currently in the Breaking News section, I thought it might be beneficial to post it in your thread too...
From the Deseret News:
http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,700228198,00.html
Appeals court rules officials acted improperly in removing FLDS children
By Ben Winslow and Amy Joi O’Donoghue
Deseret News
Published: May 22, 2008
ELDORADO, Texas — An Austin appeals court has ruled that Texas child welfare authorities acted improperly in removing more than 450 children from the FLDS Church’s YFZ Ranch.
The 3rd Court of Appeals ruled on a legal challenge by a group of FLDS mothers seeking to have their children returned to them immediately.
“CPS was not justified in removing these children,” said Cynthia Martinez of the Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid Society, which is representing the mothers. “They did not provide any evidence that the children were in danger, and they acted hastily in removing the children.”
It is unclear if the children will be returned immediately to the ranch or what impact this will have on ongoing status hearings.
Outside the ranch, an FLDS woman rushed up to attorney Julie Balovich and hugged her, crying. They both went onto the ranch, but did not speak with reporters.
“This is huge,” Balovich told the Deseret News as she left the YFZ Ranch.
One FLDS woman, who was headed to court in San Angelo this afternoon, seemed pleased, but reserved, about the decision.
“That’s encouraging,” said a woman named Annette, when told of the decision by a Deseret News reporter. “I’m waiting to see if it’s really going to happen.”
Marleigh Meisner, a spokeswoman for the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, said the agency has just received word of the ruling. “We are assessing the impact it may have on our case. Any decision regarding an appeal will be made at a later date.”
After hearing the news outside the San Angelo courthouse, one FLDS woman said, “There is justice in America.”
The woman was standing with William Crouse, a parenting instructor from the House of Yahweh, which is another religious group in Texas that has come under scrutiny by state officials. Criminal charges have been filed against members of that group, alleging it is a “sex cult.”
“People are finally starting to see through it,” Crouse said. “They’re attacking these people for what they believe in. It’s nothing but malarkey.”
E-mail: bwinslow@desnews.com; amyjoi@desnews.com
Oh, that musty old thing? It should be put out on the curb to be hauled away with the rest of the trash.
After all, it's for the children ya know...
The willingness of people to give up their freedom is scary. The inability of people to see that their freedom is being taken away and to applaud it is scarier.
Just a couple of hours ago, you had all these folks convicted; now the CPS has to start over again and actually make a case.
Didn't really happen over Waco or Ruby Ridge, certainly won't happen here.
Yes, all pregnant girls under age 18 in greater society should be taken away from their parents immediately /sarc
Yep. Amazing how we get railed here for (HEAVENS!) daring to suggest that procedures should be followed.
According to what DFPS has released, 30 of the 53 girls believed to be between 14 and 17 are pregnant or have had at least one child. Six, two children, and two three children.
PING
Hang in there, those folks haven’t found this thread. Yet.
If the parent was the one who raped the child or set up a situation for the child to be raped, then yes, they should.
Don’t hold your breath, unless your favorite color is blue.
CPS just operates like every other thug government agency (Fed or State).
That's the AP wire service time stamp.
What is the solution to forced marriage of 12-year-olds?
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