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Court: Texas wrongly seized sect children

msnbc.msn.com — - A state appellate court ruled Thursday that child welfare officials had no right to seize hundreds of children from a polygamist sect's ranch on April 3. It was unclear how many children were affected by the ruling. The state took 464 children into custody, but Thursday's ruling directly applied to the children of 48 sect mothers...

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  • fitqueenb, on 05/22/2008, -2/+4I do not think I will ever understand that lifestyle, share my husband, marry my child off, teach a son to be a .... insane comes to mind.
    • caponumen, on 05/23/2008, -0/+2"None of your business", comes to my mind.
  • waluum, on 05/22/2008, -2/+8I'm not a polygamist, nor will I ever agree with the lifestyle, but I think the state has too much authority and does not exercise enough discretion in doing such things (taking these children into custody). This is an example of the detrimental social implications of big government, and more often than not it's not a good thing. I commend Texas for this ruling.
  • TrashDispatch, on 05/23/2008, -1/+8Let me put it this way. "We Think" you may be abusing your children. Therefore, we will not Only take Your children. But you Neighbor's children as well. HA! And there is Nothing you can do about it... until today.

    Thank God for the Texas 3rd Appellate court ruling! Let's just hope it's not overturned by the State's Supreme Court. On the other hand; if the ruling is overturned. I feel that there will be a Whole Lot More Protests on the court house steps than just the polygamist wives, by themselves. At least, I should Hope there would be.

    And as far as the polygamist "Life Style" is concerned. How should we discriminate? ...What? the Gay and lesbian lifestyle is "OK" but... Not the polygamist lifestyle?

    And what about the African-American lifestyle? Or the Native-American lifestyle? The Mexican or Canadian Lifestyles? What about, YOUR Lifestyle?

    Yes, I think maybe a Crank Call to CPS is in order here, as That, is Exactly what anyone who discriminates against the polygamist is sanctioning. The right to Destroy Your lifestyle, and your Family, simply because... "We Don't Like You!"
  • st00f72, on 05/23/2008, -1/+4Finally there is a hint of justice for families in Texas!
  • caponumen, on 05/23/2008, -0/+4Ah, a ray of light in a bleak judicial landscape.

  • chupavacas, on 05/23/2008, -0/+5It's not about us agreeing with their lifestyle. It's about basic right of individuals. This whole debacle reeked of civil liberty abuses. How would any one of us feel if the authorities came and took our kids away and threw us in jail because they got some false tip from a neighbor?
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