John you are right, notice that in the case of these “EVIL” polygamists there has yet to be one single criminal charge filed against any of them, there was only one warrant filed in the case, on a man who was in jail in Arizona at the time, something the state of Texas knew.
You must first determine IF a “spiritual marriage” is recognized as a legal marriage contract in a court of law, in the state of Texas its not, that out of the way what about all the low life scum who father 4 or 5 children from different women, does CPS need to go detain the hundreds of thousands of men and take those kids away from their mothers because someday they may repeat the cycle. Whats next on the moral agenda then??
Polygamy is nothing new, we have seen many recent stories in the news from Utah and Arizona involving this same group of people and all the state of Texas can do is trample on the Bill of Rights like it is a piece of used toilet paper??
My biggest problem with this Texas case is the state did not follow any of the established laws of either the state of TX or of our Constitution when they “invaded” the private property of the FLDS without cause, broke down many doors, ransacked many rooms, hauled off many pieces of evidence and separated children from their parents. Under Texas law, children can be taken from their parents if there’s a danger to their physical safety, an urgent need for protection and if officials made a reasonable effort to keep the children in their homes. None of which was done by the state. FYI the last child removed from parental custody was taken by the state almost 30 days after the “raid” from the hospital just hours after birth.
What ever happened to the Fourth Amendment, you know the one that ensures protection from unreasonable search and seizure.
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
That said if the Fourth Amendment is no longer valid then why not get rid of all the other pesky Amendments as well and then we can make our laws the same way they are made in the democratic country of Venezuela under the “democratically” elected Hugo Chavez or would you rather our laws were made the same way they are by the “democratically” elected government of Iran.
