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May 30, 2008 Law and order done rightPosted: 01:20 PM ET
NEW YORK - The state of Texas is nothing if not law and order. So there must be a reason two appellate courts there have sided with polygamist mothers fighting for the return of their children. And that reason is simple: it’s the right thing to do. Not as a matter of sympathy, or morality, or decency, but as a matter of constitutional law. True, the Texas Supreme Court did not say yesterday that there’s no wrongdoing at the ranch, where authorities say sexual abuse of young girls is routine. Indeed, the Supreme Court acknowledged the state's interest in protecting children from harm. But state agents can’t storm home, polygamist or otherwise, and remove children without a showing of abuse. Suspicions are not enough. I know it's difficult to understand if you care about children or the mothers. But those of us who choose to become lawyers, well, these are easy cases, because these are the very people our Constitution seeks to protect - the least popular among us - lest they be subject to the tyranny of the majority. And that is the Last Word. – Jami Floyd, In Session anchor Filed under: Uncategorized |
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