I can no longer support the "rights" of this group, whether they are charged, or not.
Warlock - I'm not sure I really hear about supporting the rights of the group as much as I believe that we may have stepped over the rights of the children or individuals. As a group, I'm not hearing people rally and support them but as individuals, children, brothers and sisters, I'm not sure that we haven't stepped on their rights by evicting them under armed guard. If paperwork has been produced but rejected by the State and then those kids subjected to forced DNA tests or other physical exams unneccessarily, they may have legal grounds to sue the State. I don't support the rights of the group as an excuse for abuse but then again I don't support the Witnesses as a group either because I see it as a cloak for some pretty abusive behaviour. One of the premier doctors at the first court appearance stated that more damage would be done to the young children by removing them from their mothers than good - his expertise was ignored. I hope for the sake of the kids that this does not drag on for years. sammieswife.
So, they’re fighting back:
In Utah, members of the polygamous church have asked the state’s governor to intervene in its fight with Texas authorities over the custody the children.
A letter written by FLDS elder Willie Jessop says Texas officials are rejecting Utah-issued birth certificates and other documents as “fake.”
The letter asks Gov. Jon Huntsman to exercise his executive authority to assist in protecting the civil rights of native Utahns and FLDS members. FLDS parents claim they have been denied their due process by the Texas courts.
“Without your leadership and personal intervention in this matter, the parental rights of every Utah family is at risk,” Jessop wrote.
Huntsman spokeswoman Lisa Roskelly said the governor has been in contact with Jessop and was reviewing his request.