NYT: “Deal to return children to sect breaks down”
- A deal? Who said anything about a deal? The Texas state supreme court ruled that the state acted without authority when it confiscated the children. End of story. What’s there to break down?
- I thought the children were to be returned to their parents, not to a sect.
Still, plans for the release had seemed to be moving toward resolution in her courtroom. Then came the snag over conditions.
Under one provision, the parents would have had to stay in close touch with state child protection officials and could have been subjected to visits by inspectors and state caseworkers at any time.
Further, in the absence of results from recently administered DNA tests, families were asked to sign affidavits agreeing to take from the state only their own children. They would also have had to take parenting classes.
I have a better idea. How about if the state child confiscation officials who did this deed sign an affidavit agreeing not to act without authority in the future, and agree not to have contact with other peoples’ children until they’ve shown evidence of good behavior. How about if they be required to take classes on the Bill of Rights?