“I DO have VERY STRONG opinions about the slippery slope that unconstitutional state persecution of religious groups puts us onto.”
You must also realize the slippery slope of having a *religious* group in our state who is or may be openly violating the laws of said Constitution.
For some reason this reminds me of the arguements for illegal immigrants.
“Well, they are breaking the law but, we can over look that because they work hard.”
“Well, they are breaking several laws but, since they’re a *religious* group, we can let them slide.”
>> You must also realize the slippery slope of having a *religious* group in our state who is or may be openly violating the laws of said Constitution.
I don’t have any problem with prosecuting lawbreakers, as long as evidence gathering is done in accordance with our constitution and the rule of law is followed scrupulously.
I have a big problem with over-reaching government agencies playing nanny out of “belief” and relying on false reports to deprive citizens of their rights.
I recall that, in this case, a TX appeals court and the TX supreme court said that the law was NOT followed.
I don’t believe that these two courts found CPS in disregard of the law out of favoritism to FLDS or a desire to “let them slide”. Do you?