1. The Feds are NOT running this show.
2. The locals commandeered the first buses available. Unfortunately, they belonged to a Baptist church. Oh well. Better to DO THE DAMN JOB FIRST and WORRY ABOUT APPEARANCES LATER. Or would you prefer that all LEO activity go through a Political Correctness Committee first?
3. The Mormons are disowning this sect and say it’s a radical splinter group. I suspect many are watching this and LTAO.
4. Again, Waco was run by the Feds. This is being run by Texas law enforcement. Feds are clowns. The Texas Rangers are professionals.
I don’t understand the Baptist bashing here. What did we do?
If the feds are not involved, I stand corrected. I based that upon a report on CNN in which they said federals were involved.. of course, they are known for getting things screwed up.
In any event, I do not think local authorities have ANY authority to “commandeer” buses belonging to any church. For that matter, I am quite sure some school buses are available in that area, owned by the state, and not involving any other religious institutions. Not to mention there is no shortage, in Texas, of buses available, such as the ones they SHOULD be using to transport illegal aliens but which are instead sitting idle.
Using Baptist buses is an act of blatant stupidity. If it IS only local authorities involved, some of whom probably ARE members of the Baptist church... it only makes the appearance of inpropriety even worse.
BTW, in addition to the points I made in the post above... the authorities have handed, on a silver platter, a means of defense by the mormon sect who I assure you will bring up in court the fact that these are baptist buses, and will imply that it is authorities in cahoots with religious rivals in a conspiracy against them. They will only have to convince ONE juror (and out of every 12 people, odds are good that SOMEONE will not be fond of baptists) that that is the case.