[thusevertotyrants]

You can attempt to politicize this any way you like, but the fact remains - Noone had any right of custody over Elian other than his father. The only role or responsibility of any government agent or agency was to get the boy back to his father. Had the Miami relatives complied with the father's wishes, no further action would have been necessary. It is remarkable and quite appalling how people can invoke the courts to become involved in some issue in the name of self-righteousness. You were correct in your statement that this was not a constitutional issue - what is was was a FAMILY issue. Surely I hope that you would not sanction a society where government has the authority to decide family ties and is required to sanction every bond of parenthood.

[dirtboy]

You can attempt to politicize this any way you like, but the fact remains - Noone had any right of custody over Elian other than his father.

Wrong. That is for the courts to decide, not Clinton or you.