I sort of figured it would start to pan out this way.
Earlier today a three-judge court of appeals ruled that the State of Texas had no right to remove children from the Yearning for Zion ranch belonging to the FLDS because it in no way proved that they were in imminent danger. The panel stopped short of ordering that the children be returned to their parents, but they did give the lower court 10 days to vacate an order placing the children in custody.
The way that the law works in Texas is that CPS has the authority to take immediate possession of a child or children if they have reason to suspect that their is an “immediate danger to the physical health or safety” of the child that warrants their removal.
According to the ruling CPS obtained an emergency order to take custody of the children based on reports from a hot line caller that said she had been raped and impregnated on the ranch. Those calls have found to have been false and there is no useful information on the “informant” that the state had on the ranch. As a matter of fact, I haven’t heard a word about the so-called informant in weeks.
The court also said that CPS didn’t make any kind of effort to determine if they could do anything aside from removing the children and the entire thing was based on religious persecution. They also said that the lower court and CPS treated the ranch as one single household and was incorrect in doing so.
One thing I find interesting is the fact that I read a report yesterday that I had forgotten to post about. It had to do with CPS officials showing up with a couple of sheriff’s deputies getting turned away from the ranch because they had no search warrant. Apparently, someone from CPS got wind that they might not have gotten all the kids the first time.
Good News! The Mystery Of 9/11 Has Been Solved!
DUmmy poster petgoat, posting the DU September 11 forum, a hotbed for trutherism, has solved the mystery of 9/11, helping out all the Twoofers
I’m Going to Toot My Own Horn Here Just a Bit
Almost 18 months ago I shared these sketches, which did…
200+ Billion Barrels of Oil underneath North Dakota – The Sequel
The preliminary report of 200-500 billion barrels has faded into invisibility as the USGS released a revised study stating that 3.5 billion barrels were available. How can this be? Never fear, I will explain it.
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Maxine Waters: Confirmed Socialist
It appears the uber-liberals in Congress are feeling more at ease with their socialism confident that one of their own will be elected in November thereby allowing them to drop the facade they have had for years.
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What Is the Price of a Conservative Soul These Days?
THE COWARDS OF THE CONGRESS
The Big Broke
Podcast Show Notes
McCain gives out points for friendly blog comments. (Hat Tip: Red State.)
Who is smarter? Howard Dean or the Founding Fathers? And why do the Dems want to get rid of the electoral college?
McCain fires back at demogoguery by Obama ov…
It’s Oil-Bashing Time Again
Today on the Laura Ingraham show, she spent some time discussing Senator Dick Durbin’s attack on the oil companies. Dick Durbin, of course, is the senior senator from Illinois, and his tenure in Congress is a direct result of not…
Surrender Monkey Friday-NIMBY
As the Democrats bloviate on and on and on and on about gas prices (notice their massive escalation since the Democrats regained control of Congress?) yet offer no viable ideas, we learn about NIMBY
The United States should increase its domestic oil s…
“But you know, the temptation to want to win back the Congress, we sort of stretched the facts … and people ate it up.”
The most ethical Congress ever
Trackposted to Outside the Beltway, The Virtuous Republic, Rosemary’s Thoughts, Right Truth, Shadowscope, Cao’s Blog, Conservative Cat, Diary of the Mad Pigeon, Nuke Gingrich, McCain Blogs, Woman Honor Thyself…
FRIDAY "STANKIN LANKIN" OPEN TRACKBACK
It’s Friday!!! Hang in there folks, something’s gotta give.
Trackposted to Outside the Beltway, The Virtuous Republic, Rosemary’s Thoughts, Right Truth, Shadowscope, Cao’s Blog, Conservative Cat, Diary of the Mad Pigeon, …
Keith Olbermann should be suspended; sign the petition
It’s so weird how Olbermann gets away with harassing people. But since he’s on the left side of politics, he gets a pass.
He’s accused our President of forming in Iraq “an American viceroyalty, enforced by merciless mercenarie…
Oh dear Richard. I cannot tb to you again. I must be a real pain in the neck. You probably won’t get this comment either, since I’m banned from your site. *sigh* Have a very nice Memorial Day weekend.
Your comment showed up just fine. I wish I knew what the issue was with the trackback. I am going through the logs again. Hopefully I can get it fixed again.
I know I did get one from you (it’s listed) that was posted at some point within the last couple of days, did you send one again this evening? I seem to get a lot of trackback spam, particularly in the evening and maybe it’s just getting your at the same time and throwing it into my spam folder…
Another Hillary Clinton “Oopsie” Moment
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Hillary, in clear desperation, opened her mouth and firmly inserted her foot.
While addressing the editorial board of the Sioux Falls Argus-Leader newspaper, she said:
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Ban Wi-Fi, some people are … allergic???
Soem people want Wi-Fi banned from public buildines because they are allergic to “certain types of electric fields, including wireless internet and cell phones.” That’s what this article says. I think these folks are nuts. What, they want us to…
Much Ado About History
When I was five-years-old, America the Democrats were locked in a brutal three-way fight for the presidential nomination during the first week of June, at the time of the California primary. Bobby Kennedy won that primary — and only minutes…
Maxine Waters — Communist!
I can’t think of any other way of viewing it when she sits in committee and begins openly suggesting a government takeover of an entire industry that doesn’t produce the results the way she wants. Interesting, isn’t it, that the…
Better Send Al Gore to Jupiter
The Earth is a planet with a fever Al Gore told us and he and the global warming conspiracy nuts want us to do something while they rake in untold billions of dollars in the process. There is no scientific evidence that mankind is causing the warming,…
LIBERALISM RUN AMUCK
John Lollpop writes:
America’s inability to free itself from dependence on oil from the Middle East may go down as one of the greatest failures in U.S. political history. Even the most generous historian will find it difficult to justify our cont…
STEPHI ASK: WHAT SORT OF PRESIDENT WOULD OBAMA BE?
One of my favorite blogs, Stephi’s Blog, is unhinged, insane and… British… and anarchist? I must confess were it not for the pretty face in the banner of the blog she would have long ago been written off into “file 13.” …
Hillary Assassinates Her Campaign
Like a vulture, Hillary is staying in the race hoping some unfortunate event knocks Obama out of the race where she can step in. Knowing how many fatal “accidents” and “suicides” have occurred with people associated with the Clinton’s you never know …
Memorial DaY HonorinG & Yes..CelebrationS of FreedoM
Wishing y’all a Memorial Day that’s filled with pride, warmth and togetherness.
Please Pray that our blessed Country remains FREE.
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Scum-Sucking America-Hating KOSsacks For Obama
Just in time for Memorial Day, a little bit of “patriotic fervor” from the fine folks who want to see America lose in Iraq. If you refuse to vote for Obama, why are you asking others to sacrifice for your…
NY School Falsely Reports Parent As Child Abuser For Missing A Meeting
I’ve had parents call me on the phone to schedule meetings, and then blow me off. Indeed, at least twice a year I get a message from the front office telling me that a parent has demanded a meeting with…
An Honest Assesment Of The MSM’s Problem
The best description I’ve yet seen of why the media went bat-shit crazy over Hillary Clinton’s reference to the tragic end of the 1968 California Primary. This weekend’s uproar over Hillary Rodham Clinton invoking the assassination of Robert Kennedy as…
Time to Revoke Jimmy Carter’s Security Clearance
After all, he’s spilling the beans on classified US intelligence about the military capabilities of our allies — in an effort to help our mutual enemies get a handle on their strength. Israel has 150 nuclear weapons in its arsenal,…
NEWS ROUND-UP (27 MAY 2008)
Some folk’s are upset at the $33million set aside in the California budget for abortions, as well they should.
The Sierra Club is still out to destroy capitalism and replace it with global socialism.
Another terrorist group tell’s a fib but…
Somali Muzlims Whinefest Time
Anyone find out if these ahem..”immigrants” are even legal?
Silly me. Minor detail.
I know. Let’s plan a field trip to a Muzlim country and file a similair law suit.
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S. 2191 – STOP THIS MADNESS NOW!
From the Heritage Foundation:
S. 2191 extracts trillions of dollars from the millions of American energy consumers and delivers this wealth to permanently identified classes of recipients, such as tribal groups and preferred technology sector…