From: John Cuccia 

First, I do understand that there was no warrant for the entry.  That's why
I characterized the raid as illegal and the removal of the boy as a
kidnapping.

Second, I think these actions are the logical extension of a trend toward
increasing police power (at all levels) that began with Richard Nixon's
"law and
order" rhetoric, was accelerated by the "war on drugs"
hysteria encourated by Ronald Reagan (the Great Demagogue), and in which
Bill Clinton is a willing and enthusiastic participant.



Bill Mattox wrote:

>That was my inital thought. The problem, however, is that Cuba is NOT
>America and that father will not be the one with rights to the child. He is
>clearly being threatened (family members back in Cuba, including another
>child, have been removed to a special location and have not been seen) and
>so he cannot speak freely, even while here. Cuba has also made it clear that
>Elian will be seperated from his father upon return and placed in a
>re-education facility (i.e., he is going to be brainwashed, big time).
>
>The recent court ruling was to allow the child an opportunity to have as
>fair a shot at due process as possible under the circumstances rather than
>to simply step on his rights in a hasty, self-serving way, as Clinton/Castro
>are obviously inclined to do. A potentially dangerous early morning raid was
>not necessary to complete that task, which will have a definite end-point no
>matter where the child resides during the process. The raids only purpose in
>the interim will be to place the child in a position where he can be
>spirited out of the country prior to recieving all of his court-ordered
>rights.
>
>But... being above the law, of course, IS the Clinton way.
>
>(BTW, you do understand that the armed raid was conducted without a warrant,
>don't you?)
>
jcuccia{at}bigfoot.com> wrote in message
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>> Bill Mattox wrote:
>>
>> >that will be the end of it
>>
>> I'm a registered Democrat and think that the child, without question,
>belongs
>> with his father, but I am appalled by the images of armed federal thugs
>> illegally and forcibly entering a home, brutalizing American citizens, and
>> kidnapping a six year old.
>>
>> I don't think this is going away.
>

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