Elian Gonzalez

[Tex]

Originally Posted by FMCoug

Why do the FLDS parents have more parental rights than Elian's father?

I don't know how deep you'd like to go into this, FM, but if you're going to base your argument here on rights, then you should start by acknowledging the differences between the rights of American citizens and those of foreigners living in Cuba. Yes, it matters.

The other interesting question to consider here weighing the wishes of the deceased mother vs the remaining father. You don't have that same circumstance with the FLDS.

Your analogy is really quite tenuous. I don't think it's very hard for a person to be in favor of one and against the other, and be on solid ideological ground.

[UtahDan]

Originally Posted by Tex

Your analogy is really quite tenuous. I don't think it's very hard for a person to be in favor of one and against the other, and be on solid ideological ground.

I agree. It is infinitely easier to justify the return of a little boy to his only living parent when there is absolutely no reason to believe that he will be in any danger there, certainly no danger of sexual abuse.

[FMCoug]

Originally Posted by UtahDan

I agree. It is infinitely easier to justify the return of a little boy to his only living parent when there is absolutely no reason to believe that he will be in any danger there, certainly no danger of sexual abuse.

Good point. Yet if you polled many on this board, they'd go the opposite way. Elian back to Cuba = wrong, FLDS kids taken away = wrong.

[BigFatMeanie]

Originally Posted by Black Diamond Bay

Uhhh...no, I'm not playing this game again. I'm sure you can figure that out all on your own. I can't participate in any of these useless little arguments. I'm out.

Have a nice day everyone.

In other words, "I'm only interested in saying my opinion and not in listening to the opinion of others or having others help me hash out my own thought process."

Why start a topic on a thread that you know is going to be controversial if you aren't interested in discussing it?

[Tex]

Originally Posted by FMCoug

Good point. Yet if you polled many on this board, they'd go the opposite way.

Which is why it's a poor analogy. Both approaches (in my opinion) can be reasonably justified, making the comparison quite weak.