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"If the relatives accepted the rights of the father"
At the time of the illegal raid, the "rights of the father" in this case had not been determined by a court.
"the relatives defied an order by the Department of Justice"
There was no court order authorizing the INS to raid the home. They defied the constitution.
An order written by the President, or his Attorney General, does not give law enforcement the power smash into your home. It takes a court order to do that . . think about it for a minute. How would you feel if Pres. Bush and his AG had that power? . . . you're argument is weak.
I think the weakness of the government's role in this event is why Glenn left it out of his article.
