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Tally of FLDS children jumps from 416 to 437

Typical government efficiency. Chuck E. Cheese can keep track of children. Texas C'P'S cannot.

Will the next step be to tattoo the arms, or will a micro chip be inserted to make sure the body and the number match?

Ka ching, Ka ching. This is costing the taxpayers a ton of money. But it's all for the good of the children. Right?

"It will take about 30 days to receive results, maybe a little longer," said Janece Rolfe of the Texas Attorney General's Office.

Just watch this "30 days" turn into 3 months . . . .

It was because some of the mothers were actually younger than they first thought.

Good job Texas. Just keep moving toward the goal of protecting the children. DNA results will take a while, but by then maybe a few people will have confessed, fessed up, etc.

Keep the wheels of justice moving and let us see where they lead.

Keep moving forward Texas. Utah and AZ did not have the guts to do what you are doing.

If they don't even have accurate numbers, how are they sure that each child is being taken care of?

Continue to fault the State. You must understand everyone in this Compound is lying about every aspect of this case and it takes time to weave through the Lies. They LIE about everything from their age to their name. Both Change Frequently. I would certainly trust my children more With Chuck E. Cheese than the FLDS

We can't expect them to get an accurate count of the children, but we can expect them to know what's best for them and see that it happens?

These kids are in a lot of trouble.

These officials are violating every known constitutional right in order to take these children away. They have so far violated the 1st, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 8th amendments. Please dear CPS, please find a way to violate the law.

Freedom of Religion, out the door, Search and Seizure, out the door, Right to Jury, out the door, Right not to incriminate self, out the door, cruel and UNUSUAL punishment, out the door.

This judge better be disbarred and imprisoned under statutes of treason.

So what hapened to just counting heads ?What does the birthdate or name have to do with counting? When you serve dinner don't you have to hand out 437 cups 437 plates 437 spoons etc.Or are you not feeding some kids.

So are my comments not being posted because I have a URL?

And don't forget that this lot is not forthcoming with cooperation, either. With little documentation, and a willingness to lie and obfuscate about who they are and whom their parents are...the truth will not come easily.

Head count is changing because ages are changing. One time the woman says she is 16, the next time she claims to be 19. In one count she is a minor, the next an adult. They know how many people they have but the minor count is subject to change based on the lie of the day by the FLDS.

As far as number of spoons and plates, hygiene dictates , that when a person goes through the food line a second time they are given a fresh plate. They may also opt for new silverware. Or would you suggest they only be permitted one trip to the food line? Since many seem so very thin, I think they be allowed to eat until they feel full, even if that translates to 3 plates.

Even when the provide certified birth certificates, driver's licenses and tax returns to prove they are adults, CPS doesn't believe them. What else are they supposed to do to show who they are??

They are worried about the DNA being used for criminal charges? Great! They should be. Bigamy is illegal, especiall when the "celestial bride" is 13, 14, 15.
Keep up the good work, Texas!!

"What else are they supposed to do to show who they are??"

It could be that they've given so much false and misleading information that they've demonstrated that they're not trustworthy.

Have you seen "Certified Birth Certificates, Drivers License and Tax Returns"? I think NOT! Because these items all come from the government like a Marriage License. I don't think they apply for any of these documents.

So I am to assume that some of the people posting here would have also advocated that the Jews be cooperative with the Nazis.

When someone is trammeling on ones rights, one need not cooperate.

Texas "has the guts" to violate the US Constitution. That's rich.

It will be interesting to see what the DNA folks can do with all these samples from all closely related people that are admittedly rather inbred. I think it will be a little tougher than they are thinking. Of course I don't see any reason to trust them to be honest or competent either one so maybe it won't be interesting at all.