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Rifqa Bary protected - for now







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Rifqa Bary Protected –
For Now

Dear Solstice,

On Friday, the judge presiding over the case regarding Rifqa Bary’s request
not to be returned to her parents, ruled that there was sufficient
evidence to raise concerns about Rifqa’s safety. As a result, the judge
ruled that Rifqa should stay in Florida for the time being, and scheduled
a follow-up hearing for September 3rd.

Governor Charlie
Crist and House Majority Leader Adam Hasner both weighed in on behalf of
Rifqa. Governor Crist issued a press release stating that he had
instructed the Department of Children and Families (DCF) to petition the
judge to have Rifqa stay in Florida pending a thorough investigation.


Did the hundreds and hundreds of emails and phone calls to
Governor Crist’s office from ACT! for America Florida members have an
impact on the Governor’s decision? We can’t know for sure,
but we believe it’s reasonable to assume
that such an outpouring of grassroots support and concern at the very
least put the issue front and center in the Governor’s office. This
wouldn’t have happened without our grassroots response.


And
whenever the public profile of an issue like this is increased, elected
officials naturally pay more attention to them. Who knows what would have
happened in this case if there had been no outcry from the public, which
has helped to generate a great deal of media attention as well.


The DCF has stated there are disconcerting inconsistencies in the
statements given by Rifqa’s family, and has asked for a law enforcement
investigation.

What’s more, the “Atlas Shrugs” website
has uncovered what may be
another “inconsistency” on the part of Rifqa’s parents.

Mohammed
and Aysha Bary were provided court-appointed attorneys, paid for by the
taxpayers, as a result of their testimony that they were indigent and
could not afford to pay an attorney.

Yet as “Atlas Shrugs” has
uncovered, Mohammed Bary has stated his business earns more than $237,000
per year. If it turns out that Mr. Bary and his wife did not tell the
truth about their financial status, this begs an obvious question: If they
were willing to mislead authorities about their financial status, should
they be believed when they allege that Rifqa is not telling the truth and
is not in danger?

Florida law enforcement and child protection
authorities would do well to investigate this case very, very carefully,
and not simply take at face value what Rifqa’s family says.

As we
noted last week, we are convinced that Florida authorities should err on
the side of believing Rifqa’s assertions that her life is in danger if she
is returned to her family.








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