Saturday, June 21, 2008
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After reading "When Men Become Gods," Senator Harry Reid (D-Nevada) called our house and wanted to speak with me about the book. I was in San Angelo, Texas attending the second round of hearings in the child custody case, after 460 children had been removed from the FLDS compound near Eldorado. Senator Reid was very enthusiastic about the book and asked me to write him a detailed letter outlining the potential crimes of Warren Jeffs and the FLDS sect. He wants to launch a federal investigation of the FLDS and wanted to give my letter to Senate and House committee heads who would be looking into this issue. When we were speaking, Senator Reid said this about the book: "This book shines much needed light on the disturbing activities of these outlaw communities. I only wish it had been written years ago." He's moving forward to start the investigation.