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Old April 4, 2013, 06:09 PM   #1
PetahW
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Uh-Oh, is this true?

http://k99.com/governor-hickenlooper...rado-sheriffs/

From the linked article:
"By the sounds of it, Colorado is being targeted with an attempt to set up loopholes that will allow the U.S. Secret Service to arrest and remove an elected Sheriff for refusing to enforce the law, or anyone breaking the law.
This means ALL Secret Service - including uniformed division officers, physical security technicians, specialists, and other ‘special officers’.

"In short they want to:

"…establish Federal authority police powers in a State, enabling an enforcement arm reporting directly to the President (Secret Service).
It would enable the President / Executive Branch to theoretically override the actions and preventative measures that are now being taken by many States throughout the country, who are trying to preserve 2nd Amendment gun rights, and who are prohibiting the enforcement of unconstitutional law passed by Congress or pushed by executive order."

In principle this is a cut-and-paste drive-by, but as the subject is bound to come up again, I'm adding some information to what's quoted above, which is one writer's opinion about the purpose of the bill. This idea is making the rounds of various conspiracist web sites, but there's nothing in the text of the bill to support this interpretation.

I've also edited the title to something a bit calmer...

Vanya

Last edited by Evan Thomas; April 4, 2013 at 07:08 PM. Reason: it's a drive-by, but let's deal with this one...
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