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Sheriffs and the law
Read an interesting piece in the state concealed handgun organization's newsletter.
Like many of you, I'm sure, I cheered when sheriffs in CO and NY announced they would not enforce their states' new severe gun laws. But the newsletter writer put it in a different perspective for me.
Like Obama, sheriffs are elected in most cases and swear an oath to uphold the Constitution and the laws of their jurisdictions. The writer's point was that most of us feel Obama is violating his oath by not enforcing some laws and dreaming up new ones not passed by Congress. The same can be said for sheriffs refusing to enforce laws they deem to be unconstitutional.
The flip side, of course, is that many of those who voted for Obama like how he's governing and many, like us, have been fans of sheriffs declining to enforce laws we don't like. For our country to function, we need to honor and respect the Constitution, which provides remedies for fixing bad law and getting rid of bad politicians.
Agree? No?
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"The welfare of humanity is always the alibi of tyrants." Albert Camus
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