Thread: Can the County Sheriff Save the Constitution?

This is something that should be given to every Sheriff's Department in the Nation.

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Written by Patrick Krey
Wednesday, 30 September 2009 00:06
Richard Mack, former sheriff of Graham County, Arizona, is not afraid to ruffle some feathers in order to halt what he considers violations of the U.S. Constitution.

In 1993, Congress passed the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (commonly referred to as the Brady Bill), which was signed into law by President Bill Clinton and went into effect on February 28, 1994. A provision of the Brady Bill compelled state and local law-enforcement officials to perform mandatory background checks. Mack, then a Graham County sheriff, was outraged. In response, Mack gained distinction by being the first sheriff in the nation to file a lawsuit against the Brady Bill. The lawsuit made it all the way to the Supreme Court, which ruled that the provision was indeed unconstitutional as a violation of the Tenth Amendment principles of federalism.

Now Mack is once again making headlines with his latest effort to stand up for the Constitution. In a 50-page booklet entitled The County Sheriff: America’s Last Hope (available from his website www.sheriffmack.com), Mack concisely explains what he believes is the proper role of law enforcement, as well as how your local sheriff can be the last line of defense for the U.S. Constitution. Mack passionately argues that real change is not going to come from Washington, D.C., but instead from local county sheriffs who finally stand up and stop being pawns in the federal government’s unconstitutional schemes. “We must start at home, in our counties, in our own ‘spheres.’ We must erect the barriers and keep those at bay who would confiscate bank accounts, guns, land, property, and children. Sheriff, you are the people’s sworn protector. You cannot shrink from that duty merely because the violator comes into town with a three piece suit and a fancy attaché case.â€

A great post Hylander, Thanks. I am left wondering if the Sheriff of McLennan Co. Texas had this kind of determination to keep his county safe from tyrannical forces if the slaughter of 85 Americans would have been avoided in Waco? Thus that may have avoided the Oklahoma City bombing aswell.

Well, you could go to the sheriff's site and send a copy of his booklet to your sheriff, or any sheriff you wish. It sometimes helps.

Great piece Hylander. I believe that our secret weapon against a tyrannical federal government lies in the states and counties. Our elected Sheriff's have much more power and authority than many people realize. Also, our individual state governors are our hedge against these bozo's in Washington. Let's use them!

Yee-Haw! Damn those Texans keep jumping up and getting it right. Agreed TexasBorn.

Highlander, I have been hoping to run into my Sheriff, might have to stop in and pay him a visit at the office. He is a man loaded with common sense. Very lucky county here. Will have a talk with him about Sheriff Mack, betting he is already aware.

Been voting for more than 30 yrs, never missed an election, about 4 or 5 votes during that time that I have never lost any sleep over. My Sheriff is one of them.

I think people have forgotten just how much clout the local Sheriff has. We had one county Sheriff out in Colorado who actually locked up IRS agents for harrassing people in his county. It was a shock to the agents to say the least.

Moving to other topics

Thanks April! I wasn't paying attention when I posted this originally.

But then again, it's getting hard to pay attention!