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9. constitutional sheriffs movement
Tue Apr 23, 2024, 10:36 AM
Apr 23

From the same article:

the state has become “ground zero” for the so-called “constitutional sheriffs movement,” whose adherents are already becoming accustomed to picking and choosing which laws they want to enforce.

The movement, which more than half of the state’s sheriffs have aligned themselves with, according to ACIR, is premised on “a radical ideology that the sheriff’s power within his or her county is superseded by no state or federal government entity but is guided by the sheriff’s interpretation of the U.S. Constitution. Nullification, or refusing to enforce laws or mandates a sheriff deems unconstitutional, is a core part of the ideology.

Earlier this week, the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association convened in Las Vegas for a training session that included talks by Trump associates Mike Flynn, Patrick Byrne and Mike Lindell.


DU link about the Las Vegas convention:
[link:https://www.democraticunderground.com/100218874921|
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