SouthernBoy
Regular Member
I saw this video and it raised a few interesting questions and scenarios with me. The salient part of the video is the sheriff talking about an event in his county with federal agents where threats were made of armed force.
Now it has been my belief for a while that a sheriff held power and authority over any other law enforcement agency be it state or federal (open to clarification on this). So if federal agents did enter his county to conduct an illegal activity, such as firearms confiscation or illegal searches, he has the power to arrest these agents and can use whatever force is necessary to do this.
I know there is a movement afoot by some sheriffs to enforce constitutional law across the nation which can effectively emasculate a fair amount of federal power wielded against innocent citizens. This could be a very good move to restore states' power over the federal government and put the chains of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights back on their wrists.
Comments anyone?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoYtnoFn09Y&feature=related
Now it has been my belief for a while that a sheriff held power and authority over any other law enforcement agency be it state or federal (open to clarification on this). So if federal agents did enter his county to conduct an illegal activity, such as firearms confiscation or illegal searches, he has the power to arrest these agents and can use whatever force is necessary to do this.
I know there is a movement afoot by some sheriffs to enforce constitutional law across the nation which can effectively emasculate a fair amount of federal power wielded against innocent citizens. This could be a very good move to restore states' power over the federal government and put the chains of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights back on their wrists.
Comments anyone?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoYtnoFn09Y&feature=related