Recent examples of state refusing to enforce federal laws include the state legalization of marijuana and refusal to cooperate with enforcement of immigration law.
The United States is a Constitutional Republic, not a direct democracy
Needs to be screamed from every rooftop, hilltop, balcony, mountain top, water tower, have ad trucks driving in circles through every neighborhood, etc etc etc.
The United States Government does not have the Constitutional authority to force states to use their resources to enforce federal law.
The fight over Second Amendment rights has always been about limitations on government power. An important part of the founding of the United States was the recognition that government power must be limited.
Repeat LOUD and OFTEN.............................
The FBI, I’m pretty sure is the largest federal law enforcement agency. I want to say the number is around 16,000. But that isn’t 16,000 folks with guns. There’s a whole lot of admin and support types in that number. As for DHS, it’s a monster, but it’s also comprised of various agencies. After 9/11, when DHS was born, the geniuses in DC reorganized the whole puzzle. The Treasury Dept used to have the Secret Service and ATF, now Sec Ser is under DHS and ATF is under DOJ.
Anywho, outside of the FBI, most of these agencies aren’t all that big. Because of that, they rely heavily on the federal task forces that they form, using state and local LEOs. The cops love them because they’re taken away from their normal duties, get deputized, get some overtime, take home cars and are lulled into thinking they’re doing something crazy. When in fact, all it is, is the fact that the feds have money and gadgets that most agencies don’t have nor can afford.
The US Marshal’s Task Forces are probably one of the most notable. Take away the locals working on that task force and I doubt the Marshals could go after 20% of the people they do now.
You could cripple the federal agencies from doing their jobs if other states adopted a similar law. Unfortunately, so many Chiefs and Sheriffs bow down to the feds every time they come calling.
However, if I’m not mistaken there was an instance, in New Mexico(?), where the locals took it upon themselves to do some work in a forest outside of town to prevent forest fires. Feds showed up threatening everyone. Sheriff showed up and threatened the Feds. The Feds left and the locals did what they had to do.
Good article Dean. I wasn’t aware of this case.
Make-up of the Missouri Supreme Court:
Judge
Appointed By
Zel Fischer
Matt Blunt (R)
Paul C. Wilson
Jay Nixon (D)
George Draper
Jay Nixon (D)
Mary Rhodes Russell
Bob Holden (D)
Patricia Breckenridge
Matt Blunt (R)
Wesley Brent Powell
Eric Greitens (R)
Robin Ransom
Mike Parson (R)
I like Article 4, Section 4 of the Constitution which says:
Section 4 The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government,
bkmk
Also see sanctuary cities and states. I bet the same liberals/leftists who are opposing this MO law are all for sanctuaries and open border.
How do you sure about this? You have to maintain that jurisdictions have to enforce each other’s laws with no say in the matter. For free. How can they argue that?
A challenge to the Missouri Second Amendment Protection Act (SAPA) by St Louis and Jackson Counties failed in Circuit court.