The word “Hero” is used far to often...
Yeah, I would agree that his actions in the case were not heroic. He did what should have been expected by any federal judge. The fact that his understanding of and reverence for the Constitution are the exception and not the norm among federal judges is what made him stand out.
Normally I would wholeheartedly agree...however, after reading the entire article I believe it is an appropriate use of the term in this instance.
He had already defended me with at least two pretrial motions that he ruled on, both in my favor. The first one was the Federal Government's attempt to remove me from the case entirely by claiming I had no standing to sue them in the first place. They argued that only the county's Board of Supervisors could represent the county in such legal actions. Judge Roll said this was wrong because it was the sheriff being commandeered by the Federal Government, both officially and personally.
Next, my lawyer asked for an injunction against the government from being able to arrest me for “failure to comply.” (There was an actual provision in the Brady bill that threatened to arrest the sheriffs if we failed to comply with this unfunded mandate from Congress.) Judge Roll seemed legitimately concerned about this threat throughout the entire lawsuit. Janet Reno herself wrote a memo to the Judge and assured him that the Feds had no intention of arresting me and that the threat of arrest within the language of the Brady bill, was only intended for the gun shop owners, not the sheriffs.
Judge Roll, as he announced his decision regarding the injunction said that Janet Reno was not allowed to change the law “by fiat” nor interpret the law for Congress. “Mack's injunction is hereby granted,” the Judge said calmly and sternly.
If you still have doubts, kindly refer to Barry's recent CommieCare bill, or the misnomer, Food "Safety" Act and look at the penalties for failing to comply.