Posted on 09/24/2012 2:16:42 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
.....Any voter considering pulling a straight Republican lever should be aware that the party's nominee for Harris County sheriff is apparently ready to deploy his deputies to keep federal forces from seizing the guns and ammo of Constitution-loving Texans.
In a video posted on YouTube,an interviewer asks former Liberty County Sheriff's Deputy Louis Guthrie what role the local sheriff's department plays in preserving our constitutional rights.
"Let's say the feds come in here and seize weapons and ammunition," he theorizes. "I don't have any issue with me or any of my employees…they WILL stand between the feds and the citizens should they try to violate constitutional issues,constitutional rights, here in Texas."
Surely,Guthrie wasn't suggesting that local deputies would turn into a local militia - a la Lexington and Concord - to fight the redcoats?
'Fast and Furious' plot?
In a telephone interview,Guthrie explained his comments. "As a constitutionalist," he said, he would "use whatever authority I have to stop" someone violating the constitutional rights of a Harris County citizen. He believes the "Obama administration clearly has weapons and guns in their sights." (In his taped interview, he speculates at length that the true purpose of the controversial "Fast and Furious" program was to build a case for gun control by planting Texas weapons in cartel strongholds.)
But he sees "a world of difference" between his remarks and Head's, Guthrie: "I am not saying they will attempt by force to do so. Let's hope there is not a confrontation."
He assured me: "We will go by what the Constitution says. If anyone attempts to violate our constitutional rights,I will definitely get between the citizens and whomever it is."
So while Head is preparing for a bloodbath, Guthrie was engaging in a little saber-rattling. A "Come And Take It" moment,if you will.........
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He gets my vote!!! Screw the UN and Obamugabe as well
Yes and no. Yes, courts are supposed to rule on the constitutionality of laws. But, no, they are not the only ones to do so, and their opinion is not superior to yours or mine. The oath I took did not say that I would support and defend the Constitution "as defined by the Supreme Court."
NULLIFY!
Yes and no. Yes, courts are supposed to rule on the constitutionality of laws. But, no, they are not the only ones to do so, and their opinion is not superior to yours or mine. The oath I took did not say that I would support and defend the Constitution "as defined by the Supreme Court."
NULLIFY!
I wish I could vote for him.I could use him on my side when they come for my weapons.
My kitchen knives, I lost all my guns in the big duck hinting incident.
Is this supposed to be bad publicity?
This is exactly the sort of sheriff every county needs and every citizen should want. If this is “bad publicity”, the problem is not with the press but with the citizenry.
AMEN!
Straight ticket it is! I am looking forward to seeing Guthrie’s name on the ballot.
This is the sort of thing I like about local law enforcement folks, the closer they are to the voter and local community the more apt they are to be loyal to the local citizenry in times of crisis.
Whereas LEO’s farther away from a local community, the feds, are more apt to be loyal to the ruling party, political correctness or their job security instead of the Constitution and the tax payers.
It’s obvious the Fed-loving nancies at the Chronicle think that a sheriff standing up FedGov is scandalous, but EVERY CANDIDATE for the office of county sheriff in this land ought to be asked: are you willing to interpose between the FedGov and the citizens to protect their civil rights, including the RKBA?
That’s a real coincidence!! I lost all my guns in a boating accident!! I was water skiing onto a hunting preserve and my boat ran out of gas.. Had to jettison my guns so I wouldn’t drown!! Barely escaped with my life!
That’s a real coincidence!! I lost all my guns in a boating accident!! I was water skiing onto a hunting preserve and my boat ran out of gas.. Had to jettison my guns so I wouldn’t drown!! Barely escaped with my life!
i used to hint at ducks myself...
then the boat tipped... lost all my duck hinting buns.
shame really.
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then the boat tipped... lost all my duck hinting buns.
shame really.
You can Tippecanoe, but you shouldn't tip a cow.
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