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And NYS Governor Cuomo has threatened to REMOVE these elected officials, if they don’t comply with the SAFE ACT

Cuomo does not have that power, these are elected officials, not Cuomo appointees.

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ez ~:" Cuomo does not have that power, these are elected officials, not Cuomo appointees." Right .. I thought that too ! Of course that makes sense ; but this is NY State , remember ? See FReeper : http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3021980/posts Original Article http://www.timesunion.com/default/article/Sheriffs-Cuomo-asked-for-silence-4532930.php

One person briefed on the meeting said Cuomo threatened to remove sheriffs from office, a little-used power afforded the state's chief executive under the state constitution. Moss would not confirm this. He did say the meeting was heated at times, but overall he described it as "cordial." (...)

Last week, the Sheriffs' Association as well as several elected sheriffs filed an amicus curiae brief supporting a federal challenge to the SAFE Act"

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Repost: See FReeper : http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3021980/posts Original Article

One person briefed on the meeting said Cuomo threatened to remove sheriffs from office, a little-used power afforded the state's chief executive under the state constitution. Moss would not confirm this. He did say the meeting was heated at times, but overall he described it as "cordial." (...) I hate HTML !