those are in relatively short supply these days and in any case, in too many states the role of the county sheriff and his department have been shredded.
“those are in relatively short supply these days and in any case, in too many states the role of the county sheriff and his department have been shredded.”
Actually, Constitutional sheriffs are only in short supply in those areas that haven’t elected a Constitutional sheriff in their counties. So the fault for a shortage in certain areas lies with the citizenry.
As for the second part of your statement, a Constitutional sheriff cannot be “shredded” because a sheriff is a sovereign, according to the USSC. That means a sheriff cannot be compelled to carry out the dictates of the federal or state governments. The details are outlined in the Mack ruling by the SCOTUS.
For example, you can read about the sovereignty of sheriffs in Colorado after 90% of the sheriffs said they would refuse to carry out Hickenloopers illegal gun control dictates.