Pretty good summation of the philosophical reasoning behind lawful citizen resistance to threats.
This statement by you is key: “now may be the perfect time for Real Americans to forge a partnership with their Sheriff’s office.”
Creating a partnership now makes lawful force against threats pro-active instead of reactive. It prepares the hammer and anvil to pound enemies into submission.
The only matter missing in your summation is working with your state guard, if you have one. Twenty-six states have a state guard that is separate from the state national guard and cannot be federalized.
Thank you. Was more thinking of being a local as possible to ensure fast response. Also forgot to mention that in most cases, if a Sheriff from County A deputizes civilians, and Sheriff B requests assistance from Sheriff A, that Sheriff may be able to use deputizes civilians from County A.
Think about that if/when the need comes for a large, reactionary force. They, like ordinary law enforcement, could be called in from several jurisdictions.
Oh and one other note to help folks:
Was out to dinner last night with friends. One never wanted to talk politics, and in this case wanted me to keep my voice down so as not be overheard and judged as ‘fill-in-the-blank’ . I and her husband did not care. We spoke I mind and opinion about what is going on in American these days where others could here us...
... and we heard NO disagreements.