Posted on 03/17/2013 1:33:45 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA
Weld County Sheriff John Cooke won’t enforce new state gun measures expected to be signed into law by Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper, arguing the proposed firearms restrictions give a "false sense of security." Lawmakers in Colorado on Friday approved a landmark expansion of background checks on firearm purchases. Earlier in the week, Colorado lawmakers approved a 15-round limit on ammunition magazines. Both measures are awaiting the expected approval of the governor. Cooke told GreeleyTribune.com that Democrats in the state legislature are uninformed and scrambling in response to the Aurora movie theater shooting and other recent tragedies. "They’re feel-good, knee-jerk reactions that are unenforceable," he told the news outlet.
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Whats the state’s limit on abortions?
Governor Chickenpoper would not even talk to any the Sheriffs in Colorado. A rape victim was verbally attacked by representative in statehouse. Who do these state lawmakers think they are?
They think they are High Priests of Pharaoh Obama.
The sheriff may have to arrest himself.
Governor Chickenpoper would not even talk to any the Sheriffs in Colorado. A rape victim was verbally attacked by representative in statehouse. Who do these state lawmakers think they are?
Typical “Progressive”, tyrannical bastards, that’s who.
This creates an interesting situation. Here is the background.
1) At various points, the SCOTUS established that the US congress is superior to state legislatures, and that the federal courts are superior to state courts. However, they have *never* decided that the POTUS is superior to state governors. So when they come to loggerheads, the only way the POTUS can enforce his will is by sending in the Army.
The last time this happened was President Eisenhower against governor Orval Faubus of Arkansas, to forcibly integrate the Little Rock high school. Faubus called out the state guard, which Eisenhower trumped with the 101st Airborne Division.
2) I say this as background, because the SCOTUS has also *never* found that state governors are superior to county Sheriffs, who are the top legal authority in a county, and in common law, county Sheriffs are also the leader of the county militia.
3) Thus, a county Sheriff could ignore state and federal law to a great extent, by declaring that all “adult persons of good character” are part of the militia, for which they may be required (not enforced) to be armed. In effect, they are law enforcement officers. So if the state or federal government try to disarm them, they can only do so if they disarm *all* law enforcement personnel in the state.
The bottom line is though the legislature has outlawed certain weapons and magazines for “public” ownership, they cannot reasonably outlaw it for LEOs as well, or they would be helpless against criminals.
LOL! Thanks, I really needed that.
Sheriff Maketa releases statement regarding gun control stance
Historically, any citizen would be allowed to speak if they arrived at the Capitol early and signed up on testimony records. Although sign up sheets were in place and citizens including myself signed up, we were completely disregarded. Minutes after I signed up to testify, I learned a different process would be utilized and testimony was based on three categories: experts, preferred witnesses, and public witnesses. No explanation was provided to define expert or preferred witness. I was told this decision was made by the senate president and the chairperson of the hearing committee. Additionally, experts would have no time constraints and all others would be restricted to three minutes.
As I made my way out of the Capitol, I was shocked at the number of people who attended these hearings. It's estimated the number of people in attendance reached 1,000. I spoke to several and was told they just wanted their voice to be heard.
I am not sharing this because of the outcome of the hearings that day; rather I am sharing this because of the process implemented and the faces of all those citizens that were never permitted to participate in the process. Government is supposed to be by the people, for the people and on this day, they were crushed and kicked to the side. Special interest coalitions and hand picked experts with no relevant expertise trumped our citizens.
Shocking email: Dems threaten Colo. sheriffs’ salaries over gun control
Sheriff Terry Maketa to file charges against Colorado Democrat leadership
Recall effort begins; Petition aims to oust McLachlan (Anti-Gun Colorado Dem State Rep.)
coloradoaccountability.com Three recall efforts underway for Rep. McLachlan, Sen. Morse and Sen. Hudak.
Poll at the Denver Post on the proposed Magazine Ban.
Vast majority support repeal of mag ban.
There's going to be a reckoning!
The sheriff and his boys need to round up the commie libs that passed this crap and deport them back to The People’s Republic of California where they belong.
That hits the nail on the head. Experts without expertise. The fact that the wife of a certain man (Mark Kelley) was shot in the head, doesn't make him an expert in firearms policy. (Nor the Constitution, it might be added.)
We need to start demanding some basic references from our representatives. In order to even get on a ballot they should have to a. have a background check, b. be drug and alcohol tested, c. take a reasonably rigorous exam on Constitutional knowledge and principles. They wouldn’t need to pass all of those tests just take them and have the results published.
I forgot d. a mental health exam.
Sheriff Maketa in El Paso County (Colorado Springs) has made similar statements regarding enforcement of these infringements. Many sheriffs have testified in our legislature against these so-called laws. Really it’s the City and County of Denver (plus some outliers like the municipality of Aurora) against the whole state. I won’t spend a dime in Denver, except for parking sometimes, and I pray daily that the governor’s pen runs dry.
Those too old to fight can do logistics, and those too old to do logistics can do planning and operations. Chaplains are good as well, because morale is the cornerstone to a successful plan.
Anyone with the patience to read Dupuy and Dupuy’s The Encyclopedia Of Military History from cover to cover, and learn from it, is a tangible military threat of a higher order. Followed with von Clausewitz’s On War and Sun Tzu’s The Art of War, and you will know more than most US military flag officers.
Then given some young men to fight, and some middle aged men to carry out logistics, yours will be a very tough nut to crack.
The guy just needs to assert to the public that they are unconstitutional and therefore unenforceable by lawful law enforcement.
Making remarks about their effect is unnecessary and distracts from the key legal reason why he can’t enforce it. People have to know that reason behind his actions!
“...The time is coming for people to choose sides. For the Constitution, or against it...”
Coming? It’s already here, brother.
An oath is forever. This is the “domestic” part of it.
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“Who do these state lawmakers think they are?”
Your overlords. Now shut up and get back to work - they need their cut of your wages, slave!
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