Bingo. Majority of people think a sheriff is just another law enforcement but they are far from it. A GOOD Sheriff has the unique ability to work outside standard law enforcement; they have the power to tell local, state, and Federal to go fuck themselves. They are elected, not appointed, by the counties/regions of those that elected them. As such, their first duty is TO those people and the US Constituion in equal measure. Local, state, and Federal only use it as a speed bump if it benefits them and we've seen this countless times.
A good Sheriff has the power, if they would exercise it.
Bingo. Majority of people think a sheriff is just another law enforcement but they are far from it. A GOOD Sheriff has the unique ability to work outside standard law enforcement; they have the power to tell local, state, and Federal to go fuck themselves. They are elected, not appointed, by the counties/regions of those that elected them. As such, their first duty is TO those people and the US Constituion in equal measure. Local, state, and Federal only use it as a speed bump if it benefits them and we've seen this countless times.
A good Sheriff has the power, if they would exercise it.
Agreed. A sheriff can deputize his entire county and lawfully deploy them to defend the county.
They damn well had better use that power and do it soon.