[Vision2020] Background of previous post

[Rosemary Huskey]

Mr. Henderson's website appears to still be down.  Earlier today I read his
website and copied the following quotes (which I found to be quite
alarming). 

Rose Huskey

 

Race for Sheriff

Local  candidate Rick Henderson is running as a self-styled constitutional
sheriff.  His  <http://www.rickforsheriff.com/> website explains what he
thinks that means.  He claims, in part

". . . a Constitutional Sheriff is one that views the oath of office in the
highest regard!  The Sheriff swears to "...uphold the Constitution of the
United States and the State of Idaho..." Further, the sheriff is the only
law enforcement selected by a vote of the people. The sheriff is getting
their authority from the people of their county, not any bureaucracy, to
represent the interest of the people of their county. This means that as
your Sheriff I put the highest emphasis on protecting YOUR rights; including
infringements from other citizens and from other agencies.  . . .  In short,
a Constitutional Sheriff believes in the "Rule of Law"; however the rule of
law starts with the Constitutionality of that law.  There are those that
think a Sheriff should not interpret a law (recall the Nuremberg defense
here).  They believe that the legislatures know best.  I disagree!  I
believe that legislature does have the authority to pass laws and that the
Sheriff is obligated to enforce the lawful and Constitutional laws.
However, our system is designed to minimize the chance of our rights being
infringed.  For example, we have seen the federal government try to say we
are not allowed to protect ourselves or our livestock from attacks by
various wildlife.

Rick Henderson apparently agrees with the following statement from Sheriff
Mack <http://sheriffmack.com/> .

". . .The county sheriff is the line in the sand. The county sheriff is the
one who can say to the feds, "Beyond these bounds you shall not pass." This
is not only within the scope of the sheriff's authority; it's the sheriff's
sworn duty. And what about the little guys; the individual police officers?
It's all about judgement [sic] calls.   http://www.cspoa.org/intro.php

 

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