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February 13, 2012 03:38 AM UTC
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If I understand the goal of the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association, it is that Sherrifs have the ability to refuse federal officers entry into their counties, and by doing so this will solve all of America’s problems.
Seeing El Paso represented, I have to ask, are Maketa and Littleton advocating that there should be no federal presence in their county?
If so, they should open their eyes a little wider since without federal government, El Paso county is a ghost town.
What tools.
Our esteemed Sheriffs and Cmmsr Littleton joined this up and coming organization in Las Vegas with sponsors like the John Birch Society, the Gun Owners of America and the Front Sight Firearms Training Institute and advertisers incuding survivalist businesses, anti-IRS proponents, purveyors of gold-buying secrets and a company that touts info on “How to Turn Your Home into a Fortress.”
I saw that article and thought about a diary myself…I’m sure the good taxpayers of these counties–employed and unemployed–appreciate this sue of public resources. I’m surprised Valerio didn’t drive his tank over though.
public spending to pay for the trip. There are troubling aspects for sheriffs going to something like this at the urging of and with they payment by private donors, but it isn’t a matter of misdirected public funds.
Wouldn’t Amendment 48 $50 limitations kick in?
and there are a couple of exceptions that are potentially applicable:
(e) ADMISSION TO, AND THE COST OF FOOD OR BEVERAGES CONSUMED AT, A RECEPTION, MEAL OR MEETING BY AN ORGANIZATION BEFORE WHOM THE RECIPIENT APPEARS TO SPEAK OR TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AS PART OF A SCHEDULED PROGRAM;
(f) REASONABLE EXPENSES PAID BY A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION OR OTHER STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FOR ATTENDANCE AT A CONVENTION, FACT-FINDING MISSION OR TRIP, OR OTHER MEETING IF THE PERSON IS SCHEDULED TO DELIVER A SPEECH, MAKE A PRESENTATION, PARTICIPATE ON A PANEL, OR REPRESENT THE STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT, PROVIDED THAT THE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION RECEIVES LESS THAN FIVE PERCENT (5%) OF ITS FUNDING FROM FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS OR ENTITIES;
Now, I’m certainly not saying that I know that the donations received actually qualify under either category (individual donations as opposed to donations from non-profits, for example, might not qualify), but I’m willing to give the officials (who have surely been briefed on their gift-ban duties) the benefit of the doubt until I hear anything to the contrary. There were many non-profits that co-sponsored the event, the costs of sending fewer than a dozen people to Las Vegas from Colorado for a weekend aren’t huge, and it may be that only part of the expenses incurred by the officials were provided with private funding.
Too many amendments to accurately keep track of off the top of the head – that is another issue for another day.
The question I have: it is difficult to read the intent of (f) because of all the commas, probably why it is written that way.
But, I doubt that all 8 of the attendees were on a panel or making a speech, so presumably they were there as a guest of a non-profit. So, if Habitat for Humanity paid County Building Official expenses he could go to Vegas for Homebuilders Convention this year?
Yikes.
On the plus side, some very sensible views were expressed by Colorado Sheriffs and staff who emphasized good relations with various federal enforcement branches. On the chilling side, those who claimed they were afraid they’d lose elections in their conservative districts if they failed to attend. Apparently they didn’t have confidence in their constituents ability to understand what was wrong with this picture.
Of course, ultimately, these America hating (in our system we are the federal government via representation, after all) Sheriffs are delusional. In any serious, ultimate show down between their authority and the authority of the government of the United States of America in full control of the United States Armed Forces, any full scale attempt to commit the treason they threaten would leave them crushed in short order, their delusions of plucky survivalist citizens with guns joining them in a successful revolt in the face of American military might quickly exposed as childish fantasy.
TPers may like to dress up as colonial revolutionaries but they don’t have the stones for anything but talk. And bullying, if they think they can get away with it without breaking a nail.
He’s already threatened to ticket Forest Service employees who close roads in his County.
http://www.cortezjournal.com/a…
they’re doing this to fiercely defend the state’s right to produce medicinal marijuana against Federal interlopers, right?