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A right-wing sheriffs group that challenges federal law is gaining acceptance around the country (apnews.com)

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A national group of sheriffs that claims the top law enforcers in American counties are not bound by federal law has successfully spread its doctrine to dozens of states in recent years.

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[–] mister_monster@monero.town 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 children)

It all started with the legalize marijuana movement, now we are here.

Do you want local governance or top down governance from a thousand miles away? At what distance does it become colonialism? States are not required to enforce federal law, they just can't violate the constitution.

[–] danbob@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

A big distinction being that sheriffs didn't legalize weed, State legislatures did. That does set up a big constitutional issue that the federal government has just ignored, but the linked article is different than that.

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