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DHS SECRETARY THREATENS US SHERIFFS: Obama Will Cut Their Grants If Congress Does Not Fund Amnesty
The Gateway Pundit ^ | 2-3-2015 | Jim Hoft

Posted on 02/03/2015 8:51:31 PM PST by servo1969

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson threatened US sheriffs today. Johnson told the sheriffs that they will not receive federal grants they are counting on if the Republican Congress does not fund amnesty.

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Sheriff Justin Smith from Larimer County Colorado posted this tonight on his Facebook page:

I received a very interesting veiled threat letter from Jeh Johnson, the Secretary of Homeland Security addressed to all police chiefs and sheriffs around the country.

His letter made it clear that if Congress didn’t send President Obama the DHS funding bill that he wanted (rubberstamping the president’s executive amnesty), local and state public safety agencies would not receive federal grants they were counting on because the president would veto the DHS funding bill.

Let me get this straight – the president believes he has the authority to nullify federal laws that don’t serve his personal agenda, but if Congress dares to exercise it’s responsibility of controlling the purse strings, he will willingly hold public safety grants hostage just to get his way?

Mr. President, you don’t have to love the Congress we elected, but you do have to respect their role as established under the Constitution -and Mr. Johnson, please show some integrity and stop with the threats. Sheriffs don’t take kindly to them.



TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: aliens; amnesty; dhs; dhsfundingbill; jehjohnson; jehjohnsonthreat; obama; obamadhsfunding; policechiefs; sheriffs; smugmug
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1 posted on 02/03/2015 8:51:31 PM PST by servo1969
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To: servo1969

He needs to post a copy of the letter.


2 posted on 02/03/2015 8:53:34 PM PST by Cowboy Bob (Isn't it funny that Socialists never want to share their own money?)
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To: servo1969
None dare call it extortion by the clothe-less Emperor
3 posted on 02/03/2015 8:53:43 PM PST by lightman (O Lord, save Thy people and bless Thine inheritance, giving to Thy Church vict'ry o'er Her enemies.)
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To: servo1969

Well then whores, make do without the grants and live inside your means, and forgo the MRAPS.


4 posted on 02/03/2015 8:53:48 PM PST by DesertRhino (I was standing with a rifle, waiting for soviet paratroopers, but communists just ran for office.)
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To: servo1969; Old Sarge; EnigmaticAnomaly; Califreak; kalee; TWhiteBear; freeangel; Godzilla; ...
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5 posted on 02/03/2015 8:55:33 PM PST by LucyT
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To: DesertRhino

Yep. I have no problem with this.


6 posted on 02/03/2015 8:55:36 PM PST by RC one (Militarized law enforcement is just a politically correct way of saying martial law enforcement.)
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To: servo1969

Now we are beginning to seeing the REAL Obama.
A dangerous Thug who lives for power.


7 posted on 02/03/2015 8:56:43 PM PST by Zathras
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To: Zathras

Two words - Full Mussolini.


8 posted on 02/03/2015 8:58:14 PM PST by 43north (BHO: 50% black, 50% white, 100% RED.)
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To: Zathras

Odinga instinct... The bush W keys on keyboards being ripped out aint nothing.


9 posted on 02/03/2015 8:58:16 PM PST by lavaroise (A well regulated gun being necessary to the state, the rights of the militia shall not be infringed)
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To: servo1969

Sheriffs today continue to use their common law posse comitatus power to summon armed citizens to the aid of law enforcement against tyrants.


10 posted on 02/03/2015 8:58:26 PM PST by bunkerhill7 (re (`("The Second Amendment has no limits on firepower"-NY State Senator Kathleen A. Marchione.")))
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To: servo1969

If there is no money, there is no money.
The Sheriff departments should know better than to depend on Federal money and the cables that are on it...


11 posted on 02/03/2015 8:59:25 PM PST by Little Ray (How did I end up in this hand-basket, and why is it getting so hot?)
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To: servo1969

So Obama will shut down police protection in order to ensure his tyranny eh?


12 posted on 02/03/2015 8:59:53 PM PST by chris37 (heartless)
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To: Zathras

Many of us knew the real Obama all along. Despite the fact that Romney was a horrible choice, we had no choice. Some FReepers still have no regrets about Romney’s loss. Yes, we disagree with much of his agenda, but he would not be pulling this. And he would not turn a blind eye to Iran developing nukes.


13 posted on 02/03/2015 9:00:58 PM PST by doug from upland (Obama and the leftists - destroying our country one day at a time)
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To: 43north

Great term. The Full Monty and now the Full Mussolini.


14 posted on 02/03/2015 9:01:44 PM PST by doug from upland (Obama and the leftists - destroying our country one day at a time)
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To: doug from upland

You don’t know that, Doug.


15 posted on 02/03/2015 9:06:48 PM PST by SatinDoll (A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN IS BORN IN THE US OF US CITIZEN PARENTS.)
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To: SatinDoll

No, I do not know that with 100% certainty; but it is pretty close. We do know what Obama is doing. And many of us knew this kind of stuff was going to happen in a second term.


16 posted on 02/03/2015 9:09:34 PM PST by doug from upland (Obama and the leftists - destroying our country one day at a time)
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To: doug from upland

Agreed.


17 posted on 02/03/2015 9:12:46 PM PST by Gator113 (Cruz, Lee, and Sessions speak for me.... most anyone else is just noise.)
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To: Zathras

Now we are beginning to seeing the REAL Obama.
A dangerous Thug who lives for power.


We haven’t seen anything yet.


18 posted on 02/03/2015 9:15:27 PM PST by laplata ( Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: doug from upland

I agree.


19 posted on 02/03/2015 9:18:50 PM PST by laplata ( Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: LucyT

BTTT


20 posted on 02/03/2015 9:20:25 PM PST by Jet Jaguar
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