Surprised?
Posted on 11/05/2015 5:08:08 PM PST by ForYourChildren
P.S. This is illegal.
WASHINGTON -- The residents of Coos County, Oregon, passed a ballot initiative Tuesday night that requires their sheriff to block the enforcement of state and federal gun laws that he thinks seem unconstitutional.
The 2nd Amendment Preservation Ordinance passed with 61 percent of the vote. The measure directs the sheriff to decide whether certain state and federal gun laws violate the Second Amendment. If he thinks they do, the county is then banned from using any resources to enforce those laws. Any county employee who violates the ordinance will be fined $2,000.
It is questionable how local officials would enforce the initiative.
Coos County Sheriff Craig Zanni told The Oregonian last month that he is a strong supporter of gun rights, but had concerns about his role in deciding what is and isn't constitutional.
"I'm not sure the courts would agree with that concept," he said. "I would just bet there would be some legal challenges to it."
Charlie Hinkle, ... said Zanni would be violating his oath of office by enforcing a county ordinance that is contrary to state or federal law. "Of course local officials can’t decide what laws are constitutional. That's why Kim Davis went to jail," Hinkle told The Huffington Post.
"Even the president can't decide what’s constitutional - that’s why a federal court enjoined his executive orders regarding immigration."
Similar measures have been adopted in Eastern Oregon's Wheeler and Wallowa counties, and they've amounted to little more than symbolism. Supporters want to use the ordinances to bar local enforcement of Oregon's background check law, which passed in May and expands checks to almost all gun sales in the state. The initiatives are also part of a broader push by pro-gun enthusiasts to make federal gun control "nearly impossible to enforce."
(Excerpt) Read more at huffingtonpost.com ...
It will be interesting to see how this plays out..
Funny, I don’t see HuffPo getting all indignant about sanctuary cities flipping the bird to our immigration laws.
I fail to see the problem with this. If the sheriff deems a law 'unconstitutional' he is only prohibited from using RESOURCES to enforce said law.
Hell, Bammy does this everyday.
So are so called sanctuary cities, HuffPo. What part of shall not infringe do you not understand?
They never seem to give it a thought when the states or feds pass an anti-2nd amendment law. All the articles are about how good it will be for the children, never do they say, "P.S. This is illegal."
They also never say it when they pass any other anti-constitution federal law, such as the requirement for florescent light bulbs, or much water is allowed in the toilet bowl; I never see the media say, "P.S. This is illegal."
The Huffpo learns that ignoring laws you don’t like can be a double-edged sword.
Less illegal than SANCTUARY CITIES. DISOBEDIENCE TO TYRANTS IS OBEDIENCE TO GOD!
so Jennifer Bendery is an attorney? No. Is she a Constitutional scholar? No. She's just a journalist with no background or knowledge of constitutional law to know whether a Sheriff blocking the overreaching unlawful constitutional infringement on citizen's 2nd Amendment rights by state or federal authorities is illegal or not. A judge with a constitutional law background would clearly know if their actions were an overreach and / or violation of our constitutional rights. I wouldn't trust the SC at all with this issue with the crew currently in office.
This article also makes her a dishonest liberal but that’s a bit redundant.
And as a mere “journalist” (only an assumption that she is a real journalist) she took no oath to obey and uphold the constitution ... probably a “world citizen” and not even an American citizen.
Surprised?
LOL!
I’ve come to the conclusion that one of the reasons the homonazis want the government to take away our guns so we won’t shoot them in the a$$ when we catch them in the act molesting children.
Dang you just ruined my appetite...: )
Bless her heart.
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