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>> “Arpaio, essentially did the very same thing by refusing to comply with federal rulings and mandates.” <<
As usual, you are 180 degrees out of phase with reality!
The “Federal Rulings” are themselves contemptuous of law and the Constitution.
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“The “Federal Rulings” are themselves contemptuous of law and the Constitution.”
That may not be incorrect.
However, for the moment, those rulings exist.