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<blockquote data-quote="zubenelgenubi" data-source="post: 4205498" data-attributes="member: 63706">Those orders would have to come from state and local levels. Even then they would have the Sheriffs&#039; Departments to contend with. Sheriffs are elected and directly accountable to the citizens of their counties. Sheriffs are the highest law enforcement authority of the land. Even if federal agencies tried to do something that violates the rights of his constituents, the Sheriff has the authority to detain them.<a href="https://tenthamendmentcenter.com/2010/07/19/constitutional-sheriffs-now/" target="_blank">Constitutional Sheriffs Now! | | Tenth Amendment Center</a>&quot;In 1994, Sheriff Richard Mack stood up to the Federal government and filed a lawsuit to stop the “Brady bill” that was signed into law by President Clinton. Six other sheriffs from around the country joined the lawsuit. On June 27, 1997, the Supreme Court ruled that the Brady bill was in fact unconstitutional and that the Federal Government could not commandeer state or county officers for federal bidding [Mack/Printz v. USA]. Justice Scalia wrote for the majority, stating, “The Federal Government may not compel the states to enact or enforce a federal regulatory program.”</blockquote>

[QUOTE="zubenelgenubi, post: 4205498, member: 63706"] Those orders would have to come from state and local levels. Even then they would have the Sheriffs' Departments to contend with. Sheriffs are elected and directly accountable to the citizens of their counties. Sheriffs are the highest law enforcement authority of the land. Even if federal agencies tried to do something that violates the rights of his constituents, the Sheriff has the authority to detain them. [URL='https://tenthamendmentcenter.com/2010/07/19/constitutional-sheriffs-now/']Constitutional Sheriffs Now! | | Tenth Amendment Center[/URL] "In 1994, Sheriff Richard Mack stood up to the Federal government and filed a lawsuit to stop the “Brady bill” that was signed into law by President Clinton. Six other sheriffs from around the country joined the lawsuit. On June 27, 1997, the Supreme Court ruled that the Brady bill was in fact unconstitutional and that the Federal Government could not commandeer state or county officers for federal bidding [Mack/Printz v. USA]. Justice Scalia wrote for the majority, stating, “The Federal Government may not compel the states to enact or enforce a federal regulatory program.” [/QUOTE]

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