• RaoulDook@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Nothing wrong with “fidelity to the Constitution” and nothing about that is tied to Trump. Many federal employees and probably all of the military swear an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution.

    If the sheriff is a piece of shit Trump worshipper, that’s a separate issue.

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      1 year ago

      That’s not the issue. The issue is there is a specific ideology amongst a lot of sheriff’s that is their version of sovereign citizenship, the Constitutional Sheriff

      The Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association ( CSPOA) is a political organization of local police officials in the United States who contend that federal and state government authorities are subordinate to the local authority of county sheriffs and police.

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_Sheriffs_and_Peace_Officers_Association

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        1 year ago

        I see, that’s not the same as properly upholding the Constitution. Hopefully they limit the scope of their rebellious stance to non-enforcement of laws that they believe are unconstitutional, instead of more malicious activity.