I am attaching an article describing the ill-conceived decision of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to reduce the powers of the Constitutional Sheriffs in that State with respect to powers of arrest to nothing more than that of the ordinary citizen. The opinion unconstitutionally usurps the elective franchise of the citizens to vote for who they [...]
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First Principles: Each State Is Responsible to Its Own Citizens for Protection and Public Safety
I have written in the past about unconstitutional usurpation of Constitutional Sheriffs’ arrest powers. I have also mentioned that whimsical and hastily made decisions that attempt to eradicate by sweeping measures time-honored common-law rules and principles are a threat to the respective states’ sovereignty. As I have also mentioned, if the citizenry of a state [...]