Sheriff Limits Federal Agents
Entering County
Contents Think about it. Overview.
Facts. Tough to argue with truth.
My action. What I am doing about it.
Sheriff Mattis' Policy, Federal Law Enforcement Personnel. Here's the original from the Sheriff. He did the right thing.
What a sheriff did about it. Sheriff Mattis in Big Horn County, Wyoming, set national precedent.
Action Goal: Force Sheriffs to stop Federal Agents at the County Border.
1. The 9th and 10th Amendments to our Constitution
a) Re-enforce the limited rights and powers to the Federal and State Governments.b) Any other powers are left for the states (if not limited) and us people.
2. This says
a) The State Police (if more than traffic control) and County Sheriffs hold jurisdiction over Federal Agents.b) The Sheriff can force all Federal Agents to get his permission before contacting anyone in his county.
Think about it. If we stop all federal agents (including IRS agents) at our county borders, they will have no place to go. That will really force Clinton's hand. That will really put a crimp in Clinton's dictatorial antics, forcing him out in the open for everyone to see. Then, just maybe then, people will wake up to what is really happening behind the Clinton fornagate. It is serious, folks. If only I could impress upon you the critical seriousness of the nation's problems. Stopping the feds at our county borders is a good move to force the hidden agenda out in the open for all to see.
Forest Glen Durland
Here is a sample letter, a copy of the one I sent to my sheriff. Use your own name and send it to your sheriff. Alert him to this web page. Maybe he will wake to the cause.
April 8, 1998
Absorb these facts. Like a vivid TV the facts of real life will grab you. This stuff is documented. It is really happening - right now!!
Now study the graph our of history to see where you are in the happenings picture. You will probably find you and your family at the bottom of the lower compound, exponential curves pictured. When an exponential curve is going nearly straight up (or straight down) , it is nearly over. You must come crashing back the the start. Enjoy. 8<)
"Could Have Known and Should Have Known" is an old and established precedent that says politicians have no excuses. It dates all the way back to President Lincoln.
Prologue explains the problems and the only solutions.
Remember that Sheriffs are politicians, usually.
For a later article, read the Metcalf essay.
By Phil Hamby
[See note below.]
Sheriff Dave Mattis of Big Horn County, Wyoming said this week that as a result of Case # 96-CV099-J, U.S. District Court, District of Wyoming, he now has a written policy that forbids federal officials from entering his county and exercising authority over county residents unless he is notified first of their intentions.
After explaining their mission, Mattis said he grants them permission to proceed if he is convinced they are operating within the legal parameters and authority limitations set forth in the U.S. Constitution.
The sheriff grants permission on a case-by-case basis only. When asked what, if any, repercussions he had gotten from the Feds, he quickly and confidently replied, "None whatsoever."
He explained by saying, "They know they do not have jurisdiction in my county unless I grant it to them."
Mattis clarified his position by saying the federal court had ruled the state of Wyoming is a sovereign state and the state constitution plainly states that a county sheriff is the top law enforcement official in the county.
Additionally, Sheriff Mattis contends that the U.S. Constitution, Article 1, Section 8, clearly defines the geographic territories where the federal government has jurisdiction. Amendment X, he said, states that "the powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."
Therefore, Mattis thoroughly believes the Feds have very limited powers in any state unless the local high-sheriff allows them to exercise power beyond that which the Constitution provides. "Put another way," Mattis said, "if the sheriff doesn't want the Feds in his county, he has the constitutional power and right to keep them out or ask them to leave." Accompanied with other legal interpretations Mattis stands on the definition of the word "sovereign," which is defined by Webster's as "paramount, supreme. Having supreme rank or power. Independent: a sovereign State."
Mattis said he grew weary of the Feds coming into his county and running rough-shod over county residents: i.e., illegally searching, seizing property, confiscating bank accounts, restricting the free use of private lands and other abuses, without a valid warrant and without first following due process of law as guaranteed by the Constitution to every citizen.
As long as Mattis remains sheriff he says he will continue to see to it that the citizens of his county get their day in court.
Mattis went on to say that, to his knowledge, even the IRS has not attempted to seize any citizen's real property, bank account or any other private-owned possessions since he ran the Feds out of his county.
Sheriff Mattis emphasized that he is not a radical man. He said he is only dedicated to protecting the constitutional rights of the citizens of his county. He added that ordinary citizens are not the only ones bound by and expected to obey laws. Elected officials and government employees at all levels of government are also bound by and should be expected to obey certain laws.
As long as Sheriff Mattis is the high-sheriff of Big Horn County, he seems determined to make sure private citizens and government officials alike act within the law and their designated powers.
Sheriff Mattis came across as a soft-spoken, polite man whose only interest is protecting the citizens he was elected to serve. That being the case, he might be the sheriff for as long as he wants to be.
Sheriff Mattis is hopeful that other sheriffs will assume the same stance.
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