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County refuses funds for Sheriff Joe's Obama probe
Arpaio's posse wants to reimburse taxpayers for Hawaii trip
In a move described by Sheriff Joe Arpaio as political payback, the Maricopa County, Ariz., Board of Supervisors today rejected a $5,000 reimbursement from the sheriff’s volunteer Cold Case Posse for expenses incurred on a trip to Hawaii to investigate Barack Obama’s presidential eligibility.
“It’s sad that they use these politics to reject money,” Arpaio told WND. “I made the promise when I launched the investigation to do everything I can to not use taxpayer money.”
he confirmed his Cold Case Posse team would not be deterred by any disagreement over a donation, however. “If they want to know what’s going on, there’s a press conference in three or four weeks,” he said. “This is a criminal investigation,” Arpaio asserted. “You cannot have the board of supervisors interfere with the elected sheriff’s duties and responsibilities that he gets from the Constitution.”
The expenses incurred by the county were for a deputy who accompanied Cold Case Posse lead investigator Mike Zullo for security purposes.
“This is a criminal investigation,” Arpaio asserted. “You cannot have the board of supervisors interfere with the elected sheriff’s duties and responsibilities that he gets from the Constitution.”
He's a County Sheriff, how does any of what he's trying to accomplish fall into his jurisdiction? And the Constitution does not delegate any duties or responsibilities to sheriffs.
Originally posted by 1BornPatriot
The Sheriff of a county is highest law enforcement Authority in the land, there is. He is the LAW. please read the Constitution before making nonsensical arguments. he derives his power from the Constitution and is solely elected by the people.
Originally posted by 1BornPatriot
look I'm not going to spell out the Constitution for you but your all backwards.
Originally posted by 1BornPatriot
reply to post by drwizardphd
look I'm not going to spell out the Constitution for you but your all backwards. the Feds work for the States and the states
Originally posted by 1BornPatriot
reply to post by drwizardphd
depends on which constitution you are referring too.
Originally posted by 1BornPatriot
reply to post by drwizardphd
look I'm not going to spell out the Constitution for you but your all backwards. the Feds work for the States and the states work for the counties. you flipped the pyramid upside down... works if you never read the document.
Originally posted by BobM88
reply to post by 1BornPatriot
I'm not arguing with you either...in fact, I had this discussion with someone on here a few weeks ago. I'll ask this, and I assume you may know the answer...(I don't, I'm not asking a loaded question)...why is it so many Federal laws say things like "State Laws may be stricter or equal, but not lessor"? I'm sure I've worded it very poorly, but hopefully you get the gist of the question.