Comments on: Revise Special Order 40 http://patterico.com/2004/11/06/revise-special-order-40/ Harangues that just make sense Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:52:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Michael Williams http://patterico.com/2004/11/06/revise-special-order-40/#comment-5906 Michael Williams Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=2265#comment-5906 Thanks! Is it too long for a letter to the editor though? Will they publish quotes from other papers and magazines? Thanks! Is it too long for a letter to the editor though? Will they publish quotes from other papers and magazines?

]]> By: K. Sanderson http://patterico.com/2004/11/06/revise-special-order-40/#comment-5907 K. Sanderson Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=2265#comment-5907 I have been wondering about orders of this type for some time. It is my understanding that all police are sworn to enforce the constitution and, thereby, the federal laws just as they swear to enforce state and local laws. Anyone can understand the police must sometimes deal with more pressing problems. But these orders seem to be standing, written, directives to defy federal laws. And in some localities the police are instructed to not cooperate or even to hamper federal enforcement. So my question is not a position on immigration but on the law. Are police sworn to enforce federal laws? Not being an expert I can only ask. I have been wondering about orders of this type for some time.

It is my understanding that all police are sworn to enforce the constitution and, thereby, the federal laws just as they swear to enforce state and local laws.

Anyone can understand the police must sometimes deal with more pressing problems. But these orders seem to be standing, written, directives to defy federal laws. And in some localities the police are instructed to not cooperate or even to hamper federal enforcement.

So my question is not a position on immigration but on the law. Are police sworn to enforce federal laws? Not being an expert I can only ask.

]]> By: Rod Stanton http://patterico.com/2004/11/06/revise-special-order-40/#comment-5908 Rod Stanton Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=2265#comment-5908 And then they can not understand why we vote down their requests for more taxes. Maybe if they worried more about serious crimes we might think more higly of them, do ya think? They should call "W" and ask for some guts, they seem not to have any of their own. Rod Stanton Cerritos And then they can not understand why we vote down their requests for more taxes. Maybe if they worried more about serious crimes we might think more higly of them, do ya think?
They should call “W” and ask for some guts, they seem not to have any of their own.
Rod Stanton
Cerritos

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