Summary

“Constitutional sheriffs” are a group of law enforcement officials who believe they hold supreme authority in their counties and can disregard state and federal law.

These sheriffs have become prominent figures in the election denial movement, and some have taken actions that critics view as dangerous, such as attempting to seize voting machine, assembling armed posses to patrol near polling stations, and refusing to enforce any law they view to be unconstitutional.

The Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association, led by Richard Mack, has bolstered the movement, attracting sheriffs nationwide and featuring prominent election denial figures like Mike Lindell and Michael Flynn at their events

  • HeyJoe@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    The biggest part I don’t understand is say he gets to do what he wants, what exactly is he going to do? Because to me, the only thing I can think of is actually cause election fraud. I hate that we allow this to happen all the time now. Just arrest these people already!

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      2 months ago

      The thing is, if you do something illegal on election day, and cause a whole polling station in a democratic area to be shut down, that still ends up with a bunch of votes not being cast, and potentially an election bring swung.

      These people count on getting pardoned after the fact.