TL Davis’ Weekly Newsletter

County Resolutions Uphold the Law

by TL Davis, Colorado

In the past few days, Colorado counties have pushed back hard against so-called “red flag” laws that would allow the confiscation of weapons through the Emergency Risk Protection
Orders (ERPO’s), or in the Colorado Legislature, HB19-1177.
In response, three Colorado counties, Fremont, Montezuma and Custer, have already passed resolutions making it illegal for law enforcement and corrections institutions to use tax funds to enforce the law, before it is even passed or signed into law.
That these counties have recycled the term “sanctuary” to describe their resolutions hints at the overreach of sanctuary city laws recently passed throughout the nation. The difference between the two different types of sanctuaries is that in the case of sanctuary cities, they were passed intending to thwart federal and state law.
The resolutions passed by Fremont, Montezuma and Custer Counties establish a sanctuary for LEGAL gun ownership and defense of the Fourth Amendment protections against illegal searches and seizures.
These are not insignificant technicalities, these are fundamental issues that have long since been relegated to a back seat in the law-making process. Constitutional rights are required to be addressed by Constitutional amendments, not local laws, not made up emergencies to require sacrifice without due process.
But, the interesting and inspiring aspect to the county resolutions, is that these three counties are not the least or the last. Several other Colorado counties have sought instruction and information about these resolutions and the legal process by which to
institute them.
This is just the first turnabout for the lawlessness demonstrated by Democrat led municipalities throughout the nation. The door is open and it only takes the thousands of conservative counties that voted for Donald Trump to start dismantling unconstituional federal and state laws through similar sanctuary resolutions
Very simply, if the courts can establish precedent for localities that violate federal law with impunity in an effort to flood the United States with illegal immigrant voters there is legal standing for conservative counties to pass resolutions that UPHOLD federal law and Constitutional protections against pernicious state laws.
The challenge, really, is to get some otherwise slacking patriots to pick up their friends and neighbors, go to their county commission and demand that all unconstitutional laws are similary addressed with sanctuary laws.
I am very familiar with Custer County and for those who can find no other activism than militaristic shoot-em-ups, Custer County residents have that base covered, but they have also gone to the ballot box to recall two of three county commissioners recalled and replaced with strident conservatives.
It is possible to have two tactics to achieve the same goal. It is possible to bludgeon them with legal and legislative actions while at the same time preparing for the invasion of the county. It is possible to begin the great break-up through county-wide activism.
The thing many people have failed to digest is that Donald Trump won over 2,600 counties nationwide while Hillary Clinton won 88 of the 100 largest counties.
If it still vexes one about where to go or what to do, consider counties and how to take a decisive action there. No fear that you will be by-passed when the festivities start.
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