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<blockquote data-quote="SMS" data-source="post: 2071342" data-attributes="member: 42">The bolded section highlights why I referred to your fascination with the mythical Sheriff as a Gandolph like phenom.&nbsp; Sheriff&#039;s aren&#039;t some mythical being drawing their power and authority from the spirit of the founding fathers or the Magna Carta.&nbsp; There may be tradition or legacy associated with those, but in reality the only true power and authority that a sheriff actually has, in the State of Oklahoma, is that given to him by the laws of the State of Oklahoma.&nbsp; Those are pretty clearly spelled out.&nbsp; That is how it should be.&nbsp; I do not want ANY law enforcement officer, elected or not, to pick and choose what law he/she is going to enforce on any given day...not even if he is the physical manifestation of the Constitution itself.I voted for Sorrels, but not because I had any illusions of him defying &quot;his federal masters&quot;, but because he appeared to have a long and respectable tradition of service in law enforcement and I felt that it was time for a change.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SMS, post: 2071342, member: 42"] The bolded section highlights why I referred to your fascination with the mythical Sheriff as a Gandolph like phenom. Sheriff's aren't some mythical being drawing their power and authority from the spirit of the founding fathers or the Magna Carta. There may be [I]tradition or legacy associated with those[/I], but in reality the only true power and authority that a sheriff actually has, in the State of Oklahoma, is that given to him by the [I]laws of the State of Oklahoma[/I]. Those are pretty clearly spelled out. That is how it should be. I do not want ANY law enforcement officer, elected or not, to pick and choose what law he/she is going to enforce on any given day...not even if he is the physical manifestation of the Constitution itself. I voted for Sorrels, but not because I had any illusions of him defying "his federal masters", but because he appeared to have a long and respectable tradition of service in law enforcement and I felt that it was time for a change. [/QUOTE]

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