I wanted to jot down a few notes from Mack’s presentation tonight. I knew he would be interesting, but I was surprised by how good it was. He is not just a gun-rights or states-rights guy, but he is a pro-liberty guy. He gets it, and he articulates it well too.
- History of Mack’s career
- turning point while writing a ticket (“is what I’m doing here helping this person?”)
- wife suggesting he keep his job, but stop being a hypocrite
- Brady bill required states to enforce federal law, all AZ sheriffs were not happy about this, and all except him were going to go along with it
- 7 sheriffs in 7 states sued Clinton administration, all states except Texas won
- conflict of 2 appellate court decisions guaranteed supreme court would hear case
- Idea: Sheriff to create posse to back him up when needed. Sheriff to issue cards that indicate “I require this person to remain armed at all times”
- Mack’s case reinstated the 10th amendment
- Ruling: State legislature is not subject to federal direction
- On the subject of using interposing and possibly getting fired: “There are more jobs, but there is no more freedom”
- Question to ask every cop: “if you could go back in time — would you arrest Rosa Parks?”
- The enforcement of stupid laws is the essence of tyranny
- Statistical analysis does not equate to Constitutionality. Whether something is a good idea or not is irreverent when it violates the US Constitution.
- The federal government does NOT have all the government power
- It is easier for illegals from Latin America to travel to the US than it is for a US citizen to get on a plane
- We all have to DO MORE!
