{"id":34787,"date":"2013-03-27T08:14:50","date_gmt":"2013-03-27T12:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=34787"},"modified":"2013-03-27T08:49:38","modified_gmt":"2013-03-27T12:49:38","slug":"extorting-co-sheriffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=34787","title":{"rendered":"Extorting CO sheriffs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fox News<\/a> reports that some Colorado sheriffs are being subjected to a form of extortion by State Senators because the law enforcement officers object to the legislature’s restrictive gun control;<\/p>\n

[El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa] cited an email he received from another sheriff that read, \u201c\u2026I have been advised by a reliable source at the Capitol that the Dems are seriously not pleased with the [sheriffs\u2019] positions on the gun bills\u2026 support of SB197 [one of the gun bills] would put us in a more favorable light for salary bill support from the Dems\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

Democrats hold majorities in both legislative houses. Republican Rep. Lori Saine told FoxNews.com that Maketa’s charge must be taken seriously.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

But Senate Democrats deny that gun politics has anything to do with holding up sheriffs’ pay increases,which are set by state law and have been unchanged since 2006.<\/p>\n

“The position on pay raises has nothing to do with the sheriff’s stance on gun safety legislation, and everything to do with the economy,” Doug Schepman, spokesman for the Senate Democrats, told FoxNews.com.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Given the unpopular nature of Colorado’s new laws, I have to think that the sheriff is probably correct. Contrary to what we’re told, these state legislatures are ruling against their constituents’ desires. The Democrats think they’re working for the people when in actuality, they’re working for themselves and to feel better – not anything to do with public safety. And the Democrats don’t like being unpopular, so they’ll force compliance to their personal feelings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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