Some of the good ole Joe county sheriff’s of Arizona actually believe in carrying out their constitutional mandate. These sheriffs are not figureheads as they are in some states where law enforcement is mainly done by the cities and the State police. The counties of Arizona are some of the largest counties in the nations.

I actually personally knew the Sheriff of Coconino County Arizona for a short period of time. His name is Sheriff Joe Richards (recently retired).

I met Joe Richards when I attended a home church group that he led when I was going to college at NAU for a year. Salute Joe! Best wishes to you in your well earned retirement! You probably do not remember me because that was a very long time ago and I was only in your group for about six months but I was there long enough to form an impression of you. I have been to your lovely home a number of times and have even been to your rustic cabin above Flagstaff once or twice.

What impressed me most about Sheriff Joe Richards is the man. He was a man’s man but a humble unassuming man and a strong Christian believing man. Joe was also a multi-talented man. He painted outdoor scenes for one of his hobbies and although I am no expert on oil painting they looked like phenomenal paintings to me.

Joe Richards was also a very fit man. Joe reminded me a lot of Chuck Norris in his peak. I remember one day I was trucking down one of the back roads of Arizona in the middle of nowhere and some man appeared in the distance running down the road at an amazing pace. I did not realized it was Sheriff Joe Richards until I was long past him or was he really long past me? Wow, I thought, there is a top law man who takes physical fitness to a new level.

I guess the people of the county also liked Joe Richards or he could never have served for thirty-two years as the county sheriff. Joe Richards is one of the longest serving sheriffs ever to serve in America.

Well now we have another good ole Sheriff Joe running Maricopa Country in Arizona. Sheriff Joe Arpaio has been in office for quite a while himself.  When the liberal politicians cut his funds Joe Arpaio knows how to form an armed volunteer posse to help enforce county laws. People either love Joe Arpaio or they hate him. Lets put it this way, most of the law abiding people of the county love him and lawbreakers and the far left hate him. Fortunately there still are more law abiding people in the county then their are lawbreakers and liberals.

If Obama had a clue he would put Joe Arpaio in charge of Homeland Security instead of that silly Arizona governor that never had a clue about law enforcement and still does not have a clue. Obviously the far left wants Joe Arpaio out of office because this sheriff has the audacity to enforce the immigration laws.

If people all over the nation had the sense to elect sheriff’s like these two good ole Joe’s we would not need to take America back because we never would have lost it.

Read some about Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa county Arizona and lets get the liberal commies in Washington off his back so he can do what the people of Maricopa county elected him to do. If the people of this county did not want him to enforce county law he would not still be their sheriff after 17 years.

Guest Oppinion — Tim Macy — Gun Owners of America: Sheriff Arpaio for Homeland Security Chief

With all the nonsense being uttered by political leaders who are blaming American gun owners for the violence in Mexico, it’s refreshing to hear at least one elected official offer some common sense: Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Arizona.

Sheriff Arpaio takes his oath of office to protect and defend the U.S. Constitution seriously. He is also fully committed to doing his part to protect our homeland from people who are here illegally. In fact, the Sheriff would make quite an effective Director of Homeland Security.

Arpaio is most well known for his strong stance against illegal immigration. In 2005, Arizona made smuggling illegal aliens a state felony. That action empowered officers such as Sheriff Arpaio to enforce immigration law, something at which the federal government has failed miserably.

But perhaps what enrages the anti-gun liberal establishment the most — though it almost never makes the news — is that Sheriff Arpaio actually believes in the Second Amendment and he trusts average citizens with firearms! Arpaio deputized citizen volunteers from every walk of life and income bracket. These citizen-volunteers patrol malls, arrest graffiti violators, dead beat parents, and even illegal aliens. The volunteers furnish their own airplanes, jeeps and horses — and they are armed.

Regarded as America’s toughest sheriff, Arpaio actually enforces the law by seeking out, arresting and incarcerating those who break it. After all, isn’t that what a LAW ENFORCEMENT officer is supposed to do?

Sheriff Arpaio may enrage socialist liberals, but he has the confidence of his constituents, who have elected him by wide margins every four years since 1992. Arpaio is most well known for his strong stance against illegal immigration. In 2005, Arizona made smuggling illegal aliens a state felony. That action empowered officers such as Sheriff Arpaio to enforce immigration law, something at which the federal government has failed miserably.

Arpaio’s response to Sharpton? “He wants me to resign? Have I got news for him. He can stick that in his pipe and smoke it.” In addition, several Members of Congress have instigated a federal investigation of Arpaio. Reps. John Conyers (D-MI), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), and Robert Scott (D-VA) have alleged that Arpaio has committed civil rights violations.

These so-called civil rights leaders and members of Congress are shameful hypocrites. They regularly urge that we should strip Americans of a constitutionally protected civil right (to keep and bear arms), while they invent rights for illegal aliens. Members of Congress, who like the Sheriff take an oath to defend the Constitution, are the ones who should resign.

And the civil rights “leaders” should stop acting like they’re speaking for Americans when they attack heroes like Sheriff Arpaio. We at Gun owners of America believe these people are radical members of the left who would love to disarm honest American citizens—and we will fight their efforts as long as we breathe. Sheriff Arpaio, on the other hand, would make a very effective Homeland Security chief. Keep up the good work Sheriff Joe!

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