Maryland Sheriff Blasted for Defending Constitution
When Wicomico County (Maryland) Sheriff Mike Lewis was sworn into his position, he vowed to uphold the Constitution. Now that he is doing just that, is he being hailed as a hero or commended for his courage? No, he’s being called a “thug.”
What was the sheriff’s “crime?” Simply this. When the naïve folks from the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence wanted to take away citizens’ firearms, he replied, “As long as I’m the sheriff in this county, I will not allow the federal government to come in here and strip my citizens of their right to bear arms. I can tell you this, if they attempt to do that, it would be an all-out civil war, no question about it.”
The director of communications for the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, Ladd Everett, said of Lewis’ remarks: “When you employ violence against your government essentially to effect policy decisions, you are damaging the principle of political equality…That’s the behavior of a thug, not a citizen in a democracy.”
Really, Mr. Everett? Actually, it sounds like the sheriff is trying to uphold the U.S. Constitution that was established long before you were born. If anyone is a thug, it’s the person who is trying to deny U.S. citizens of their rights to bear arms. Stopping gun violence is a worthy goal, as is stopping knife violence and bomb violence and fist violence. Taking away the right of law-abiding U.S. citizens to defend themselves is not a worthy goal. It is unconstitutional.
Someday the liberals will learn that only a good guy with a gun can stop a bad guy with a gun. Hopefully they’ll figure it out before it’s too late for all of us.
The real thugs are this current administration in Washington that pushing their illegals ideas on the American people. While our Congress and the House set back and do nothing while lining their pockets with more money.
The SHERIFF is a thug??? Sounds like the pot trying to call the kettle black . . .
The Sheriff needs to be careful before they come for him or set him up for some bogus crime.
yep, yep, yep!
If we put in to office the right people. We would have a great government. Do we know who is good for the government? How about Cruz? or Trump? who is going to represent us in the best way? If they are Democrat they run a problem with the republicans. If they are Republican they run the same problem with the Democrats. So who should we put into office? We need to be very careful. The group night owls is watching. Be careful, they will pick you up before you even know it.
I stand with you in purpose and prayer. I will lift you up in prayer and ask God to guide us all on what we should do. I support what you say and do. If needed I will stand shoulder to shoulder with you and all other Patriots and lovers of the Constitution. May God bless and save our Nation, one Nation under God. Paul <
If a woman’s guns, knives, mace, baseball bats, etc. are confiscated, how will we defend ourselves? Maybe a fly swater! Sigh…
Thanks, Helen.
Now they are going to want to confiscate our fly swatters too!
LOL!
Sheriffs are the only elected official that is independent of the federal and state governments, they report only to the “We the People..” of the US Constitution. As a US Navy vet, I still maintain my Oath of Fealty to the US Constitution. The words were simply understood by the general population at the time of it’s acceptance. That has not changed today. Stand with our honest and US Constitutionalist Sheriff!
Several Maryland Sheriffs have come forward to defend the Second Amendment. When then-governor O’Malley pushed his poorly-drafted and repressive anti-gun bill in 2013, the Sheriffs stood with the thousands of demonstrators in opposition in Annapolis.
O’Malley’s hope that his stance would serve him well in a Presidential bid has not played out as he wished; it was perhaps ill-advised, given that some forty-one states (so far) have opened the door to civilian carrying of arms.
Another good sheriff. Hope we have more like him.
I too took the vow to defend the Constitution of the USA. I am retired now but the vow is still in place. I would be willing to join Sheriff Lewis in this.
Way to go , don,t give. Up, it seems. We need to educate out teachers n professors, to go back n look at our founding fathers n not at. Tv crap
We can congratulate a County Official for his statements of up holding the Constitution; we can even pat him on the back for his bold statements of enforcing the Constitution, but the best is yet to come, we should be teaching while learning what the Constitution really means. That is to say that every citizen should be able to recite all of the amendments and know why they are there and what they stand for not just the 2nd but all of them.
With out looking do you know how many Amendments there are? I bet you know the first two but what about the 6th, 8th, 13th, or even the 25th or 27th?
If you want to pat someone on the back for upholding the the Constitution then pat the person that knows the Constitution. Pat the person on the back that TEACHES this knowledge to the children and citizens of this great country. You want a weapon, gun, in every home first teach the responsibilities and the laws that allow you to have a weapon in your home first. “With Great Power, comes a Greater Responsibility.”
Let us all take that greater responsibility so that we can handle the great power of Life or Death.
I feel that we may need a 28th Amendment that enforces that no laws can or will be used to usurp any of the other 27 Amendments and that these God Given Rights can not be suspended, set aside, postponed or unenforced due to political or social pressures. Only a change in the law or Amendments can be made by the majority of the people and must be adhered to at all times.
When this is done, then and only then can we pat ourselves on the back.
ADDING AN AMENDMENT IS A CON CON. WE DON’T WANT THAT. WE NEED TO USE OUR 2ND AMENDMENT RIGHTS AS WRITTEN IN THE CONSTITUTION. LAWS THAT ARE GUN BAN LAWS, ARE INFRINGING ON OUR RIGHTS UNDER THE CONSTITUTION. SCREW THE LAWS.
Well said Cliff, I agree with you and it is my belief that this great lands failings come from those that teach for they have been corrupted by greed and laziness. For they know it’s easier to change a thing then to keep it true to form. That would actually take work and dedication. Something that is missing from today’s educators and leaders, well most of them anyway.
I’M OLD AND LOOSING MY MEMORY. THE BILL OF RIGHT ARE THE FIRST 10 AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION. THE REST I WOULD HAVE OPEN MY HISTORY BOOK. I HAVE A COPY OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDANCE. YET WHAT DOES IT MATTER. 75% OF THIS POPULATION IS FORIENG. I’LL STICK TO THE MORE IMPORTANT PART. THE BILL OF RIGHTS.
Very well said Cliff! Hillsdale College (supported by Mark Levin & Sean Hannity) teach’s, upholds, and provides Free On-Line courses on the U.S. Constitution & Amendments. Check it out everyone and you might think about supporting them.
We need more state and local law enforcement to stand with the people . Kudos for resisting the tyranny of the federal government.
Since all of you intellectuals are only arguing about whether our form of government is a Democracy, Republic, Oligarchy, or a Plutocracy, maybe we could get back to the initial discussion, which was about our government trying to take our guns away from us.
Are you going to support Sheriff Lewis, or are you going to continue to divert attention away from this critical issue?
Give this sheriff a promotion for his courage and honesty! God knows Washington DC politics could use a healthy dose of this medicine. He is spot on with the civil war if big bother comes for our weapons. God forbid it come to that. Give me liberty or give me death!
To be succinct: Repeal the 16th & 17th Amendments’; save The Republic!
Thank you for sharing this! I am staying in MD at the moment, and I found the Sheriff’s facebook page and sent him a message encouraging him to “stick to his guns” on this issue. Look at Switzerland, where all citizens must be in their army, keep firearms and receive regular refresher training— one of the SUPER lowest crime rates in the world. Keep those articles coming!
A Baltimore- born resident of Virginia, I often travel from home to a small cabin in a remote area of Somerset County, Maryland, frequently arriving late in the evening.
I legally carry concealed in Virginia, but per Maryland law, must unload my pistol and place it in the trunk of my vehicle all the while I am present in “The Free State”.
“Not gonna do it; wouldn’t be prudent” (quote; “W”)
As for Sheriff Mike Lewis, I defend his comment. This is part his sworn duty, and to exercise free speech to demonstrate his resolve to the people whom elected him to represent them is reassuring. I feel a good “Sheriff” is our last line of defense against our tyrannical government.
I say we hired the Sherrif to do a job and let him do it. Do not single out and criticize. If the liberals have a problem with this then put it to a vote. Let the people have a chance to speak. Since when does the media run this country? It is time for everyone to step and take part on telling the liberals to go to hell.
peanut
I am old and creaky, but I remember the name USSR, Union of Soviet SOCIALIST Republics and the DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST Parties that existed to overthrow free men and women and move them to slavery. Now we have the Socialist Democratic Party in Washington. They tell us we are to ignorant to lead ourselves they are the only ones smart enough and they have failed miserably.
There is a concerted effort to capitalize on the ignorance and complacency of the American people. The society has been convinced that the evil imperialist narrative spread in the third world by our adversaries is tru3. They have fallen asleep in the trap of dismantling the Constitution in favor of what European nations have adopted. They believe that the government needs to solve social, political, and personal probl3ms. There is no need for guns in their world because the government protects us, food comes from the supermarket, and the elites know better than we do about our database destiny and purpose on this earth. They believe that rights and justice come from the government because for them there is no God who is sovereign and the source of life, liberty, and destiny. Christianity is for them a problematic myth like all religions. The ruling elite control their lives and their faith and even worship is directed to them. We don’t need guns in their minds because there is no threat to us. The threat is from us and anyone who does not think like them about the nature of reality and the world order. Once disarmed we have little choice but to live in their supposed utopian ideal. Until then gun owners and religious beliefs are in the way and must be dealt with for the best interest of the global community. I think I almost understand the reasoning. I am not yet enlightened so excuse my ignorance. No need for character assassination. I admit my ignorance.
The Sheriff needs to fight the good fight but his community needs to have his back against the well funded outside organization that wants to command social influence. Their critique of him is a description of themselves. It is what they do. They either set a straw man in place to distract or project their negative agenda on the opposition to cloak themselves in legitimacy and the pretense of being more intelligent and enlightened about what is best for the community. They present a slick argument that destroys the character of opponents with oft repeated tales. A lie repeated often enough especially by a perceived authority becomes the truth. The opponents of our rights to speech, worship, affiliati9n, and protection grab the narrative early and repeat their own version of events often and from the multiple proxies they have in place. It is usually the same surrogate groups and individuals acting as useful idiots towards their further enslavement. When the unseen Creator of all is your source of authority and not any human being or created thing, then you are free to choose as you will. This scares people. I’m not talking about a church or organization UT a personal relationship with you and your Creator that is priv y to no one and controlled by the individual alone. It puts the responsibility and authority of individual destiny in the hands of the person who is then socially accountable. When the person is sociall accountable without the responsibility and authority for choice it is called slavery.
EVERY elected official, and most appointed public service employees, take an oath of office. It states in part that the person “swears to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America.” Yet we have politicians that we worry about when there is a vote on legislation that impacts the Second Amendment. Often the vote is brought on by the very elected official that has sworn this oath in order to take office. Because of these politicians, these organizations that attack our rights are empowered. Eliminate the politicians (VOTE!) and these groups will lose their power, as nobody will be there to listen or introduce subversive legislation!
The oath is to something that they have been told is not relevant. They are in a secure job that serves their needs rather than for service to the people. They serve the government not the governed!
Kudos to Sheriff Mike Lewis of Wicomico County, Maryland. A true patriot who believes in the Constitution and its 2nd Amendment.
Every county in America needs a sheriff like Mike Lewis, and several others around this great country who strongly believe in the 2nd Amendment.
Yes, we are a Republic and I am a People.
Keep up the good work
Gil Syverson
Avondale, Arizona
The liberal, Progressive Socialists, that have taken over The Demonrat Party seem to all believe our form of government is a democracy, when in fact we are and always have been a Republic, that elects it’s leadership democratically and limits their power with The Constitution, as properly amended. They just don’t seem to get, “Shall not be infringed”! Hillsdale College of Michigan offers a free on-line course on The Federalist Papers. It is a series of short lectures, that explains our Founding Father’s reasoning regarding the what and why of The Constitution. Very informative and awesome!
Really Mr Barby? Yes, this country was established as a Republic. However the political system has been set up to make it appear as we have democracy but in REALITY it is an oligarchy
If you don’t think so, try asserting your rights as a sovereign person and see what happens.
This is misleading. we assert our rights by upholding and following the Constitution. The only opposition is from liberal and socialist groups not the government. These groups p4otest, shout down, disrupt, and assassinate the character of people and activities that they don’t agree with. They badger the conservative student who has a right to her view and opinion in college coirses. They try to control religious 3xpressi9n, the definition of ideas and l ok ng salt and in institutions, and rewrite history to face or a single view of what they have deemed truth. It is only recently that government has become liberally activist to this extent. We still have a republic. The notion of an.oligarchy is just more antigovernment rhetoric that holds no real weight in the world of facts l. As l ok ng as we can choose our leadership and govern ourselves at the local level without centralized authority interfering and dictating how we choose to live, the oligarchy oti9n remains the communist model of a utopian society. Maybe certain status have oligarchs 8n their midst and even the federal government has those types but it is not yet the controlling paradigm or else ai would be terrified writing this! Should I be?
I’m with TJ. The republic and the union ended with Lincoln, a maniac and a dictator. In a republic, the state protects the rights of every citizen, as long as they are law-abiding. A democracy is a cheap slut of a government in which the majority or special interest rule-what do we have? I will quote “I, His Britannic Majesty, release all claims to the United States of America. I further declare that (list the 13 colonies by name)are FREE, SOVEREIGN AND INDEPENDENT STATES, and I treat them as such..Treaty of Paris 1783. This is affirmed in the Articles of Confederation. In the RATIFICATIONS of the constitution, several states have the PARAGRAPH OF SECESSION from the Declaration of Independence embedded inside. So, the states were recognized as sovereign and specifically with the right to secede. A union is voluntary, an empire is by force; again, what do we have. Wake up! The constitution isn’t worth the paper it’s written on. The Imperium pays lip service to it to make you think it matters. In my lifetime, we have had 2 presidents who were not Ivy League; Johnson and Reagan. Johnson towed their line- Reagan knew the Ivy League Mafia is inherently evil. When push comes to shove, you won’t have enough rights to blow up a balloon. Think I need an enema? Get off your duff and actually read the documents and read about the REAl history, not the b.s. you were brainwashed to believe. They continue to get by with their crap because you believe the b.s.
I believe in what Sheriff Mike Lewis is doing is right. To uphold the Constitution and not take the rights away from the people of the country.
Dear Frank,
Been trying to follow this for a while, but few news reports other than from the Liberal media whores, making him sound like an anarchist.
Saw where they worked you over by the media as some sort of apocalypse zombie hunting nut case,
too.
I can only imagine what they would do with me in their sights!
God Save America and Protect Our Troops,
Orrin
Hey Orrin — I think this quote says it very well:
“This day will go down in history. For the
first time, a civilized nation has full gun
registration. Our streets will be safer, our
police more efficient, and the world will
follow our lead into the future.”
ADOLF HITLER – 1935
Sheriff Mike Lewis, I commend you for your appropriate support of the Constitution that you took an oath to defend. The anti-gun crowd will continue to try every underhanded tactic they can to chip away at our rights. Kudos to you, and thank you for what you do.
Think you sheriff I hope and pray you have enough followers! If not let me know I will be there to cover your back!
Citizens are persons, subjects of the government. Notice, amendment two refers to People. People are not the subjects, but rather the creators of government in the USA ( see preamble). Always refer to yourself as one of the people and keep your unalieanable rights intact. Never settle for civil rights, the privileges bestowed upon citizens, which may be taken away as well.
“When you employ violence against your government essentially to effect policy decisions, you are damaging the principle of political equality…”
Looks like someone didn’t get the memo that if the American government is trying to overthrow the power of the people it is their DUTY as citizens to employ violence if need be to keep that from happening.
First of all the Sheriff has not and did not threaten violence. He sided with the Constitution and the people he SERVES as apriciple of leadership.
The Declaration of Independence details the issues which led to the first revolution. Most ‘American’s’ have no idea what it says. It should be required reading and understanding annually. I love what it says and means! And it’s meaning is as relevant today as it was 239 years ago.
AFTER ALL THESE YEARS I CAN’T BELIEVE THAT YOU PEOPLE ARE SO STUPID AS TO SAY THAT WE ARE LIVING IN A DEMOCRACY WE HAVE NEVER BEEN A DEMOCRACY , WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A REPUBLIC!!!
Not even that, Ken. We’re a plutocracy.
You are absolutely correct. I have been saying that we are a republic, not a democracy, but no one listens. I do not want to live under a democracy
You’re correct. How about explaining to the nice people exactly what a republic is, instead of only telling us the name. Even a copy and paste definition from the dictionary would be better than just saying we live in a republic.
Brandy, this is what I have compiled per request.
Republic
” a: a government having a chief of state who is not a monarch and who in modern times is usually a president : a political unit (as a nation) having such a form of government.
b: a government in which supreme power resides in a body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by elected officers and representatives responsible to them and governing according to law.”
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America,
and to the Republic for which it stands,
one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
SUMMARY
In the Pledge of Allegiance we all pledge allegiance to our Republic, not to a democracy. “Republic” is the proper description of our government, not “democracy.” I invite you to join me in raising public awareness regarding that distinction.
A republic and a democracy are identical in every aspect except one. In a republic the sovereignty is in each individual person. In a democracy the sovereignty is in the group.
Republic. That form of government in which the powers of sovereignty are vested in the people and are exercised by the people, either directly, or through representatives chosen by the people, to whom those powers are specially delegated. [NOTE: The word “people” may be either plural or singular. In a republic the group only has advisory powers; the sovereign individual is free to reject the majority group-think. USA/exception: if 100% of a jury convicts, then the individual loses sovereignty and is subject to group-think as in a democracy.]
Democracy. That form of government in which the sovereign power resides in and is exercised by the whole body of free citizens directly or indirectly through a system of representation, as distinguished from a monarchy, aristocracy, or oligarchy. [NOTE: In a pure democracy, 51% beats 49%. In other words, the minority has no rights. The minority only has those privileges granted by the dictatorship of the majority.]