Rep. Altes apparently plans to introduce a bill that will require federal agencies to get the local sheriff’s approval—in writing—before daring to conduct any kind of search—and—seizure mission in the sovereign state of Arkansas.   Editor Greenberg inserts the word “once” before sovereign state of Arkansas.  His reasoning of course is his leadership in bringing illegal Mexican aliens and OTM’s to our state en masse dissolving our sovereignty and creating a glob of 3rd World welfare seekers, while he and the Ark. Democrat-Gazette openly violate 8 USC, Section 1325, 1324a, 1324c, & 1644.

Greenberg, rather than addressing the specifics of the proposed bill speaks of crimes that occurred in the south and cute phrases, e.g. unreconstructed confederate, while denigrating Rep. Altes. Greenberg continually talks about Altes being an embarrassment—to whom and why?

Editor Greenberg fails to mention that county sheriffs are the chief law enforcement agents of a county and their authority supersedes that of federal agencies.  County sheriffs have long allowed federal agencies to steamroll their authorities; therefore it appears that the point of Rep. Altes’ bill is to stimulate sheriffs to fulfill their sworn constitutional duties.

From my vantage point and from any Arkansan who is familiar with the county sheriff’s role in law enforcement would and will applaud the efforts of Rep. Altes and here is why.  Federal law enforcement agencies are often corrupt to the core…money laundering, kidnapping, assassinations, torture, imprisonment without legal recourse, search & seizure without warrants, surveillance by drones, etc. etc. Hate crimes Bill, National Defense Authorization Act, Patriot Acts, and the Military Commissions Act, for openers.

I have not spoken with Rep. Altes regarding his proposed bill but the above are my concerns and I applaud his efforts and courage.  It should be noted here that Editor Paul Greenberg’s tribe has been the progenitor of most of the above attacks on Americans’ freedoms and property.

I sincerely hope that Greenberg’s vitriolic attacks on Rep. Altes and his accompanying cutting silliness will not deter Rep. Altes one iota.

For Rep. Altes to command such attention—the Southern Manifesto Interposition, Nullification, Sen. J. Wm. Fulbright, Asa Carter, George Wallace, the Confederacy, Bad Old Days, Neshoba county MS, NAACP, etc. etc. Altes must have hit Greenberg’s hot button. 

By the way Editor Greenberg, in all the details you showed Altes in your hit piece, you should know Altes is a Representative, not a Senator.

Joe McCuchen
arkansasfreedom.net   (see editorial below)