Sussex County Council, a den of chuckleheads?

   Or vipers? The Sussex County Council: http://www.sussexcountyde.gov/dept/council/

    Posting a picture of them here would probably be bad luck, certainly bad taste.
On April 5 2012, the County Council released a report in support of House Bill 290, 
which was stricken by the sponsor. The report surfaced again when the people's enemy 
Pete Schwartzkopf introduced House Bill 325 and it easily passed the State House 
and Senate. No surprise to those who know Delaware corruption.

   Curiously, the report was never entered into the record in the House or Senate
according to the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House. Why? Perhaps 
because the entire report is pure crap? To minimize confusion, all County Council 
written scat will be posted in italics.

  This will be a long post, as we will be going through the report in it's entirety. First the introduction;

"Introduction
This report outlines the events and factual basis by which Sussex County officials have 
rendered their decisions on the office of the sheriff to date.  Due to the ambiguity in 
Delaware Code, the Sussex County Council  recently supported  legislation to clarify 
the authority and role of their Sheriff’s office in Delaware.  The report lists the reasons 
why a change in the law is required."

  Right off the bat the lies fly. There was no ambiguity in the Delaware Code or the
Delaware State Constitution. 


    Clarify? more like a propaganda effort to illegally overturn an election and a 
heinous effort to over-ride the State Constitution based on greed and corruption. 

  The Delaware State Code clearly empowered Sheriffs with authority to arrest.
If it did not, then why House Bill 325 which basically removed any mention of arrest 
authority for Sheriffs? Clarify? How about subvert?

Item 1;


1. The question surrounding the sheriff’s authority has prompted law enforcement 
agencies throughout the State of Delaware to protect themselves from the sheriff 
and the liability his actions pose.

    Law enforcement agencies throughout the State are trying to protect their power and
resources. If the existing authorities were serving the Citizens of Sussex County then 
Sheriff Christopher would have never been elected on his platform.

Item 2;


2. Local law enforcement officials in Sussex County have requested the Sussex County 
Sheriff to  immediately stop  any activities that could be perceived as law 
enforcement within their municipalities.

    The Sheriff is not part of any county government, Title 9 section 302(a)
Delaware State Code. The Sheriff is specifically an independent Executive 
elected by the people to preserve the peace and maintain good order in the 
Counties in which they reside. In short, un-elected un-accountable law enforcement 
entities don't have a say concerning the lawful duties of the Sheriff. That's on purpose.

Item 3;


3. Sussex County’s decisions as to the governance of the sheriff’s office are based on 
the decisions and opinions of legal authority.

     The opinion contradicts other opinions from the State Solicitor concerning law
enforcement powers, and we'll get into that in a later post. As well the definition of 
conservator of the peace isn't confusing or vague especially in the context of the Sheriff. 
As well we have at least 78 years of the Sussex County Sheriff performing police duties 
to include arrests since the latest version of the State Constitution.

Item 4;


4. The actions of Sussex County Sheriff Jeff Christopher, Chief Deputy Dennis 
Lineweaver and sheriff deputies forced Sussex County officials to take the necessary 
steps to limit the County’s liability and seek a final resolution to the issues 
surrounding the sheriff’s authority.

   I would humbly submit that by preventing the Sheriff from upholding his duty to maintain good order and preserve the peace the County is exposing themselves to liability. Counties don't generally enjoy sovereign immunity  .  Is the County liable if the Sheriff being prevented from doing his duty results in a danger to the community at large?

   Sheriff Christopher was elected on his platform of using deputies to enforce the law when necessary to preserve the peace and maintain good order. That means an increase in liability compared to a Sheriff that is an instrument of the banks and a paper pusher for the courts. DUH.

  So the county is nullifying a lawful election, that's a civil rights issue. One the county is on the wrong side of.

Item 5;


5. Sussex County government cannot and will not expand the role of sheriff to include 
law enforcement activities.

   In the United States of America, a county cannot and must not nullify an election or ignore a State Constitution or State law.

   Sheriff Christopher's authority derives from the State Constitution. Until house bill 326 is signed into law his authority is enforced in State Code. When the code and Constitution conflict, the Constitution prevails. The County Council isn't expanding anything except their own authority against the will of the voters, the Constitution, established case law, common sense, decency, and State Law.

Conclusion;

    The Sussex County Council is profoundly corrupt and/or ignorant and should be replaced immediately.

In the next post we'll analyze the latest Delaware Attorney General opinions on arrest powers.

By Doug Beatty, copyright 2012 all rights reserved.