<div>Sorry, this is from: <A href="http://beyond-the-illusion.com/files/New-Files/20000131/wyoming_sheriff_hoax_revealed.txt">http://beyond-the-illusion.com/files/New-Files/20000131/wyoming_sheriff_hoax_revealed.txt</A></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div>Well I am shocked. For people who take pride in picking apart government<BR>statements to find conspiracy theories all over, you take this story at face<BR>value. So I've decided to do it for you, since clearly you cannot.<BR><BR>Let's go to the original post, in its entirety with point by point<BR>refutations:<BR><BR>WYOMING SHERIFF PUTS FEDERAL OFFICERS ON CHOKE CHAINS<BR><BR>County sheriffs in Wyoming are insisting that all federal law<BR>enforcement officers and personnel from federal regulatory agencies must<BR>clear all their activities in a Wyoming county<BR>with the Sheriff's Office.<BR><BR>(There is only one "sheriff" cited, and as we are about to see, that<BR>"sheriff" is
questionable.)<BR><BR>Speaking at a press conference following the recent US District Court<BR>decision (case No 2:96-cv-099-J), Bighorn County Sheriff Dave Mattis stated<BR>that all federal officials are forbidden to enter his county without his<BR>prior approval.<BR><BR>(Now, look at this. RECENT decsion, and yet the Case notes below say<BR>"Closed: 29th April 1997". April 1997 is RFECENT in relation to January<BR>2000? Next, let's look at "Sheriff" Dave Mattis. Again, let's see the case<BR>notes say the party is "Case: Castaneda v. USA" not "Mattis v. USA" or even<BR>"Castaneda et. al. v. USA". Now, the case number. Here the case number is<BR>"No 2:96-cv-099-J" below in the case notes it is "Case No: 2:1996cv00099" no<BR>J in sight and "96" becomes "1996". I'll forgo the hyphen problems, that'd<BR>just be petty.)<BR><BR>"If a sheriff doesn't want the Feds in his county, he has the Constitutional<BR>power and Right to keep them out -or- ask them to leave -or-
retain them in<BR>custody."<BR><BR>(Ok, nice quote from this "phantom" Sheriff Castaneda...er...Mattis I mean.<BR>This ability to quote will become important later.)<BR><BR>The court decision came about after Mattis & other members of the Wyoming<BR>Sheriffs' Association brought a suit against both the BATF and the IRS in<BR>the Wyoming federal court district seeking restoration of the protections<BR>enshrined in the United States Constitution and the Wyoming Constitution.<BR><BR>(Now, court decision. BUT as has been shown before in other posts, it was<BR>NOT a court decision but a "settlement". Here's a quote from one post: "His<BR>case was settled with a settlement, he says, not a court decision." Now, I<BR>know this is double hearsay, but then again all YOU havei is double hearsay,<BR>so if yours is acceptable, so is mine. AND let's also note that any<BR>Lexis-Nexis or Westlaw search will show NO such suit filed in ANY Wyoming<BR>case. In fact the ONLY
case with the Wyoming Sheriff's Association involved<BR>retirement benefits, and was to mention that the petitioner was a member of<BR>the group.)<BR><BR>The District Court ruled in favor of the sheriffs,<BR><BR>("Castaneda v. USA" not "Castandea et. al. v. USA. Can't keep the story<BR>straight, can they?)<BR><BR>stating that, "Wyoming is a sovereign state and the duly elected sheriff of<BR>a county is the highest law enforcement official within a county and has law<BR>enforcement powers exceeding that of any other state or federal official."<BR><BR>(WHERE IS THIS DOCUMENT? They can quote the document, but NO ONE seems to be<BR>able to provide it. Now, wether it is a settlement, a court order, or some<BR>scribble on a napkin, they seem to be able to quote it. And yet when asked<BR>to provide it, they suddenly say "Well, it is under gag" or "The "Sheriff"<BR>doesn't have it." IF it was a judiciaul determination, a settlement,<BR>WHATEVER, then the parties to the case WOULD
have a CERTIFIED copy of the<BR>final order or determination. And CLEARLY they do, since they QUOTED it. But<BR>suddenly when pressed, they cannot produce it? Sounds like something out of<BR>the Clinton playbook: "I don't know where those billing records are,<BR>Senator, but I can assure you as to what they say and can quote them to<BR>you.")<BR><BR>The Wyoming sheriffs are demanding access to all BATF files to verify that<BR>the agency is not violating provisions of Wyoming law that prohibit the<BR>registration of firearms or the keeping of a registry of firearm owners.<BR><BR>(Yep, and those files are the same place as this fictious court<BR>order/settlement. Namely: never never land.)<BR><BR>The sheriffs are also demanding that federal agencies immediately cease the<BR>seizure of private property and the impoundment of private bank accounts - -<BR>- without regard to due process in state courts.<BR><BR>(I have a friend who is a tax attorney. He's going to
pull up a few cases<BR>from Wyoming since 1997 for failure to pay income tax liens and seizures by<BR>the Federal Government. When he gives them to me, I'll post here. Suffice to<BR>say this is all but certainly crap.)<BR><BR>Sheriff Mattis stated,<BR><BR>(Shouldn't that be Castaneda?)<BR><BR>"I am reacting to the actions of federal employees who have attempted to<BR>deprive citizens of my county of their privacy, their liberty, and their<BR>property without regard to constitutional safeguards.<BR><BR>(By completely ignoring the supremecy clause of the Constitution)<BR><BR>I hope that more sheriffs all across America will join us in protecting<BR>their citizens from the illegal activities of the IRS, EPA, BATF, FBI, or<BR>any other federal agency that is operating outside the confines of<BR>Constitutional Law.<BR><BR>(Constitutional law as decided by me, not the courts, not the due process of<BR>the judicary and legislature, as defined by me. What a
lark.)<BR><BR>Employees of the IRS and the EPA are no longer welcome in Bighorn County<BR>unless they intend to operate in conformance to constitutional law."<BR><BR>(As laid out in this phantom court order, I mean settlement, that I just<BR>can't see to provide right now.)<BR><BR>Case Notes:<BR>Case: Castaneda v. USA<BR>Filed: 10th May 1996<BR>Closed: 29th April 1997<BR>Case No: 2:1996cv00099 Wyoming District Court, Casper<BR>Nature of Suit: Civil Rights<BR><BR>(Again, hit the computers folks. Look for cases of Castaneda [there are<BR>thousands, it is a popular name in California] in Wyoming. THERE ARE NONE.<BR>Not to mention that they provide ALL this info, but WHERE is the judge's<BR>name? Ever case once filed is given to a specific judge. WHERE'S the judge's<BR>name. A call to that judge's clerk could clear this up in 5 minutes. But of<BR>course, if they did THAT then anyone who checked would find this is a HOAX<BR>inside of 5 minutes.)<BR><BR>Class
dismissed.<BR><BR><B><I>Daniel Stafford <aqmstaffo@mailbag.com></I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Wow. Someone tell me this is true.<BR><BR>Dan<BR><BR>Carol Wolman wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE cite=mid:05f801c8a6a0$7caa1a80$76fb96d8@compaquser type="cite"> <STYLE>.hmmessage P { PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } BODY.hmmessage { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma } </STYLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3268" name=GENERATOR> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal">----- Original Message ----- <DIV style="BACKGROUND: rgb(228,228,228) 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial"><B>From:</B> <A title=cougarden@msn.com href="mailto:cougarden@msn.com" moz-do-not-send="true">Cougar
Den</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=lajocanda@aol.com href="mailto:lajocanda@aol.com" moz-do-not-send="true">lajocanda@aol.com</A> ; <A title=psyche1948@aol.com href="mailto:psyche1948@aol.com" moz-do-not-send="true">psyche1948@aol.com</A> ; <A title=drichatl@aol.com href="mailto:drichatl@aol.com" moz-do-not-send="true">drichatl@aol.com</A> ; <A title=liberationpoet@aol.com href="mailto:liberationpoet@aol.com" moz-do-not-send="true">liberationpoet@aol.com</A> ; <A title=olbooradley@aol.com href="mailto:olbooradley@aol.com" moz-do-not-send="true">olbooradley@aol.com</A> ; <A title=tdietlin@sbcglobal.net href="mailto:tdietlin@sbcglobal.net" moz-do-not-send="true">tdietlin@sbcglobal.net</A> ; <A title=cwolman@mcn.org href="mailto:cwolman@mcn.org" moz-do-not-send="true">cwolman@mcn.org</A> ; <A title=chagradar61@aol.com href="mailto:chagradar61@aol.com" moz-do-not-send="true">chagradar61@aol.com</A> ; <A title=annefrank1210@yahoo.com href="mailto:annefrank1210@yahoo.com"
moz-do-not-send="true">annefrank1210@yahoo.com</A> ; <A title=gypsyjuno@aol.com href="mailto:gypsyjuno@aol.com" moz-do-not-send="true">gypsyjuno@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, April 24, 2008 11:46 PM</DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> RE: Good news. Wyoming sheriffs put Feds in their place.</DIV></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Yeah, I was just gonna ask, how does that affect Joe in Maricopa Country, who's a total nutcase.<BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> From: <A href="mailto:Lajocanda@aol.com" moz-do-not-send="true">Lajocanda@aol.com</A><BR>Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:54:25 -0400<BR>Subject: Fwd: Fw: Good news. Wyoming sheriffs put Feds in their place. <BR>To: <A href="mailto:Psyche1948@aol.com" moz-do-not-send="true">Psyche1948@aol.com</A>; <A href="mailto:Drichatl@aol.com" moz-do-not-send="true">Drichatl@aol.com</A>; <A href="mailto:LiberationPoet@aol.com" moz-do-not-send="true">LiberationPoet@aol.com</A>; <A href="mailto:OlBooRadley@aol.com"
moz-do-not-send="true">OlBooRadley@aol.com</A>; <A href="mailto:tdietlin@sbcglobal.net" moz-do-not-send="true">tdietlin@sbcglobal.net</A>; <A href="mailto:cwolman@mcn.org" moz-do-not-send="true">cwolman@mcn.org</A>; <A href="mailto:Chagradar61@aol.com" moz-do-not-send="true">Chagradar61@aol.com</A>; <A href="mailto:CougarDen@msn.com" moz-do-not-send="true">CougarDen@msn.com</A>; <A href="mailto:annefrank1210@yahoo.com" moz-do-not-send="true">annefrank1210@yahoo.com</A>; <A href="mailto:GypsyJuno@aol.com" moz-do-not-send="true">GypsyJuno@aol.com</A><BR><BR><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 face="Comic Sans MS" size=3>That's welcome news, because our Maricopa County sheriff Joe Arpaio in AZ has gone wild and lawless. Like Bush, he thinks he's above the law. :(</FONT><BR><BR><BR>**************<BR>Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos.<BR>(<A href="http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851"
moz-do-not-send="true">http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851</A>) </FONT> <BLOCKQUOTE><FONT face=arial,helvetica>--Forwarded Message Attachment--<BR>From: <A href="mailto:kirwanstudios@sbcglobal.net" moz-do-not-send="true">kirwanstudios@sbcglobal.net</A><BR>To: <A href="mailto:sightings@mindspring.com" moz-do-not-send="true">sightings@mindspring.com</A><BR>CC: <A href="mailto:Lajocanda@aol.com" moz-do-not-send="true">Lajocanda@aol.com</A>; <A href="mailto:tbacane@earthlink.net" moz-do-not-send="true">tbacane@earthlink.net</A>; <A href="mailto:grahamjukes@blueyonder.co.uk" moz-do-not-send="true">grahamjukes@blueyonder.co.uk</A><BR>Subject: Fw: Good news. Wyoming sheriffs put Feds in their place. <BR>Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:40:37 -0700<BR><BR> <META content="Microsoft SafeHTML" name=Generator> <STYLE> </STYLE> </FONT> <DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica></FONT> </DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica></FONT> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial;
font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"><FONT face=arial,helvetica>----- Original Message ----- </FONT> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: rgb(228,228,228) 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial"><FONT face=arial,helvetica><B>From:</B> <A title=olfriend@nwinfo.net href="mailto:olfriend@nwinfo.net" moz-do-not-send="true">Dick Eastman</A> </FONT></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica></FONT> <DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><B>To:</B> <A title=Undisclosed-Recipient:; href="mailto:Undisclosed-Recipient:;" moz-do-not-send="true">Undisclosed-Recipient:;</A> </FONT></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica></FONT> <DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, April 23, 2008 9:11 PM</FONT></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica></FONT> <DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><B>Subject:</B> Good news. Wyoming sheriffs put Feds in their place. </FONT></DIV></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica></FONT> <DIV><FONT
face=arial,helvetica><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica></FONT> <DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT face=Arial size=2> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><FONT color=#800000 size=7>Wyoming sheriffs put Feds in their place. <BR></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Here's one the mainstream media isn't going to tell you: County sheriffs in Wyoming are demanding that federal agents actually abide by the Constitution, or face arrest. Even better, a U.S. District Court agreed according to the Keene Free Press:<BR></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> The court decision was the result of a suit against both the BATF and the IRS by Mattis and other members of the WyomingSheriff's Association. The suit in the Wyoming federal court district sought restoration of the
protections Constitution and the Wyoming Constitution.<BR></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> Guess what? The District Court ruled in favor of the sheriffs. In fact, they stated,Wyoming is a sovereign state and the duly elected sheriff of a county is the highest law enforcement official within a county and has law enforcement powers exceeding that of any other state or federal official." Go back and re-read this quote. The court confirms and asserts that "the duly elected sheriff of a county is the highest law enforcement official within a county and has law enforcement powers EXCEEDING that of any other state OR federal official." And you thought the 10th Amendment was dead and buried — not in Wyoming, not yet.Bighorn County Sheriff Dave Mattis comments:<BR></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> "If a
sheriff doesn't want the Feds in his county he has the constitutional right and power to keep them out, or ask them to leave, or retain them in custody." "I am reacting in response to the actions of federal employees who have attempted to deprive citizens of my county of their privacy, their liberty, and their property without regard to constitutional safeguards. I hope that more sheriffs all across America will join us in protecting their citizens from the illegal activities of the IRS, EPA, BATF,FBI, or any other federal agency that is operating outside the confines of constitutional law. Employees of the IRS and the EPA are no longer welcome in Bighorn County unless they intend to operate in conformance to constitutional law."The implications are huge:<BR></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> But it gets even better. Since the judge stated that
the sheriff "has law enforcement powers EXCEEDING that of any other state OR federal official," the Wyoming sheriffs are flexing their muscles. They are demanding access to all BATF files. </FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Why? So as to verify that the agency is not violating provisions of Wyoming law that prohibits the registration of firearms or the keeping of a registry of firearm owners. This would be wrong.</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> The sheriffs are also demanding that federal agencies immediately cease the seizure of private property and the impoundment of private bank accounts without regard to due process in Wyoming state courts.<BR></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> This case is not just some amusing mountain melodrama. This
is a BIG deal. This case is yet further evidence that the 10th Amendment is not yet totally dead, or in a complete decay in the United States. <BR></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> It is also significant in that it can, may, and hopefully will be interpreted to mean that "political subdivisions of a State are included within the meaning of the amendment, or that the powers exercised by a sheriff are an extension of those common law powers which the 10th Amendment explicitly reserves to the People, if they are not granted to the federal government or specifically prohibited to the States."</FONT><BR></FONT></DIV></FONT></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>_______________________________________________<BR>CitizensTruth mailing list<BR>CitizensTruth@six.pairlist.net<BR>http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/citizenstruth<BR>website:
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