Posted by Chuck Baldwin at ChuckBaldwinLive.com on November 5. Pastor Baldwin was the 2008 Presidential candidate of the Constitution Party.
One of the most important jury decisions in modern history was rendered last week, and the mainstream media (including FOX News) said nary a word about it. We have about as much free press as we do free elections. In other words, we have neither.
An eight-person jury in Liberty County, Florida, found Sheriff Nick Finch NOT-GUILTY on charges that had been brought against him by the State of Florida and after he had been removed from office by Republican Governor Rick Scott.
A deputy sheriff had arrested a Florida resident for carrying a concealed weapon without a permit. When he was taken into custody, Sheriff Nash let the man go and gave him back his handgun. The Sheriff rightly said that the Second Amendment trumps State gun-control laws and the man has a constitutional right to keep and bear arms.
Governor Rick Scott removed the sheriff from office and the FDLE (Florida Department of Law Enforcement) brought charges against him. The eight-person jury deliberated about 90 minutes before returning a not-guilty verdict. Sheriff Finch was then reinstated.
My column this week will be about this landmark verdict. My message last Sunday is entitled, “Dare To Be A Daniel.” And, in my opinion, Sheriff Finch is a modern-day Daniel, and I said so in the message. Here is the link to my message, and watch for my column.
http://libertyfellowshipmt.com/News/tabid/56/ID/1092/Dare-To-Be-A-Daniel.aspx
Can you imagine the Americans at the battle of Bunker Hill having concealed weapon permits? This is another example of how far our nation has departed from the ideals expressed in the Decleration of Independence. How sad.
Still good that he got acquitted though.
So a State Attorney (that’s what they call DAs down here) decided to prosecute. They’re an elected official and probably wanted to look good for re-election (tough on corruption, guns, or some BS like that). Or the State Attorney didn’t like Sheriff Finch or was a friend of the deputy (or both), either way once the charges were filed the Governor had to remove him. Even Sheriff Finch stated in an interview (I think it was with Ben Swann) that once the charges where filed the Governor had to step in. Making it sound like there is some massive conspiracy to oust the Sheriff of the least populated County in Florida is ridiculous. If anything, it’s just a bunch of idiots in Liberty County who don’t like the Sheriff.
It does take a DA to actually make the descission to prosecute. So it had to be more then a deputy.
First off, Rick Scott or the State of Florida didn’t bring charges against Sheriff Finch because of that arrest. The arresting deputy in that case accused Sheriff Finch of wrong doing, which is why this whole brew-ha-ha happened. He wasn’t removed because of some massive anti-gun conspiracy, it’s because a gung-ho deputy got pissed at him and filed a stupid charge against him. Sweet Jesus, people have to stop making it a big deal; no one complained when Charlie Crist removed Orlando Mayor Buddy due to charges of election fraud, and no one complained when Jeb Bush removed that incompetent Supervisor of Elections in Broward County.