"It is popular among these people who apparently have brains wired like short-wave radios broadcasting from upper Michigan to say that the real constitutional authority in this country resides in its local sheriffs."
— Pierce, Charles P. (b. 1953)
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Date
January 3, 2016
Metaphor
"It is popular among these people who apparently have brains wired like short-wave radios broadcasting from upper Michigan to say that the real constitutional authority in this country resides in its local sheriffs."
Metaphor in Context
Before moving on to the larger issues, it's important to note that the local authorities, and the local citizenry, want no part of this noisy claque of armed meatheads. It is popular among these people who apparently have brains wired like short-wave radios broadcasting from upper Michigan to say that the real constitutional authority in this country resides in its local sheriffs. Well, the local sheriff in this case would like it very much if this particular invasive species would abandon his jurisdiction and go back to freeloading on federal lands in Nevada.
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Provenance
Reading
Citation
Charles P. Pierce, "What's Happening in Oregon Is Nothing Less Than Armed Sedition," Esquire (January 3, 2016). <Link to www.esquire.com>
Date of Entry
01/04/2016
