Edit: Sheriff Right RE: Empty Gesture

Kootenai County commissioners showed admirable respect for the rule of law Tuesday in tabling a proposal that would have directed Sheriff Ben Wolfinger to not enforce federal gun laws. Told by Prosecutor Barry McHugh that any action they took would likely be nonbinding, commissioners Jai Nelson, Dan Green and Todd Tondee chose not to make an empty gesture that might have satisfied Second Amendment supporters but also confused the public regarding the legitimate exercise of authority. The sheriff’s powers are independent of those of the commissioners. But a good sheriff knows his or her limits. Wolfinger clearly does. His summary of a sheriff’s purview: “It’s not our job to pass the laws. It’s not our job to interpret the laws. It’s our job to enforce the laws.” Too many sheriffs around the United States have forgotten that simple truth/ Spokesman-Review Editorial Board . More here. (Duane Rasmussen photo, of Prosecutor Barry McHugh, left, and Sheriff Ben Wolfinger listening to discussion of the KCGOPCC resolution this week)

Question: Does it help the cause of the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee to pass resolutions that may satisfy their dominant Tea Party members but have no chance of passing constitutional muster?