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1. From wikipedia – so CT does not have sheriffs (or counties)
   Is this in conflict with federal law – should we petition to have this corrected?

   The Fairfield County Sheriffs Department was a law enforcement agency in Fairfield County, Connecticut established under the original Constitution of the State of Connecticut.[1] Initially, The Department of Administrative Services was responsible for administering the testing process for special deputy sheriffs [2] However, in December 2000, legislators replaced the Sheriffs with The State Marshal Commission under The Department of Administrative Services.[3] The State Marshal Commission was created by Public Act 00-99, in 2000.[4] On November 29, 2000, a constitutional amendment repealed the portion regarding Sheriffs. Presently, the 2009 version of the State of Connecticut Constitution does not make a reference to Marshals, and continues to list Sheriffs as this role.[5]

   Their primary duties included; providing security for court houses, carrying out arrest warrants, and transporting prisoners. Unlike Sheriffs in other states, Fairfield County Sheriffs did not act as the primary law enforcement or patrol agencies for areas of the county not served by municipal police departments. However, the department did have law enforcement powers until the modernization of local police. In each of the 8 counties, a high sheriff was elected.[6]

   A majority vote eliminated the position of High Sheriff (one month later all deputy sheriffs in the state were transferred to the position of State Judicial Marshals under the local county branch) in Connecticut counties after the topic was brought up by then Connecticut state attorney general Richard Blumenthal.

   There are also NO official counties:
   Four of the counties – Fairfield, Hartford, New Haven and New London – were created in 1666, shortly after the Connecticut Colony and the New Haven Colony combined. Although Connecticut is divided into counties, there is no county government in Connecticut, and local government consists solely on the municipality level.[2] Almost all functions of county government were abolished in Connecticut in 1960, except for elected County Sheriffs and their departments under them. Those offices and their departments were abolished by an act of the state legislature effective in December of 2000. The functions the County Sheriffs’ Departments played were assumed by the newly organized State Marshal Commission and the state Department of Corrections.[3] Connecticut’s legacy county names remain for geographical purposes.

   1. Had no idea. That is really terrifying. Must have happened when lot of big money and financial institutions moved out of NY and up into Connecticut. Must not have wanted an interference from the locals.

      1. So I have property in CT and VT (and in VT each town no matter how small has at least 4 masonic lodges for some reason). Not sure if either state is safe – Would it be a good idea to get a place down south just in case?

         1. Andrea:
            No way to tell for sure. The States that have less debt and are more grounded should be better. But you still need a cluster of the right people and good local officials and sheriff. Even then the pressure will be immense. In one sense, the ideal plan would be to remain mobile.
            More on Money & Markets.
            Catherine

2. that was a sobering M&M.

   I live in NYC.

   Bit by bit I’m seeing the NYPD push back and we need them to. The residents of this city are under a lot of mind control. The officers had enough. I wonder if bribery would even work. They are paying a hefty price.

   In my heart NYC is worth fighting for but I don’t know if the reality is. I’m definitely thinking of other options.

3. Lady confronting city workers as they paint one-way arrows on the sidewalks of Swampscott, Massachusetts. Crazy! https://youtu.be/NwKAjaUCo3w

4. china ramps up food and oil buying

   https://www.forbes.com/sites/salgilbertie/2020/05/19/china-buying-commodities-anticipating-global-coronavirus-resurgence/#a2b562955482

   as Chile has food riots

   https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-19/protests-over-food-shortages-erupt-in-chile-amid-virus-lockdown

   as prince Charles encourages Brits to work as temporary workers in farms

   https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/19/uk/prince-charles-fruit-picking-intl-scli-gbr/index.html

   as rats begin to starve worldwide due to restaurant closures

   https://www.wwlp.com/news/health/rats-resorting-to-cannibalism-searching-homes-for-food-amid-drop-in-restaurant-diners/

   may we live in interesting times!

   1. Appreciate those. If you read our 2016 Annual Wrap Up – Global Harvest – it describes what I believe is part of the Anglo American alliance strategy – dominate through dominance/control of the food supply. The failure of the Doha round is pushing them to do more biowarfare and get wierder.

5. Politicians talk a lot and promise extravagantly, but performance financially refers not to red or blue, but green. The long green. A new study from the Mercatus Center at George Mason University ranks the 50 states according to their financial condition. Tip o’ the state-choosing hat to our hostess, though in COVID-19 exile abroad. https://www.mercatus.org/publications/urban-economics/state-fiscal-rankings

   1. I would have expected South Dakota to be #1 – they were #2. There is no doubt when I chose to move to Tennessee and then to stay that their efforts to keep the pension funds fully funded, debt low and high quality people in government service were all a big part of my decision. You want the citizens to control, not the creditors. People coming from the East and West coast find Tennessee modest in comparison. I find it grounded. They call it the volunteer state because everyone is expected to volunteer. I have three properties in Hickory Valley – my combined county and local real estate taxes are approximately $500. There is no personal income tax. A big sales tax, so we live modestly.

      1. I love South Dakota! Although I don’t live there—that’s where I “came clean” and found a great local bank that checked all the boxes on the check sheet. Unlike other banks I interviewed—they were happy to show me their financials and delighted that I had asked!

6. SWAT Team to the Gym: NJ Governor Phil Murphy threatened to send SWAT teams to stop gym patrons at a place whose rules included pretty thorough precautions. https://www.facebook.com/chrislambert163/photos/a.130788924363224/694750417967069/?type=3&theater County prosecutor Jill Mayer threatened $1,000 fines for those caught violating governor’s orders. Seven of (7) county freeholders are listed as Democrats.

   This is what the left wants to do with government: turn everyone into an incidental criminal by the enforcement of petty pharisaical laws to trip up ordinary people and subjugate all of us. I believe this is a related phenomenon to what Catherine has spoken of in the past “Traffic tickets for white collar workers,” although Bellmawr would probably be among the unlikeliest South Jersey demographics to hold Academy of Music season tickets.

   Fortunately, most law enforcement has the good sense not to turn us into a police state–if for no other reason than their own safety. Of course for the left, nobody’s safety and welfare except their own is a concern.

7. Catherine Why are you supporting a 5G stock knowing there has been no testing on Human Physiology ??

   1. ? What 5G stock are you referring to?

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