Support Our Police, Even When We Must Constructively Criticize Them
January 9th marks the annual National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day all across America to show law enforcement officers that our citizens recognize the difficult and sometimes impossible career they have chosen, in public service to us all.
When given a choice between supporting our law enforcement officers or anti-police groups like Black Lives Matter and activists like Colin Kaepernick, I support our law enforcement officers every time. Our Founding Fathers established our republic on constitutional republican values to achieve a limited and effective government to secure our natural rights, which include life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Our Constitution's limited and enumerated powers for the federal government, coupled with division of powers between the federal, state, and local governments, was intended to prevent America from descending into lawless anarchy or an authoritarian police state. I oppose the anti-police incidents where people refuse to serve cops in restaurants and social media users celebrate the murder of police officers. I believe that law enforcement is a valid and necessary function of government and local government is the best entity to be responsible for it.
