The constable: another elected peace officer of the people

• published: 22 Jan 2015
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http://www.WilkesBarreScrantonIG,com http://www.NEPALibery.com http://www.SunburyPAStateConstable.us Sunbury constable Ed Quiggle, Jr. addressed the Luzerne County Campaign for Liberty at their January 2015 meeting. Quiggle spoke of the steps to becoming a constable, the responsibilities and authority of the office, and other topics. Could the office of constable, like that of sheriff, be another key element in resisting Big Government tyranny? Could the office provide a bulwark against police militarization? Timing marks: (00:12) Constable is an elected peace officer. (01:20) Some history of the constable office in Pennsylvania. (02:03) Responsibilities and functions of a constable. (02:56) Calling a posse. (03:47) Each ward in each city may elect a constable. (04:55) Constable system reorganization—Act 44 of 1994. (07:00) Act 49 of 2009 replaced Act 44. (08:40) Constable bonding. (10:03) Power of constable very similar to that of a sheriff. (10:50) Each constable sets policy for his office and subordinates. (11:21) Quiggle signs resolution pledging to interpose himself between the people and federal agents attempting to enforce certain provisions of the NDAA and the USA PATRIOT Act. (11:50) Quiggle signed pledge in 2013 refusing to enforce any unconstitutional gun law. (13:20) Current and retired constables given certain firearms privileges under federal Law Enforcement Officer Safety Act (LEOSA). (15:10) Professional constable organizations exist—Quiggle only a member of Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association (CSPOA), Oathkeepers, and Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP). (16:50) Quiggle to sign his first resolution of 2015 pledging not to take action against anyone using cannabis upon a docor's recommendation. (18:16) Constable is the chief law enforcement officer (CLEO) of his ward, just as the sheriff is the CLEO of his county. Both pledge to uphold the constitutions of their state and the United States. (20:22) The value of a posse in standing up for their own rights. (21:47) Conditions for removal of a constable and impeachment. (23:00) Petitioning to obtain an open constable position. (23:30) Constables attached to the excutive branch, not judicial. (25:18) More citizens should seek to fill constable positions. (26:50) Some ways in which constables earn their money. (29:20) Can constables arrest corrupt politicians? Official Oppression statutes may be brought to bear. (33:28) Most constables obtain their court work from a magisterial district judge. (36:40) Backlash against Quiggle from elected officials. (38:58) What happens when a constable arrests someone? (42:20) A constable's authority to arrest a police officer. (43:49) Quiggle's posse is held in reserve to respond to door-to-door gun confiscation actions or attempts by government agents to indefinitely detain an individual. (44:54) Quiggle: no victim, no crime. (47:00) How constables cover the cost of their equipment outfitting. (48:18) Quiggle on law enforcement militarization . . . constables prohibited from equipment transfer programs. (49:05) Constables denied access to police databases, even when serving warrants. (50:50) Bill are frequently introduced in the Pennsylvania Legislature to diminish the authority of constables. (52:04) Who can be included in a posse? The "posse" extends back to English common law and the broadcasting of a "hue and cry." (53:18) The constable is an ancient office. (54:04) Citizen peace officers needed to stand up to militarized police. (54:47) Deputization of constables. (56:07) Quiggle's first post on an election day polling location and a constable poser. (58:49) Quiggle signs the Compassionate Medical Cannabis Reform Resolution, thereby setting policy for his office.