"there is no legitimate form of government above that of the county level and no higher law authority than the county sheriff."
https://www.trackingterrorism.org/group/posse-comitatus
"The SPC called for the establishment of a posse in each county to assist the only legitimate law enforcement authority, the county sheriff, in combating the unlawful acts of others, particularly those of Federal and state officials."
https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/para/spc.htm
"The false idea that the sheriff reigns supreme was popularized by Constitutional Sheriffs and the Peace Officers Association founder and former Arizona Sheriff Richard Mack.
“The sheriff is the most powerful law enforcement officer in the country, no one supersedes his jurisdiction,” Mack falsely claimed in an interview with the Oath Keepers militia. “The President of the United States cannot tell your sheriff what to do.”"
https://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-sheriffs-constitution-approach-gun-laws-sovereign-citizens/
"The constitutional sheriff movement, according to the teachings of Mack and his supporters, is rooted in the historical definition of sheriffs as the most powerful law-enforcement officers within their counties"
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/constitutional-sheriffs-cops-who-think-government-our-greatest-threat-n557381
"They also believe that the only legitimate law enforcement officer is the elected sheriff."
"In other words, they are beyond the jurisdiction of law enforcement authority."
https://www.policemag.com/340836/sovereign-citizens-a-clear-and-present-danger
"Sovereign Citizens believe that the County Sheriff is the most powerful law-enforcement officer in the country, with authority superior to that of any federal agent, elected official or local law-enforcement official."
https://court.rchp.com/representing-yourself-in-court/bogus-legal-theory-of-sovereign-citizen/
What is it with sovereign citizens and sheriffs?
https://www.reddit.com/r/Sovereigncitizen/comments/im1b30/what_is_it_with_sovereign_citizens_and_sheriffs/