Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association

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The Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association (CSPOA) is a political organization of local police officials in the United States who contend that federal and state government authorities are subordinate to the authority of county sheriffs and police. Founded in 2011, the movement has some ideological similarities with the self-styled patriot movement and sovereign citizen movement, and some members of those movements also espouse "constitutional sheriff" ideology. They and their supporters may refer to themselves as "sovereign sheriffs". The movement is related to previous nullification and interposition notions, and promotes such efforts. The association has claimed that 300 of the 3,000 sheriffs in the U.S. are members of the organization. It has been described as far-right by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

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