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Now if the particular law which the State enacts be unpopular in a particular county, and the people be determined to defeat it, no Sheriff or District Attorney can be elected who will enforce it.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge F. Hoar: “Now if the particular law which the State enacts be unpopular in a particular county, and the people be determined to…”
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Hoar warns about the challenges of enforcing unpopular laws at the local level.
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